Posts Tagged ‘National Geographic’
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Philippines cleric investigated for child abuse, ivory smuggling
A Catholic priest in the Philippines is under investigation for decades-old allegations of sex abuse, as well as for his ties to ivory smuggling. The investigation follows a story published in National Geographic magazine about...
Causes
Report says religion at heart of illegal ivory trade
Since the ban on international trade of ivory in 1989, the ivory black market has been on the rise, and a National Geographic investigation found that demand for religious art pieces carved out of the precious material has play...
Arts & Culture
Hutterites blast ‘exploitative’ show on National Geographic Channel
Hutterite bishops say a new National Geographic reality series that follows the members of a rural Montana colony gives a "distorted and exploitative version" of life inside a little-known Christian sect.
Arts & Culture
Bones of saints probed in National Geographic documentary
Two skeletons that were discovered in the burial chamber of a cathedral in Italy may be those of two Catholic martyrs who were buried alive some 2,000 years ago. The skeletons are believed to be those of the martyred Christian ...