Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We just lost a young priest, zealous and dedicated, one who smelled like his sheep, to an assassin’s bullet right after he said Mass and was baptizing children. We condemn in strongest terms this brutal and cowardly act. Let us offer our prayers for him,…
Most Rev. Jose C. Sorra, DD, Bishop-Emeritus of Legazpi Diocese There are two accounts of creation found in Chapters 1 & 2 of the Book of Genesis. The first account tells us that: “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him: male and…
“If you return, O Israel, declares the Lord, to me you should return. If you remove your detestable things from my presence, and do not waver, and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in…
We, the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas composed of 55 National Lay Organizations and 54 Arch/Diocesan Councils of the Laity strongly denounce the decision of the Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines to cancel the missionary visa of Sr. Patricia Fox. Sr. Fox as a missionary has untiringly dedicated herself to…
This is our second statement regarding the situation of Sr. Patricia Fox, NDS, a catholic nun working in the Philippines. Last week, Sr. Patricia was taken into custody and detained and questioned by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). But later, she was released. Today, we read in the national newspapers…
Your Eminences Your Excellences Re: The Celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the Arrival from Acapulco to the Philippines of the Image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Currently Enthroned at the San Sebastian Church Peace! This is to remind you of the invitation of the Augustinians Recollects of…
25 April 2018 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is…
Palo Archdiocese stresses need to use technology responsibly and for propagating Catholic Church teachings Ronald Reyes, Tacloban Philippines April 25, 2018 An archdiocese in the central Philippines is encouraging young people to use social media responsibly amid reports that more Filipinos are spending more time online. In its “Digital in…
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is very much concerned with what happened recently to a Catholic Missionary sister, Sr. Patricia Fox of Notre Dame de Sion (NDS) Congregation – that she was taken into custody and detained by the Bureau of Immigration. She is now released. I…
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