PRIESTS must guard against arrogance and abuse of power, the national congress of the clergy has been told in a closed-door session. Filipinos’ high regard for bishops and priests presents a particular challenge to the clergy, Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle of Imus said. “I found this session very helpful because I experience this in my [...]
CEBU Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal said priests, as disciples of Jesus, must learn from his examples. The cardinal said what priests learn from theology school does not come close to the knowledge they gain from Jesus’ teaching from the cross. He said there is no other way for priests to learn from the cross except [...]
SEVERAL priests were found to have hypertension, said a doctor who attended to emergency cases at the Second National Clergy Congress. Two priests were rushed to a medical center Thursday after complaining of severe chest pains. Dr. Ricardo Ledesma, head of the congress’ medical team, said his team attended to 105 priests last Monday, 233 [...]
BISHOP Deogracias Iñiguez Thursday expressed hope that the change of position of administration standard-bearer Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro on the proposed reproductive health bill is for real and not just a political move. “I just hope that this was not just to court the Catholic Church,” said Iñiguez, chairman of the public affairs committee of the [...]
ARMED men are a common sight in troubled Masbate province, threatening parishioners into voting for certain candidates, a Catholic bishop said. Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon, who headed the diocese of Masbate from 1998 until December 2009, said parishioners had sought Church help and reported being threatened. “Several people have told our priests armed ‘visitors’ would [...]
A FORMER monk filed charges of perjury and falsification against eight persons including Abelio Mangila, also known as Frater Martin Mary, the superior of the Monastery of the Marian Shrine in Sibonga town, Cebu. In his complaint affidavit, Venancio Cabillon described Mangila as the “conductor of this orchestra” responsible for fabricating and filing cases against [...]
ALMOST 300 members of St. Vincent Pallotti parish in Haddon township have sued the Camden Diocese, seeking the return of more than $1 million in donations made before the diocese announced a controversial merger plan for their parish. The donations funded capital improvements that were dedicated in November 2007 — four months before Bishop Joseph [...]
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver spoke on the task of evangelizing the modern culture and what he called religious leaders’ embarrassment to discuss the existence of Satan at an address at the Emmanuel Community’s annual symposium in Rome. The American archbishop spoke for half an hour at the Pontifical Lateran University to an audience ranging [...]
IN the enormous interior of Christianity’s largest church, a tiny black camera perched on a tall tripod was quietly whirring, mapping bit by bit almost every detail inside St. Peter’s Basilica. While thousands of tourists streamed through the basilica Jan. 27, a special team from Villanova University was cordoned off from the crowds, wrapping up [...]
AN “aggressive” pro-abortion Obama administration has been formed by a litmus test requiring support for abortion, Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) said at the 2010 March for Life. “We need to pray for Obama. He is so obsessed with promoting abortion. All of his picks for secretary, undersecretary, assistant secretary – all the gate-keepers in government [...]
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