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Joel Sebastian D. Cristobal
UST alumnus is first Asian bishop of American diocese
A THOMASIAN alumnus was appointed bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah by Pope Francis last Jan. 10, the first Asian and Philippine-born prelate to...
UST to host int’l Divine Mercy conference
THE UNIVERSITY will host the second day of the World Apostolic Congress On Mercy (WACOM), an international gathering of devotees of the Divine Mercy...
CBCP president calls for ‘hopeful Christmas’ amid summary killings
THE HEAD of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has called for a “hopeful” Christmas despite nearly 6,000 killings linked to President...
Church official slams critics of ad orientem, a traditional way of offering the Holy...
A CHURCH official from the Diocese of Cubao has criticized some liturgists for asserting that priests should always observe the practice of versus populum...
Philippines can learn from Batanes’ bloodless drug-menace solution, says bishop
THE DRUG menace in Batanes was controlled without bloodshed, and the rest of the Philippines can learn from it, Batanes Bishop Camilo Gregorio Diaz...
Manila auxiliary bishop hits Filipinos’ apathy over summary killings
Nov. 21 2016, 12:38 a.m. - MANILA Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo has criticized the public's lack of concern over the mounting cases of extrajudicial...
‘Eco-theologian’ hits Church social doctrine for lack of teaching on climate change
Oct. 24 2016, 11:07 a.m. - AN ECO-THEOLOGIAN has criticized the "Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church" for having little to say...
PH in ‘spiritual agony’ due to summary killings, says head of Filipino Dominicans
THE PROVINCIAL of the Filipino Dominicans has spoken out against the spate of extrajudicial killings, calling them a cause of "pain and suffering" in...
Heaven as a reward is “heresy,” says bishop
THE HEAD of the Diocese of Caloocan deplored the "poor" doctrinal notion that heaven is the reward for the performance of good works, in...
Catholic Church vows to protect drug users through rehab program
THE CATHOLIC Church has vowed to heal and protect drug users who have turned themselves in through a campaign that seeks to provide family,...
