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  • CBCP Ready to Fight Against Movers of RH Bill Once Congress Opens

    MANILA, July 18  -- Catholic Church leaders are ready to slug it out with the supporters of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill when the 15th Congress open later this month.

    Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Bishop Nereo Odchimar admitted that the number of lawmakers who are backing the bill's passage is outnumbered by those who are siding with the bishops.

    "It will be an uphill battle," the Tandag, Surigao del Norte prelate said.

  • Bishops, Ulamas Meet to Discuss May Polls

    MANILA, April 24, 2010-Mindanao-based Catholic bishops and ulamas are set to meet later this month to discuss the upcoming May polls amid looming scenario of a failure of elections.

  • Rosales Calls for Unity After Elections

    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.

  • Catholic Forum Thumbs Down GM Eggplants

    MAKATI CITY, Philippines (UCAN) - A Catholic forum on World Earth Day rejected the commercial sale of genetically modified eggplants even though no safety issues related to the product have been recorded.

  • Book on Our Lady of Peñafrancia Launched

    MAKATI City, April 9, 2010- A coffee table book on the well-venerated patroness of the Bicol Region, Our Lady of Peñafrancia, was released yesterday during the launching rites held at the Yuchengco Museum, Makati City.

  • Bishop Quiambao, Four Others, Mark 50th Priestly Anniversary

    BACACAY, Albay, April 11, 2010-Celebrating the milestone of his sacerdotal ministry, Legazpi's Apostolic Administrator Emeritus Lucilo Quiambao marked his golden anniversary of priesthood with a thanksgiving Mass in his hometown together with fellow jubilarians Fr. Conrad Goullet, SSS, Fr. Joventino Romano, Msgr. Lucio Odiver and Msgr. Pastor Gotiangco of Ormoc, Leyte.

  • Sex Ed Begins When Classes Open on June 15

    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.

  • Cardinal Urges Catholics to Support Alay Kapwa Collection

    MANILA, March 27, 2010-Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales has encouraged all Filipino Catholics to support the Alay Kapwa collection this Sunday, as the Church ushers in the Holy Week with the celebration of Palm Sunday.

    In a statement, Rosales said contributions collected on Alay Kapwa Sunday are used to support the various programs of the Church. For the archdiocese, the collection proceeds go to the disaster-preparedness fund drive of Caritas Manila.

  • Love Surpasses Reason in Understanding God, Pope Says

    VATICAN, March 17, 2010-- Under a clear blue sky and on a perfect spring day, Pope Benedict XVI hosted the faithful and pilgrims in the open air of St. Peter's Square for today's audience. The teachings of the Holy Father's catechesis once again centered on the figure of St. Bonaventure, with the Pope highlighting the saint's belief that love surpasses reason in entering "more profoundly into the mystery of God."

  • Book on INA to Come Out in Easter

    MANILA, March 29, 2010-The long-awaited coffee table book about the Bikol region's icon of Our Lady of Peñafrancia will be launched on Easter week, April 8, 2010, at the Yuchengco Museum in Makati City.