MANILA, June 8, 2014 – Thousands of Filipino Catholics on Saturday gathered at the New Evangelization Conference (NEC 2014) held in response to heed the Church’s call to spread the Good News and reach out to “lapsed Catholics.” In his talk, Live Christ Share Christ (LCSC)...
MANILA, June 7, 2014 – The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Friday reminded the public of the moral and ethical dimensions of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) with only a few weeks left before it expires by June 30. In a statement,...
QUEZON City, June 8, 2014 – More than 10,000 Quezon city students will undergo regular values formation, which will include talks on the importance of purity and chastity, this year under a joint program by the Department of Education (DepEd) and a foundation of laypeople. Purity,...
MANILA, May 29, 2014 – In response to the misconception that the issue of education is strictly a concern of the national government, experts urged local governments to muster political will and start ‘prioritizing’ education. “Money is never enough, there are no local governments who will...
JARO, Iloilo, June 2, 2014—In a bid to lead the faithful to a correct understanding of worship, Msgr. Alejandro P. Esperancilla, special assistant for liturgical affairs of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Candles in Jaro, Iloilo pointed out the many defects inherent in...
MANILA, May 28, 2014 — It’s official: Pope Francis is coming to the Philippines. On his flight back to Rome from Holy Land on May 27, the pope confirmed his plan to visit the country next year. He said plans are underway for him to visit Sri...
MANILA, May 25, 2014–Recognizing recent developments in the ongoing investigation on the pork barrel scandal, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in a pastoral statement on Saturday urged all those implicated in the multibillion-peso racket to cooperate with government authorities in the “pursuit...
MANILA, May 25, 2014–Tyhe head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday exhorted the faithful to offer prayers for the conversion of those involved in the multibillion-peso pork barrel scandal. Lingayen-Dagupan Archsbishop Socrates Villegas, CBCP president, called on the faithful to pray...
Senator Loren Legarda today expressed concern over reports citing pollution findings in Philippine cities and renewed her call for the government’s strengthened effort to address the causes of air pollution especially in urban areas. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, noted...
MANILA, May 19, 2014— The Catholic clergy in the Visayas have joined calls to “stop the privatization” of the Philippine Orthopedic Center. In a statement, the Visayas Clergy Discernment Group said it is a “crime of neglect” for the government to privatize the public hospital. San Carlos...
