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  • RH Bill 'pushes' Abortion, Bishop Says

    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.

    Large-scale public funding for artificial contraceptives such as condoms and pills is assured in the proposed measure.

    Almost all versions of the bill classify contraceptives including intrauterine devices and injectables as essential medicines where billions of pesos of public funds will be used for its purchase.

  • Church appeals for lives of Red Cross workers

    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.
    In Rome, Pope Benedict XVI raised his voice and made an appeal that “humanitarian sense and reason will prevail over violence and threat.”
    The Apostolic Nunciature in Manila communicated the Pope’s appeal to the local media through the CBCP Media Office morning of March 31.

  • PPCRV readies against ‘automated poll fraud’

    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.
    The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said it is all systems go for the automation of the electoral system (AES) now that the P11.3 billion supplemental budget has been approved.
    Their next step, PPCRV national chairperson Henrietta de Villa said, is to make sure that voters are well informed about the poll automation.

  • CBCP Welcomes Reappointment of PH Envoy to Vatican

    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.

    Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar, CBCP President, said the Catholic hierarchy “respects” the government decision to retain Tuason, as they look forward to working with her.

    “We have learned that she is pro-life and that she was also active in the church and we are very happy with that,” Odchimar said.

  • After dialogue with bishops, House to pass CARP extension bill

    MANILA, April 3, 2009— House Speaker Prospero Nograles assured the immediate passage of the bill extending the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) by June.
    After the dialogue last Thursday between lawmakers, Catholic bishops and some farmers, Nograles said they are committed to pass the bill with appropriate reforms.

  • PPCRV Sad Over Melo's Resignation

    MANILA, Nov. 25, 2010—The resignation of Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Jose Melo has left a ripple of sadness to a church poll watchdog.

    Henrietta de Villa, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting chairperson, talked about the ‘sad’ news Thursday, though she understood and wished Melo the best in his future path.

    “I’m sad because there was a very fruitful collaborative partnership between PPCRV and Comelec but we will not be distracted by these changes,” said De Villa.

  • Church Leaders Welcome Release of 10 Ninoy Killers

    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.
    CBCP President Angel N. Lagdameo said the convicts have long suffered at the National Penitentiary and it is about time they are freed. “Hindi naman natin kailangang patagalin pa kung hindi naman napatunayang sila ang pumatay dahil karaniwan nating sinasabi ‘Justice delayed is justice denied,’” the prelate said.

  • Church Says Labor Has Priority Over Capital

    MANILA, April 30, 2009-The head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Thursday urged employers and the government to recognize the contribution of the workers.

    In his message on Labor Day 2009, Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo lamented that workers in the Philippines are oftentimes deprived of the just share of the fruits of their work.

    The archbishop said there should be interdependence between labor and capital to achieve economic progress.

  • Quit Politics, Erap Told

    MANILA, May 19, 2009-The head of the Catholic bishops' leadership called on deposed President Joseph Estrada to retire from politics and give others a chance to lead the country.

    Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Archbishop Angel Lagdameo said Estrada must give way to more capable candidates by not joining the presidential race in 2010.

    Lagdameo was reacting to reports that Estrada can and may still run in next year's polls.

  • Pope Says Ordaining Women is not the Church's Choice to Make

    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.

    The pope said that man did not produce the form of the church, and does not have the power to change it. Christ gave the form of the priesthood when he chose his male Apostles, he said in the book-interview, "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times."