The narrative of faith
THE word, ‘narrative,’ today has acquired a bad connotation because it now is made to refer to attempts to conform our views according to a preconceived storyline that would already suggest bias an…
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No fast forwards for me
MY passion for truth won’t tolerate forwarded social media messages that sound too good or too bad to be true—whether they’re plain news items or videos from netizens.
We speak for the Children on the MACR (Minimum age of criminal responsibility)
THE House of Representatives under the Speakership of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is now rushing for the approval of the act amending and expanding the RA 9344 “The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act o…
Vatican summit on sex abuse
POPE FRANCIS has called to Rome Catholic leaders from over a hundred bishop’s conferences throughout the world for a landmark meeting on sexual abuse.
Vatican summit: Silence, denial are unacceptable, archbishop says
When presented with an accusation that a priest has sexually abused a child, “whether it’s criminal or malicious complicity and a code of silence or whether it is denial” on a ver…
St. Francis of Assisi’s 120th successor visits PH
Fr. Michael Anthony Perry, OFM, Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM) recently visited his brothers in the Philippines for the first time after he was elected.
Vatican grants indulgence for indigenous church in Ilocos Sur
The Vatican has granted an indigenous church in the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia with one-year plenary indulgence as it celebrates its 25th year as a parish.
Pope Francis asks for prayers ahead of Vatican abuse summit
Pope Francis on Sunday asked for prayers for a meeting of the presidents of bishops’ conferences around the world, which is slated to take place later this week.
Diocese promotes ‘youth café’
The Diocese of Malolos has opened a livelihood project in line with the 2019 Year of the Youth. Spearheaded by the Diocesan Commission on Youth (DCY), the diocese opened Café Lolek, an income-gener…
McCarrick removed from the priesthood after being found guilty of abuse
Pope Francis has confirmed the removal from the priesthood of Theodore E. McCarrick, the 88-year-old former cardinal and archbishop of Washington.
