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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Praising God for gift of creation leads to respect for it, pope says
Human beings are called to praise God for his gift of creation, not be predators out to plunder the earth and all it contains, Pope Francis said.
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Pope mourns death of French patient after doctors withhold care
“Every life is valuable, always,” Pope Francis tweeted after offering prayers for Vincent Lambert, a 42-year-old French man who died July 11, nine days after doctors stopped providing h…
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Vatican discovers empty tombs as it searches for missing woman
Opening the Vatican tombs of a princess and a duchess July 11 in a search for the remains of a young Italian woman missing for more than 30 years, the Vatican found no human remains at all.
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Human justice should bow to divine charity
For the simple reason that our human justice can never cope with all the demands and requirements of divine charity as shown by Christ in his passion, death and resurrection, our human justice shou…
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Trying hard to make sense out of death penalty
Four have already filed bills seeking the reimposition of death penalty in the country. Senators Christopher Go, Ronald dela Rosa and Manny Pacquiao, all allies of President Rodrigo Duterte, targe…
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Pastoral Letter on Suicide
These past weeks and months, we have been shaken by news of individuals, both young and old, who have died by suicide. This has surely left questions as well as great pains for the people whom sui…
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Archbishop calls on church to confront suicide
Suicide is a “horrible act” that both the church and community must confront, a church official said.
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Bishops to divest from fossil fuels
The country’s Catholic bishops have agreed to divest from “dirty energy” sources such as coal-fired power plants.
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Vatican lifts immunity of papal diplomat accused of sexual assault
The Holy See has waived the diplomatic immunity of a Vatican diplomat who has been under investigation by authorities in Paris for allegedly sexually assaulting a city official.
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Migrants are people, not just a social issue, pope says at Mass
Christians are called to follow the spirit of the beatitudes by comforting the poor and the oppressed, especially migrants and refugees who are rejected, exploited and left to die, Pope Francis sai…
