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Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Yahoo
HUNTER: Pedophile may wish he committed sick crimes in Canada
The advocates, activists and academics will cough and sputter: 'How could this be?' And in the bowels of the Canadian justice system? Intolerable! Cruel. And. Unusual! But in one of the most left-wing states in the U.S., a federal judge saw his way clear to sentence pedophile Noah Madrano to 50 years in prison. In Canada, the Supreme Court would be calling for a group hug. Madrano pleaded guilty in January to two of the six U.S. federal charges he faced after FBI agents caught him with a Canadian girl in a suburban Portland, Oregon, hotel room in July 2022. HUNTER: Convicted pedophile the stuff of childhood nightmares HUNTER: Canada could learn from Philippines in dealing with pedophiles HUNTER: No one should be shocked by soft ride for suspected pedophiles His M.O. was sadly familiar. He connected with a 12-year-old Edmonton girl online and began grooming and manipulating her for his twisted desires. Madrano, 43, even traveled to Edmonton twice to sexually abuse the girl in Canada. In July 2022, he whisked her over the U.S.-Canada border, stashed in the trunk of his car. 'I stand here today with pride and strength,' the unidentified teen said during sentencing in Portland's U.S. District Court. 'At first, I felt as if I would be alone reading my impact statement up here. However, I'm not alone. I stand here with every other victim of sexual violence that never got justice, in my heart.' Like the 9-year-old Brampton boy who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted at knifepoint by long-term offender Lucas Petrini, now 34, in 2008. He threatened to kill the terrified boy and sexually assaulted him for six agonizing hours. In 2010, Petrini was sentenced to 10 years, minus two years for time served. Petrini was recently pinched again in connection with several 'suspicious' incidents involving children in the High Park area. His history of breaches is simply too dreary to repeat. But needless to say, his brother in arms, Madrano, will not be seeing sunshine anytime soon – if ever again. Those 50 years in the slammer will essentially guarantee no other child will be harmed by Madrano ever again. It is a life sentence, just not in name. Now, when the brigades of social workers who infest our justice system gather, they don't like to talk about victims of crime. These tragic folks are NOT the real victims, they'll say. It is their tormentors, like Madrano and Petrini, whom we should reserve our tears for. In the Madrano case, the teen victim has blocked out swaths of the horrific events that happened to her in July 2022. Still, she gets flashbacks of the horror she endured. The court heard that Madrano forced his victim to dye her hair as a disguise, filmed numerous videos of the girl, and, as he claimed to love the teen, threatened to kill her. Once, he even held her head underwater. The prosecution called the pedophile 'dangerous, unrepentant and persistent.' And in a refreshing note for those of us who deal with the Canadian system, prosecutors said Madrano's prospects for rehabilitation were nil. At sentencing, Madrano hilariously claimed he only 'wanted what's best' for the girl. The judge called his version of events 'ridiculous.' Meanwhile, in Edmonton, cops have said Madrano wasn't charged in this country because U.S. law enforcement was handling the matter. And indeed they did. Call me a cynic, but it's 100% that Edmonton detectives knew that, unlike in Canada, Madrano would almost certainly die in prison. That's justice – even if it causes convulsions in the faculty lounge. bhunter@ @HunterTOSun
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Nazareth University's Interfaith Summit welcomed first woman to lead Vatican City
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC)— Nazareth University hosted its Interfaith Centennial Summit on Sunday. The event featured three women scholars, including the first to lead Vatican City. Sister Raffaella Petrini, Ph.D, was named the new head of Vatican City by Pope Francis in March. According to the University, Petrini met Nazareth students two years ago when they visited the Vatican in Rome. During their visit, she promised she would come to the Rochester campus. Some students who were a part of that trip reunited with her at the event. The event is Petrini's only public lecture of the year. RCSD hosts annual engagement forum The Summit also featured Rabbi Sharon Cohen Ainsfield, president of Hebrew College in Massachusetts, and Najeeba Syeed, J.D., a human rights lawyer and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg University. The scholars presented perspectives from their Jewish, Christian, and Muslim backgrounds on peacebuilding in times of crisis, extending compassion, and fostering leadership of care. The Interfaith Centennial Summit was held at Nazareth University's Shults Center Forum from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Voice of America
16-02-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
Nun takes top Vatican job running city state administration
An Italian nun is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church. Petrini, 56, had previously been the secretary general of the Vatican administration, which among other things is responsible for the city state's infrastructure and the Vatican Museums, a major source of revenue for the Holy See. She moves into the top job on March 1, following the retirement of Cardinal Fernando Vergez Alzaga, who turns 80 that day. Pope Francis had previously announced Petrini's promotion, part of his effort to place women in decision-making roles in the Vatican to serve as models for the rest of the church. The Vatican officially published the appointment Saturday while the pope was hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection. Last month, Francis named the first woman to head a major Holy See office, appointing another Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church's religious orders. While women