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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Silence is Christ’s response to lies, divisiveness, pope says at Mass
Jesus himself showed that the best way to respond to scandal and divisiveness is to stay silent and pray, Pope Francis said Sept. 3 as he resumed his early morning Masses with invited guests.
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Priest’s claim: I escaped becoming an EJK victim
A Redemptorist priest claimed he “almost” became a victim of extrajudicial killing under the Duterte administration after having close encounters with the so-called “death squad&#…
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Troubling politics and policies of the Duterte administration (Part I)
TWO years into his presidency, Rodrigo Duterte continues to capture the attention of Filipinos with his populist promises. His rhetoric significantly catapulted him to the presidency in the 2016 el…
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AMRSP Statement on the 2018 Season of Creation
“What is alarming is that many of these changes have accelerated in the past decade, despite the plethora of international conventions signed since the initial 1992 Rio Summit. In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.” Job 12:7-10 The Season of Creation from September 1 to October 4, is a time and space for us to heed the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor. We, the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines, at this unique moment of the Season of Creation, especially during its first Sunday which falls on September 2, plead to our people and all leaders of the world to stop environmental deterioration, by adopting a rights-based approach to sustainable development, including: Working together to reach a global consensus to: * manage marine and forest resources, and ensure universal access to drinking water, * replace fossil fuels that contribute to global warming, * stop the production and use of one-time use of plastics, Promoting solar and renewable energy and adopting simple and non-consumerist lifestyles, Respecting the rights of nature by conducting environmental assessments before embarking on any local, national or international projects.
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Tarlac to hold 1st episcopal coronation of Marian image
For the first time in its history, the Diocese of Tarlac will hold a formal rite of episcopal coronation of an image of Holy Mary.
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Questions raised about Vigano ‘exposé’
Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding allegations against Pope Francis and other members of the Vatican Curia of a “cover up,” a Filipino member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection o…
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Bishops vow no cover-ups of clergy abuses
Reeling from new claims of clerical sexual abuses in the Catholic Church particularly in the United States, the country’s bishops expressed “pain and shame” for the crimes, promising action and no …
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Pope serene despite ‘pain’ over archbishop’s testimony, cardinal says
While recent accusations by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano have created tension in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis is approaching the situation calmly, the Vatican secretary of state said.
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Taking a selfie with God
HE actually offered a strange deal: Show me anyone’s selfie with God and I will immediately resign.
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Humanizing and Christianizing technology
TECHNOLOGY, especially at the rate that it is developing nowadays, is slowly but surely charming us into our own dehumanization, let alone, our dechristianization.
