PPCRV to deploy 300,000 volunteers for May 13 polls
A Catholic Church-backed poll watchdog said they are ready for Monday’s polls and for the conduct of a partial and unofficial quick count of election results.
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Letter to Priests on the 2019 Elections
The country is looking towards the elections on May 13, 2019. The Church, which is the faith community made up of the lay faithful and the pastors, exercises its duty to promote the good of society…
Looking at Elections from the Eyes of Faith
We have been taught in CFC to live out our faith, to consider our faith as an integral part of our being, not merely as a separate compartment of our life.
Pope draws lessons from Mother Teresa in city of her birth
Pope Francis went to the tiny Balkan nation of North Macedonia to pay tribute to a tiny saint who accomplished big things: St. Teresa of Kolkata.
After offering instruction, pope gives first Communion to 245 children
In the Catholic heart of Bulgaria, Pope Francis celebrated a special Mass for 245 children receiving their first Communion and thanked them for helping him, their parents and grandparents remember …
The pro-life vote
On April 25, the Board of the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas came out with a statement urging “Lay Groups and Christian Organizations” to lay aside non-partisanship in the coming senatorial electio…
Saving life, saving heritage
I discussed in my last column the importance of preserving and conserving the national heritage, especially the churches in the Philippines. As Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan Diocese said,…
A National Youth Day experience
SINULOG is the only time during the year that I dance. The opportunity comes to all the priests who concelebrate the Mass that climaxes the Saturday procession.
Choosing Demands Firm Commitment
In preparation for the Synod on the Youth, Pope Francis held a personal dialogue with the youth, including a question-and-answer exchange.
Beauty: A gift of the Catholic Church to the world (Part II)
IN my last column, I wrote about how, by inspiring art, the Catholic Church gives the world the precious gift of beauty. I concluded stressing that the Catholic Church should continue doing so.
