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Pinky Barrientos, FSP

Pinky Barrientos, FSP

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Pope Urges Religious Tolerance, Condemns Attacks on Christians (Church World)

MANILA, January 7, 2011—POPE Benedict XVI appealed for religious tolerance amidst surging persecution of Christians and urged the faithful to commit themselves in building a society that ensures freedom of worship as a means to achieve peace in the world.

By: Pinky Barrientos, FSP

Economist Debunks Claim of Population Explosion in RP (Church National)

MANILA, Oct. 6, 2010-Is the Philippine population indeed a ticking time bomb as proponents of RH bill say so? One of the country's economists and academicians thinks otherwise.

Dr. Bernardo Villegas, PhD, calling himself a long-term student of demography, claimed that the country's population data is a "statistical abracadabra."

By:

Pinky Barrientos, FSP &

Roy Lagarde

Bishop Baylon Urges Taize Pilgrims to Keep Flame Burning (Church National)

MANILA, Feb. 21, 2010─Chairman of Episcopal Commission on Youth and Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon has urged the Taize youth pilgrims to carry on the spirit of the pilgrimage of trust in their lives.

In a letter he wrote to group contact persons of the Philippines, the bishop encouraged the co-pilgrims to keep the flame of love burning in their hearts as they continue "to search for life in fullness" and seek "to transform the world" amid challenges.

By: Pinky Barrientos, FSP

Focolare Head to Speak at Clergy Congress (Church National)

MANILA, Jan 21, 2010─The head of the worldwide Focolare Movement will be one of the lay sharers in the forthcoming National Congress of the Clergy on January 28.

Maria "Emmaus" Voce, president of Focolare is one of the five lay persons who will share with the clergy their experiences on the struggle to live a life of holiness in a secular world.

Other sharers include retired Chief Justice Art Panganiban, youth Darren Bancod and couple Leopoldo and Nena Repotente.

By: Pinky Barrientos, FSP

Priests' Congress Seeks Spiritual Renewal of Clergy (Church National)

, Jan. 6, 2010─Focusing on the interior renewal of the clergy in this year dedicated for priests, an intense five-day national priests' congress will be held this month that will gather diocesan and religious clergy around the country.

The second National Congress of the Clergy set on January 25-29 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City will be days of spiritual reflection and profound prayer for priests aimed at providing them a deep religious experience "that will hopefully lead to spiritual conversion and greater commitment."

By: Pinky Barrientos, FSP

Groundwork for Taize International Meeting for Youth Opens (Bikol News, National News)

MANILA, June 5, 2009-Spiritual preparations have started for the upcoming Taize "Pilgrimage of Trust", an international meeting for the youth organized by the Taize Brothers set to happen early next year in Manila

Brothers from Taize are organizing prayers and meetings in various dioceses to prepare young people for the upcoming religious event from February 3-7, 2010.

The spiritual preparation aims to bring the youth to greater awareness of the importance of the upcoming event.

By: Pinky Barrientos, FSP