Quiapo Church elevated as ‘Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene’
The St. John the Baptist Parish or Quiapo Church has been elevated to the status of an archdiocesan shrine.
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Bishop wary of martial law in Negros
A military rule on Negros Island could worsen human right violations instead of ensuring the safety of the people, a Catholic bishop has warned.
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Pope: Prostitution is ‘disgusting vice’ that tortures defenseless women
Prostitution is a horrendous crime that reduces vulnerable women to tortured slaves who are at the mercy of their clients, Pope Francis said.
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Masses to be offered for bishops, priests facing sedition raps
Manila’s parish churches will offer all their Sunday Masses this month for bishops and priests who are facing sedition complaints.
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Nassa joins call to stop killings in Negros
The Catholic Church’s social action arm has added its voice to calls for a stop to the series of killings in Negros Island.
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U.S. priest to receive reports of abuse, cover-up at Vatican City State
Vatican City State will have its own reporting system in place before the end of the year for flagging suspected cases of the abuse of minors and vulnerable people and instances of cover-up or negl…
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Thousands rally behind clergymen accused of sedition
Thousands of supporters rallied behind Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan and other clergymen who are facing sedition charges.
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Church, city gov’t stop ‘perya’ gambling for Borongan fiesta
The diocese and the city government of Borongan have agreed to stop gambling in carnivals or “peryahan”, a constant fixture in town fiestas.
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Sedition charges against our Church leaders
The public was not surprise when the evening news last week reported that the PNP (Philippine National Police) filed with the DOJ (Department of Justice) criminal complaint of Sedition/Inciting to …
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“SHOW-NA”: or what the Filipino love affair with power, glamor, money and politics of folksy honesty and intimidation could be telling the Church
“The difference between good and bad emperors is that the good love freedom; the bad, slavery”—St. Ambrose of Milan
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Pope calls for quick action to prevent further migrant deaths
Days after rescue workers recovered the bodies of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis urged the international community to “act quickly” to prevent future tragedie…
