The release of former Philippine Armed Forces comptroller Carlos Garcia after a plea bargain agreement may lead to a coup d’état by disgruntled soldiers, a Filipino Catholic bishop warned today.
VATICAN, Dec. 13, 2010 (CNS) -- A spate of U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks portray the Vatican as horrified over clerical sex abuse in Ireland but also deeply concerned that the procedures used by Irish investigators of the scandal were "an affront to Vatican sovereignty."
MANILA, Dec. 10, 2010—Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo has welcomed President Benigno Aquino III’s order to withdraw all criminal charges against the Morong 43.
MANILA, Dec. 7, 2010—The Catholic Church’s campaign for the protection of the unborn has gained support from the country’s biggest organization of medical practitioners.
MANILA, Dec. 8, 2010—Aside from the anticipated quadricentennial festivities of the University of Santo Tomas, the Dominican Province of the Philippines (DPP) is also looking forward to another milestone of its existence.
MADRID, Spain, DEC. 10, 2010--Organizers of the 2011 World Youth Day (WYD) in Madrid are using many means, including social networking sites like Facebook, to draw participants to the event.
MANILA, Dec. 1, 2010—An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has called for a stop on surveys on the Reproductive Health bill while the issue is still being debated by the lawmakers.
VATICAN, Nov. 30, 2010 (CNS) -- In his latest book, Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed that the church has "no authority" to ordain women as priests and rejected the idea that the rule was formed only because the church originated in a patriarchal society.
MANILA, Dec. 4, 2010—The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has welcomed Friday the reappointment of the Mercedes Arrastia-Tuason as Philippine Ambassador to the Holy See.
MANILA, Dec. 2, 2010— A Catholic bishop is disappointed over the slow grind of justice for the victims of the 1993 Marcopper mining as no one had been held liable yet on the disaster.
MANILA, Nov. 23, 2010—Roman Catholic Church leaders called on Malacañang to stop “opportunistic misuse” of Pope Benedict XVI’s statement on condom use.
MANILA, Nov. 24, 2010— Proponents of the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill are lying with their claims that the measure does not promote or allow abortion,” a Catholic bishop said.
MANILA, Nov. 20, 2010—Government and Church representatives yesterday met to discuss the possible framework in pursuit of a dialogue on the controversial Reproductive Health bill now pending at the country’s legislature.
20 November -- Father Joseph Guo Jincai was today made the first bishop of Chengde in northern Hebei province, without papal approval and under close surveillance of local government officials.
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 16, 2010--The world of social media might seem like a fad, but it's not going away. In fact, it's a "digital continent," with natives, immigrants -- and in need of missionaries.
JERUSALEM, OCT. 27, 2010--The faithful worldwide are invited to join the 2,000 cities already planning to participate in a day of prayer for peace in the Holy Land.
VATICAN, Oct. 25, 2010 (CNA/EWTN News).- In calling for a "two-state" solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the special Synod of Bishops for the Middle East has echoed the solution that Pope Benedict XVI urged on his visit to Israel last year.
Father Andrew Recepcion, president of the International Association of Catholic Missiologists, says Christians in Asia should articulate their faith despite being a minority.
ROME, Oct. 4, 2010 (CNA/EWTN News).- People have come from all over the world to Rome this week to examine the Church's place in the technological age. Opening the deliberations, the head of the Vatican council for communications outlined some of the themes of the congress, which include a look at the identity and mission of Catholic media.
LONDON, SEPT. 17, 2010--Benedict XVI is underlining the need to base political decisions in ethical foundations and objective moral principles, without which democracy is threatened.
KHAN BELA, Pakistan (27 August 2010) --Catholic and Protestant leaders in Pakistan have joined forces to deliver in person much needed aid supplies to flood victims.
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, AUG. 18, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Recalling the "harshly tested" people of Pakistan, Benedict XVI today made an appeal for solidarity with the flood-ravaged nation.
VATICAN, August 9, 2010 (CNS) -- Permitting girls to serve at the altar marked the end of a form of inequality in the church and allowed girls to experience the formative power of directly assisting with the mystery of the Eucharist -- the core of the Christian faith, said the Vatican newspaper.
