Sunday, June 13th, 2010

VATICAN CITY, June 11, 2010- The Eucharistic celebration with the greatest number of concelebrants in the church's history, 55 of whom are Filipinos, was recorded in Rome on Friday.

Some 15, 000 cardinals, bishops and priests from around the world gathered at the St. Peter Square in a Mass presided by Pope Benedict XVI to close the Year for Priests.

In his homily, the pontiff said Year for Priests might have been destroyed by the clerical sex abuse scandal, but instead became a "summons to purification" in the church.

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

MANILA, June 11, 2010- A Catholic bishop called on the incoming administration to be active in the campaign to eliminate "all unlawful gambling," especially jueteng.

Bangued Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian said president-elect Benigno Aquino III should also turn his attention to the illegal numbers game and to jueteng lords who remain untouchable.

"It will be a miracle (if Aquino could stop jueteng) but we are hoping he could do something about it," Jaucian said.

The bishop said jueteng has been a problem that past administrations have failed to totally eradicate.

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

MANILA, June 11, 2010- Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales issued an Independence Day call for unity after Benigno Aquino III was proclaimed president.

Rosales said the public should do away things that divide the nation and instead focus on things that could push the country forward.

"This is my prayer as we celebrate our Independence Day and the entry of the country's next leaders," Rosales said over church-run Radyo Veritas.

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

MANILA, June 12, 2010- A Catholic bishop has joined calls for the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee to form an independent body to assess the just-concluded automated elections.

Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo along with other conveners of the Automated Election System Watch (AES Watch) made the appeal in a letter sent to the House committee.

Monday, June 7th, 2010

MANILA, June 3, 2010-The International Labor Organization (ILO) awarded some P4 million in what has been described as "innovation grant" to Pioneer Life, Inc. in support of its project Pamilyang OFW Savers and Wellness Club. Pioneer Life Inc. was one of 18 grantees from more than 200 applicants.

Monday, June 7th, 2010

MANILA, June 4, 2010-The Department of Education (DepEd) will push through with the pilot testing of sex education programs in public schools when classes open on June 15.

Monday, June 7th, 2010

MANILA, June 3, 2010- Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his thanks for the "thoughtful message of support" tendered by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to the pope over the news reports of sex abuse scandals involving some members of the clergy recently.

Monday, June 7th, 2010

MANILA, June 3, 2010- Catholic bishops on Thursday called on the incoming president to abolish one of the "biggest source" of funds for corruption: pork barrel.

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Monday, May 31st, 2010

MADRID, Spain, May 27, 2010--The official song for World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid was recently selected. The song, composed by Father Enrique Castro, with lyrics by Auxiliary Bishop Cesar Franco of Madrid, will debut on November 9 on the feast of Our Lady of Almudena at the Cathedral of Madrid.

It will then be released online.

Monday, May 31st, 2010

ROME, May 27, 2010-- Bishops of southern African nations are trying to bring global attention to the problem of human trafficking in their region.

The prelates, collaborating with the group Planet Waves, organized a meeting last week on the phenomenon, which affects an unknown number of people. Four episcopal conferences were represented at the meeting: Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

It's estimated 300 people a week enter South Africa illegally from Mozambique alone.

Monday, May 31st, 2010

MANILA, May 29, 2010- A CBCP official has called on the incoming administration and the next Congress to guarantee the voting rights of prisoners.

Monday, May 31st, 2010

MANILA, May 27, 2010-A ranking Catholic Church leader said authorities still have lot of things to do to prove there sincerity in prosecuting people behind a controversy-ridden government transaction.

Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo believes key personalities behind the botched US$329 million National Broadband Network project with Chinese firm, ZTE Corp. involved other top government officials.

Monday, May 24th, 2010

MANILA, May, 20, 2010-Expressing concern on the poll body's slowdown in the counting of votes, the National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to speed up and complete the count as soon as possible.

Only just about a little over 90% of the Election Returns have been tabulated by Comelec and PPCRV servers.

Monday, May 24th, 2010

MANILA, May 19, 2010-A Catholic Church-backed poll watchdog said the Philippines' first full automated election was done squarely, despite some "discrepancies" in the results.

Monday, May 24th, 2010

MANILA, May 20, 2010-Outspoken Archbishop Oscar Cruz said he has witnesses to prove that results of the May 10 national elections were manipulated.

Monday, May 24th, 2010

MANILA, May 21, 2010-The Catholic hierarchy on Friday has assured a 'critical collaboration' with the administration of presumptive president-elect Benigno Aquino III.

Monday, May 24th, 2010

MANILA, May 22, 2010-The Bikol Region's patroness, Our Lady of Peñafrancia will visit one of the country's popular malls, SM Mega Mall on Saturday until Sunday as part of its preparatory activities for the 300th anniversary in September this year.

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

MANILA, May 13, 2010-The Supreme Pontiff is not attending the 400th
founding anniversary of the Philippines' only Pontifical and Royal University.

The Apostolic Nuncio in the Philippines, Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams, has informed the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines that His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, cannot attend the grand quadricentennial anniversary celebration of the University of Santo Tomas that will culminate next year.

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

MANILA, May 14, 2010-The country's next president and other national government leaders have been told to keep their election pledges.

Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo said these include more transparency in the government, solving poverty and eradicating graft and corruption, ending human rights abuses, among others.

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Saturday, May 15th, 2010

ROME, Italy, May 15, 2010--Two Moroccan students who attended a university in the central Italian city of Perugia were expelled from the country last month after it was discovered that they were conspiring to kill Pope Benedict. One of them allegedly said he wished to "earn a place in Paradise."

According to Italian weekly newspaper Panorama, conversations intercepted by Italian authorities led to the arrest and deportation of the two suspects.

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