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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 25, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 12:18 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Duterte: Catholicism may end 25 years from now

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 11:13 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday that the Catholic religion may cease to exist 25 years from now due to allegations of corruption and sex abuse. Read more »

HIGHLIGHTS: Vatican's landmark summit on clerical sexual abuse

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 11:10 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday closed a four-day summit on clerical sexual abuse, declaring an "all-out battle" against abusers within the Church whom the pontiff called "tools of Satan."  Read more »

Laban vs sexual abuse ilulunsad ng Simbahang Katolika

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 09:42 PM

Sa pagtatapos ng makasaysayang pagpupulong sa Vatican, sinabi ni Pope Francis na dapat labanan ang mga ginawang pang-aabuso ng mga alagad ng simbahan. Read more »

Pope Francis presides over sexual abuse summit

CTV via Reuters
Posted at Feb 25 08:54 PM

Pope Francis is seen during the last day of the four-day meeting on the global sexual abuse crisis, at the Vatican in this screen grab taken from video. Read more »

We are 'our worst enemy,' bishop says as abuse conference wraps up

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Feb 24 06:39 PM

The Catholic Church has become its "own worst enemy" for concealing clergy sexual abuse and not listening enough to victims, a leading archbishop said on Sunday as a landmark Vatican conference was ending. Read more »

Pope says priests who molest kids are 'tools of Satan'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 06:33 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday described clergy who abuse kids as "tools of Satan" and compared the sexual abuse of children to human sacrifice as he addressed the Catholic Church's top bishops at the end of a landmark summit to tackle paedophilia. Read more »

Cardinal admits Church files on pedophile priests 'destroyed'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 06:10 PM

VATICAN - A top Catholic cardinal admitted Saturday that Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even drawn up, a move which allowed pedophiles to prey on others.   Read more »

Clergy sex abuse of minors inflicted wounds on victims, Church: Tagle

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 12:37 AM

At a landmark Vatican summit, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle says the abuse of minors by members of the clergy has inflicted wounds not only on the victims but also on the Church. Read more »

Michael Jackson estate sues HBO over documentary

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 10:41 AM

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's estate filed a $100 million lawsuit against HBO on Thursday over plans to air a documentary that alleges the singer sexually abused two young boys. Read more »

Statue of US sailor kissing nurse vandalized with '#MeToo'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 05:25 PM

A statue depicting the famous scene of a sailor kissing a woman in New York's Times Square as people celebrate the end of World War II has been vandalized with red spray paint spelling out #MeToo.   Read more »

United Nations moves to help combat sexual abuse in its ranks

Ellen Wulfhorst, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Feb 20 08:15 AM

NEW YORK - The United Nations on Tuesday took steps to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse within its ranks, naming an array of experts to a panel aimed at ending incidents of harassment that have plagued the global agency for years. Read more »

Mag-live-in-partner timbog sa online child pornography

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 06:33 PM

Arestado ang mag-live-in partner na sangkot umano sa online child pornography sa Taguig City nitong Sabado ng hapon. Read more »

Turistang Irish, hinalay sa El Nido

Diana Lat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 08:19 PM

Hinalay umano ng isang tricycle driver ang isang babaeng Irish national sa bayan ng El Nido, Palawan noong Miyerkoles ng madaling araw. Read more »

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal for sex abuse of minor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 08:09 PM

VATICAN - Pope Francis has defrocked a former cardinal in a first for the Roman Catholic church over accusations American Theodore McCarrick sexually abused a teenager 50 years ago, a Vatican statement said Saturday. Read more »

Duterte says Catholic Church 'has to reform,' cites Pope’s admission of priests' abuses

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 08:22 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday called for reforms in the Catholic Church, citing Pope Francis’ admission that some priests had sexually abused nuns.  Read more »

Nuns 'sex slaves' scandal fresh blow to Catholic church

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 07:24 AM

Pope Francis's public admission that priests have used nuns as "sexual slaves" -- and may still be doing so -- marks a new chapter in the abuse crisis rocking the Catholic church. Read more »

Pope admits priests, bishops sexually abused nuns

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 09:16 AM

ABOARD PAPAL PLANE - Pope Francis admitted Tuesday that Catholic priests and bishops had sexually abused nuns, the latest scandal to rock the church. Read more »

French priest jailed for sexual abuse

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 01:32 PM

COLMAR, France - A French priest Friday sentenced to five years, two without parole, on Friday for sexually assaulting four young female parishioners, one of whom was just nine when the offenses started, and embezzling 100,000 euros ($115,000) to pay one of his victims.  Read more »

As R. Kelly outrage festers, will music embrace #MeToo?

Maggy Donaldson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 02:44 PM

The release of the explosive docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly" has renewed focus on the R&B luminary's checkered history, and triggered discussion about music's protection of its stars. Read more »