Fr. Shay Cullen 5 May 2017 It was by doing the right thing and alerting the police that a person with knowledge and commitment to defending children’s rights saved a 13-year-old child from possible rape and sexual abuse. The concerned person saw a 69-year-old foreign male bring a small child…
By: Eleanor R. Dionisio – @inquirerdotnet 12:04 AM March 22, 2017 The address I remember best from my college graduation was from a man who had been dead five days. Archbishop Óscar Romero of San Salvador was assassinated while saying Mass on March 24, 1980. On Feb. 17, he had…
The following is the result of a running assessment of the John J. Carroll Institute on Church and Social Issues of the Duterte administration from the perspective of eight principles of Catholic social teaching (CST) identified by the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines (PCP-II). It looks into 21 thematic…
The Philippine Government now speaks of what is happening in the country’s labor front. Mandaluyong City, April 29th, 2017 – The PLDT Rank & File Union, Manggagawa sa Komunikasyon ng Pilipinas (MKP) expressed its appreciation of Secretary Bello’s declaration on the findings of the Special Assessment or Visit to Establishment…
Posted on April 27, 2017 By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church needs laypeople with a missionary spirit, which means Catholics do not have to try to force members into a vocation that is the Holy Spirit’s to give, Pope Francis said. The temptation…
At Casa Santa Marta, Francis Criticizes Preachers Seeking ‘Life Insurance Policies’ April 25, 2017 Deborah Castellano Lubovpope & Holy See, Pope’s Morning Homily We are to proclaim the Gospel with humility. According to Vatican Radio, Pope Francis urged this today, April 25, 2017, the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist, during…
Faith-based group provides typhoon victims with storm-proof housing Mark Saludes, Eastern Samar Philippines April 24, 2017 When Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines in 2013, Catalina Badocdoc lost everything except for an image of the Child Jesus and copies of the Bible. Strong winds and rain blew away her…
“This Sunday Invites Us to Take Up Forcefully the Grace that Comes from God’s Mercy” APRIL 23, 2017 | ZENIT STAFF | ANGELUS/REGINA COELI After the Regina Coeli Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Every Sunday we remember the Lord Jesus’ Resurrection, but in this season after Easter, this Sunday has an even…
Easter message by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, president of Caritas Internationalis My family began with the migration of a child. My maternal grandfather was born in China. His mother was very poor so she sent her son with a relative who travelled to the Philippines – and that’s where…
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