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April 7, 2009 09:05 PM
Brother Mike ‘dreams’ of presidency, seeks bishops’ endorsement
Melo M. Acuña

MANILA--“If the bishops would tell me to run and if they endorse my candidacy, I would follow because I am a loyal soldier of the Catholic Church.”

April 6, 2009 01:20 AM
Church appeals for lives of Red Cross workers
CBCPNews

MANILA — Even with the release of one of the three Red Cross workers, the Roman Catholic Church continues to exhort the whole nation to pray for the two other workers’ immediate release.

April 6, 2009 01:10 AM
Panlilio to quit priesthood should he run in 2010
Roy Lagarde

MANILA, March 31, 2009—Amid calls for him to choose between the priesthood and politics, Pampanga Gov. Ed Panlilio said he will quit from priesthood should he decide to run for president in 2010.

April 6, 2009 01:07 AM
After dialogue with bishops, House to pass CARP extension bill
Melo M. Acuña

MANILA, April 3, 2009— House Speaker Prospero Nograles assured the immediate passage of the bill extending the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) by June.

April 6, 2009 12:53 AM
Church to intensify fight vs RH bill passage by June
Kate Laceda

MANILA, April 3, 2009— As the deliberation of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill in Congress nears end, expect more dirt, Catholic Church officials said.

March 30, 2009 12:50 PM
Country’s oldest bishop dies at 93
Melo M. Acuña

MANILA--The country ’s oldest Catholic prelate, Bishop Manuel P. Del Rosario, emeritus of Malolos and a Bikolano, passed away at 1:00 A.M. today, at age 93.

March 30, 2009 12:48 PM
PPCRV readies against ‘automated poll fraud’
Roy Lagarde

MANILA--President Gloria Arroyo’s aproval of the poll automation bill into law has given a Catholic Church-back poll watchdog a leeway to focus more on intensive voters’ education.

March 30, 2009 12:44 PM
Bishops Renew Opposition to Charter Change
Roy Lagarde

MANILA--Catholic Church leaders once again called on lawmakers Friday to ditch plans to amend the country’s constitution. Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal said there’s time for Charter change and it should not be done with haste.

March 23, 2009 01:34 AM
KC holds 'walk for life'
Kate Laceda

MANILA--In a show of solidarity with the Church’s ongoing resistance against the passage of RH bill, the Knights of Columbus (KC) held a rally for life dubbed ‘Walk for Life’ last Saturday, March 21.

March 23, 2009 01:26 AM
Focolare observes death anniversary of founder
Kate Laceda
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MANILA--Members and friends of Focolare have observed the first death anniversary of Focolare founder, Chiara Lubich through a Eucharistic celebration and a book launch of her writings. Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams led the memorial Mass together with His Eminence Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, other bishops and clergy of the Archdiocese of Manila at the Manila Cathedral on March 13.

March 9, 2009 12:00 PM
CBCP presses anti-child porn bill passage
Roy Lagarde

MANILA--With the “alarming ” number of minors involved in pornography, advocacy for the passage of the anti-child pornography bill has increased.

March 9, 2009 12:00 PM
Church urges probe into anti-mining activist slaying
Roy Lagarde

MANILA--Catholic Church leaders have condemned the killing of an anti-mining activist and called for an investigation into its circumstances.

March 9, 2009 12:00 PM
Restorative justice calls for new paradigm, says bishop
Melo M. Acuña

MANILA--Restorative justice calls for a true paradigm shift where offenders and the offended could establish good relationships after the offenders have served time in prison.

March 1, 2009 01:00 PM
Church Leaders Welcome Release of 10 Ninoy Killers
Melo M. Acuña

MANILA --Two prominent Catholic church leaders welcomed the release yesterday of the remaining ten Ninoy Aquino-Rolando Galman convicts following a presidential decision to grant executive clemency last March 2.

February 28, 2009 01:00 PM
CBCP Rejects Revival of Nuke Plant
Pinky Barrientos, FSP

MANILA--The influential Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has added its voice in opposition to the revival of the mothballed nuclear power plant in Bataan.

February 28, 2009 01:00 PM
Poll Body Taps PPCRV for Voters' Listing
CBCPNews

MANILA--The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has accredited a church-based poll watchdog that would help them in the ongoing voters’ registration for the 2010 elections.