The Catholic Bishops of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ECMI) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding between the Couples for Christ (CFC) to promote and protect of Overseas Filipino Workers especially the undocumented and the trafficked. In...
The Philippine Press Institute (PPI), also known as the national association of newpapers, in partnership with the Pimentel Institute for Leadership and Governance (PILG) and with support from the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), a non-profit association funded mainly by the Federal Government of Germany, will...
[caption id="attachment_22224" align="alignright" width="350"] Photo Roy Lagarde/CBCP News[/caption]The clergy and the religious should draw inspiration from the life and ministry of Padre Pio. “The heart of Padre Pio, like that of Jesus, burned with a priestly zeal to save and not to condemn sinners,” said the...
DAVAO CITY---Following the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte which mentions about his continuing war against drugs and telling human rights advocates that his concern is right to live, a prelate said that right to life is the first human right...
[caption id="attachment_21236" align="alignright" width="350"] Press conference held after CBCP's plenary assembly in Manila, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Richard de Leon)[/caption]DAVAO CITY --- Invoking the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi for peace, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has called on the faithful...
“Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall be called sons and daughters of God.” (Mt 5:9) Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, do we not all aspire for the grace to be called “sons and daughters of God?” If we do so, then we must constantly strive...
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, These recent days, the news have reported a good number of Catholic priests asking for permit from the Philippine National Police (PNP) that they be allowed to carry firearms. I have already stated my mind on this issue some days ago through...
Beloved People of God, We are deeply saddened and terribly disturbed that another priest is brutally killed. Fr. Richmond Nilo, parish priest of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in the Diocese of Cabanatuan was gunned down and died on the spot early evening yesterday inside the barangay...
The state-run Social Security System (SSS) on Tuesday said it seeks the issuance of an Executive Order (EO) or the enactment of the proposed amendment of Republic Act 8282 or Social Security Law of 1997 to fulfill the promise of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to give...
As the Barangay and Sanggguniang Kabataan elections draw near, Catholics are urged to exercise their right to vote and push for better governance in their communities. “The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will finally push through. It marks an opportunity for change – for better...