Three days before the May 2022 polls, former Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo joined church leaders and election watchdogs to vow for a clean, honest, and peaceful election. (Screenshot taken from Kontra Daya's Facebook Live) Speaking at the gathering led by Kontra Daya in...
A Pangasinan-based Catholic priest on Thursday, May 5, came to the defense of the Catholic Church for its decision to support the tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in next week’s elections. Priest and nuns go house-to-house with Aika Robredo to...
DAVAO CITY -- Lay leaders of the Diocese of Kidapawan have endorsed vice governor Emmylou ‘Lala’ Taliño-Mendoza as their candidate for governor in the Province of Cotabato. Photo courtesy of Vice Governor Mendoza Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN Composed of at least 108 lay leaders representing...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will take canonical possession of his titular church in Italy, Rome on Saturday, April 30. Photo RCAM "The Eucharistic Celebration for the Solemn Canonical Possession of the Titular Church of San Vigilio of His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula on April...
The Church People-Workers Solidarity (CWS) has asked voters to consider candidates in the May 2022 polls that prioritize and advance the labor agenda. Church People-Workers Solidarity FB The group noted how in previous elections, national candidates have made bold promises of abolishing all forms...
Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula met Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican in Rome on Thursday, April 21, according to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (RCAM). (Photo courtesy of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila) RCAM noted it was the very first time that...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan stressed that the Church does not have to campaign for them, they only need to stand against disinformation. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan meets with members of the clergy in San Narciso, Zambales on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 where he...
PART I Some amount of controversy surrounded a pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) last February 25 in commemoration of the EDSA Power Revolution. Some members of the Catholic laity and a few priests criticized the letter as crossing the line between...
A walking tour of Old Panama City Last month, we were on a Panama Canal cruise savoring the walls of the Old City (similar to Intramuros) in the colonial city of San Felipe, seeing the incredible architecture and history of different churches and trying out Latin America’s cuisine. Since we have...
The image of the Black Nazarene will be brought out of Quiapo Church, in Manila, Friday, April 15 for a motorcade. Photo Hijos Del Nazareno FB In an advisory posted on the Hijos Del Nazareno Facebook page, the group said the motorcade will be held at 12 a.m. on Good Friday. The group discouraged...
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged Filipinos to actively engage in politics by supporting candidates who have the necessary skills and experience to perform well in the role. Bishop Pablo David delivers homily during a Mass at Baclaran Church on April...
Fearing a possible Covid-19 surge due to Holy Week practices, the Department of Health (DOH) has told the public not to kiss statues of saints as the dreaded disease can be transmitted through droplet infection. Lent (Photo courtesy of Catholic Online) With this, DOH Spokesperson Maria Rosario S....