have been named to No. 2 spots in some Vatican offices, never before have women been named to the top jobs of the Holy See Curia or Vatican City State administration. Catholic women have long complained of second-class status in an institution that reserves the priesthood for men. Francis has upheld the ban on female priests and tamped down hopes that women could be ordained as deacons. But there has been a marked increase in the percentage of women working in the Vatican during his papacy, including in leadership positions, from 19.3% in 2013 to 23.4% today, according to statistics reported by Vatican News. In the Curia alone, the percentage of women is 26%. Critics complain that making women managers of the church doesn't compensate for the continued ban on ordaining them as ministers. In addition to her job running the Vatican City State administration, Petrini also serves as one of three women who are members of the Vatican office that vets bishop nominations. When they were named in 2022 it marked the first time women had had a formal role in the Vatican process of selecting bishops. A member of the Meriden, Connecticut-based Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist religious order, Petrini otherwise keeps a relatively low public profile. But during a 2023 Women's Day speech at Rome's Pontifical Holy Cross university, she acknowledged that her nomination as secretary general of the Vatican City State had raised eyebrows, "more than I expected in my ingenuity." "Even in non-ecclesial organizations, resistance is part of the process of change," said Petrini, who has also been a professor of welfare economics at Rome's Pontifical Angelicum University.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Another woman takes over a top job at the Vatican, this time running the city state administration
ROME (AP) — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church. Petrini had previously been the secretary general of the Vatican administration, which among other things is responsible for the functioning of the Vatican Museums, a major source of revenue for the Holy See. She moves into the top job on March 1 following the retirement of Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, who turns 75 that day. Pope Francis had previously announced Petrini's promotion, part of his effort to place women in decision-making roles in the Vatican to serve as models for the rest of the church. The Vatican announced Francis' appointment Saturday while the pope was hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Last month, Francis named the first woman to head a major Holy See office, appointing another Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church's religious orders. While women have been named to No. 2 spots in some Vatican offices, never before have women been named to the top jobs of the Holy See Curia or Vatican City State administration. Catholic women have long complained of second-class status in an institution that reserves the priesthood for men. Francis has upheld the ban on female priests and tamped down hopes that women could be ordained as deacons. But there has been a marked increase in the percentage of women working in the Vatican during his papacy, including in leadership positions, from 19.3% in 2013 to 23.4% today, according to statistics reported by Vatican News. In the Curia alone, the percentage of women is 26%. Critics complain that making women managers of the church doesn't compensate for the continued ban on ordaining them as ministers. In addition to her job running the Vatican City State administration, Petrini also serves as one of three women who are members of the Vatican office that vets bishop nominations. When they were named in 2022 it marked the first time women had had a formal role in the Vatican process of selecting bishops. ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
The Independent
15-02-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Another woman takes over a top job at the Vatican, this time running the city state administration
Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church. Petrini had previously been the secretary general of the Vatican administration, which among other things is responsible for the functioning of the Vatican Museums, a major source of revenue for the Holy See. She moves into the top job on March 1 following the retirement of Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, who turns 75 that day. Pope Francis had previously announced Petrini's promotion, part of his effort to place women in decision-making roles in the Vatican to serve as models for the rest of the church. The Vatican announced Francis' appointment Saturday while the pope was hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection. Last month, Francis named the first woman to head a major Holy See office, appointing another Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church's religious orders. While women have been named to No. 2 spots in some Vatican offices, never before have women been named to the top jobs of the Holy See Curia or Vatican City State administration. Catholic women have long complained of second-class status in an institution that reserves the priesthood for men. Francis has upheld the ban on female priests and tamped down hopes that women could be ordained as deacons. But there has been a marked increase in the percentage of women working in the Vatican during his papacy, including in leadership positions, from 19.3% in 2013 to 23.4% today, according to statistics reported by Vatican News. In the Curia alone, the percentage of women is 26%. Critics complain that making women managers of the church doesn't compensate for the continued ban on ordaining them as ministers. In addition to her job running the Vatican City State administration, Petrini also serves as one of three women who are members of the Vatican office that vets bishop nominations. When they were named in 2022 it marked the first time women had had a formal role in the Vatican process of selecting bishops. ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
