MANILA, Jan. 20, 2011—Catholic bishops from Metro Manila and the provinces have expressed alarm over the series of criminal incidents in the country, even as they condemn the seeming inability of government to promote law and order.
MANILA, Jan. 22, 2011—Local church leaders are calling for mining ban in the province of Romblon claiming that the industry destroys people’s lives and their relationship with one another, the environment and God.
MANILA, Jan. 21, 2011—A ranking Vatican official will pay a visit to Manila next week to grace the 400th anniversary celebration of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), the oldest university in Asia.
MANILA, Jan. 19, 2011— An official in the Catholic Church’s prison ministry is opposing the call for the reimposition of death penalty, as he warned that it may aggravate the problem of injustice in the country.
MANILA, Jan. 18, 2011—A Catholic Church official is strongly against the proposal to make annulment more accessible for fear that it could be abused and encourage infidelity.
MANILA, Jan. 14, 2011—A poll watchdog organization criticized the nomination of former President Arroyo’s election lawyer Romulo Macalintal to head the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
CEBU City, Jan. 14, 2011—In his last official act as Archbishop of Cebu, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal installed his successor, 60 year old Archbishop Jose Palma in solemn ceremonies on January 13, as the new shepherd of Cebu’s nearly 4 million Catholic faithful.
MANILA, Jan. 6, 2010—The rector of Quiapo Church in Manila called on the millions of Black Nazarene devotees to use its feast day on Sunday as an occasion to pray for the unborn.
MANILA, Dec. 28, 2010—Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma joined other religious leaders in condemning the senseless attacks by terrorists on a Catholic chapel in Jolo on Dec. 25.
MANILA, Nov. 7, 2010—Speaking before 500 delegates during the 17th Asia-Pacific Congress on Faith and Family, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal said the Church’s struggle to preserve and promote the values conducive to nurturing faith, family and life appears to be heading “towards a head-on collision” with those who push for the passage of RH Bill.
MANILA, Nov. 9, 2010—A coalition of pro-life, family life and lay organizations are coming together in a collective show of resistance against the proposed reproductive health bill being deliberated in Congress.
UCAN (12 November) -- The money spent by 50 politicians flying to the United States to watch Filipino boxing icon Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao meet Mexican boxer Antonio Margarito on Oct. 14 would be better spent on the poor, a Catholic bishop says.
MANILA, Nov. 3, 2010-Invoking God to win lotto and other forms of gambling for that matter is a 'defective' practice of religiosity, a Catholic prelate said.
ANTIPOLO City, Nov. 3, 2010-An Aglipayan priest scored Pres. Benigno C. Aquino III's for his alleged arrogance and non-committal stance towards resuming the impending peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front, saying his indifference is hindering the release of all political prisoners (PPs) in the country.
MANILA, Nov. 4, 2010-Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said he is "disappointed" by the government's decision to allow the Philippine Airlines' planned mass layoff of some 3,000 employees.
MANILA, Oct.30, 2010- An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines lamented the popularity of the Halloween and horror movies, saying it threatened to overshadow the Christian festival of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
BAGUIO CITY, October 13, 2010 - Addressing the "sins" it committed against the tribal communities, the Catholic Church has begged for forgiveness from the indigenous peoples and vowed to do everything possible to protect them.
