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In a significant show of unity, officials from every Vatican department – including at least half a dozen cardinals who head various dicasteries – attended a recent Rome seminar on safeguarding min…
As the official summer period begins for many schools, a priest encouraged young people
The proposed postponement of the barangay elections this year would need a valid reason determined thru a proper process
On Thursday a Vatican event on the prevention of child abuse narrowed in on the importance of education in schools and parishes in the safeguarding of children – not only for teachers, but for pare…
Pope Francis approved the second and final miracle needed to canonize Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the shepherd children who witnessed the Fatima Marian apparitions.
The Philippine Catholic Church joined world leaders in condemning the terrorist attack at the heart of London and have expressed solidarity with all those affected by the tragedy.
THE Daughters of Saint Paul (FSP) and the Association of Pauline Cooperators (APC) celebrated the 11th anniversary of TV program
CFC-YFC MANILA – With the death penalty bill still at the Senate committee level, a youth group has objected to what many perceive as the Duterte administration’s seemingly unstoppable push for the reimposition of the death penalty, saying it can mean only one thing: Filipinos are hopeless cases. In statement entitled “Life-giving justice not deadly revenge”, the youth ministry arm of Couples for Christ (CFC) challenged the Duterte administration to bring about “positive and influential change in the country.” ‘Sworn mandate’ CFC-YFC, which boasts thousands of members in 110 countries all over the world, wishes to direct the government’s focus away from pushing what many believe to be the Duterte administration’s pet bill and towards rehabilitation of erring members of society. According to the international youth group, it is should be the government’s “sworn mandate to improve the quality of life rendering death penalty unnecessary.” “It is … more becoming of a government to help their citizens in their moral transformation rather than putting an end to their life,” added the group.
Concerned over its potential negative effects, a Catholic archbishop is speaking out against the possibility of a new casino in his community.
The bishops urged Catholics to join millions of people across the world who will show they care about the future with global lights out on Saturday, March 25, for an at least an hour starting at 8:30pm. “This way, we will also be reminding ourselves of how needlessly wasteful we can be — of electric energy, water, and other resources that we thoughtlessly believe we have in abundance but of which we are, increasingly, in short supply,” he said. It takes a renewal not only of our commitment to care for the earth, but of our faith, to be able to recognize the world we live in as God’s gift, our common heritage as his sons and daughters,” he added.
