AN activist priest on Wednesday criticized patronage politics as a source of corruption in the Catholic Church, giving credence to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) exposé that some bishops have benefited from government coffers.
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) named a priest and several Catholic bishops who were given sports utility vehicles (SUVs) that the agency charged to its charity fund.
THE local Catholic Church in Koronadal in Mindanao won’t ease up its campaign against the Tampakan copper-gold mining project of Sagittarius Mines, Inc. despite the company’s economic contribution as contained in its sustainability report launched Wednesday in Davao City.
THE Diocese of Borongan challenged government authorities to do more in protecting the environment.
BISHOP Nereo Odchimar, president of the country’s Catholic bishops’ conference, urged everyone to fight against the forces that seek to destroy the family and life in general – such as the divorce and reproductive health bills.
LITTLE has been done by the administration in upholding human rights and delivering on the campaign promise to dismantle private armies, an advocacy group said in rating the first-year performance of President Benigno S. C. Aquino III.
POPE Benedict XVI has sent his first tweet to launch a Vatican news and information portal on the 60th anniversary of his ordination.
IN southwestern Sichuan province, Leshan diocese today ordained Father Paul Lei Shiyin without a papal mandate in the presence of about 1,000 guests and government officials at the Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Emeishan city.
PARISHIONERS hope that the ordination of the first ethnic Chau Ma Redemptorist priest will help evangelization efforts among the new priest’s people.
THE Diocese of Oita in Japan ordained its new bishop, Sueo Hamaguchi, 62, during a ceremony at the Beppu International Convention Center over the weekend.
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