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: Lowering age of criminal liability ‘unchristian’
A law proposing children as young as nine years old be incarcerated for crimes is “unchristian”, a Catholic bishop has warned.
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Vatican summit to help nations lagging on abuse policies, Jesuit says
Only about half of the national bishops’ conferences in the world have adopted complete, Vatican-approved guidelines for handling accusations of clerical sexual abuse and promoting child prot…
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Tolerance-plus: Pope in Abu Dhabi will build on relations with Muslims
When Pope Francis visits Abu Dhabi Feb. 3-5, he will visit a land where interreligious tolerance is mandated by law; while Catholics in the United Arab Emirates count their blessings for that, the …
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Congress on Mercy to focus on youth
The youth will be the center of attention at the upcoming Philippine Apostolic Congress on Mercy (PACOM).
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Catholics must continue seeking pardon for anti-Judaism, pope says
A few decades of respectful Catholic-Jewish dialogue pale in comparison to “19 centuries of Christian anti-Judaism,” Pope Francis said, so Catholics must continue to ask forgiveness and…
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Pope wants abuse summit to lead to clarity, action
At the upcoming meeting on protecting minors, Pope Francis wants leaders of the world’s bishops’ conferences to clearly understand what must be done to prevent abuse, care for victims a…
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Mindanao Catholic leaders back Bangsamoro law
A group Catholic leaders in Mindanao made a last-ditch effort to lend support for a new autonomy law tipped to end decades-long conflict in the country’s south.
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Faith is passed on at home, pope tells parents at baptism
Faith isn’t something learned just by studying the catechism but rather is a gift passed on to children by the example of their parents, Pope Francis said.
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Bishop blasts Duterte as ‘disgrace to our country’
A Catholic bishop has spurned attacks by President Rodrigo Duterte on the Church, saying defiantly that no one can silence them against the administration’s supposed “kill, kill, kill” mindset.…
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Sorsogon’s seminarians reach out to out-of-school youth
In celebration of Jesus’ birth, PAG-OROPOD, the official organization of major seminarians of the Diocese of Sorsogon reached out to out-of-school youth on Dec. 27, in support of the Philippi…
