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Religious superiors urge Congress to junk death penalty bill

THE ASSOCIATION of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) has condemned the plan to revive death penalty in the country, saying it "is...

Filipinos to aid persecuted Christians

THE CHURCH and other religious groups are not excluded from experiencing different forms of persecution such as cyber-bullying and cursing, an official said. Fr. Jerome...

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...

Thomasian lensman dies at 71

VETERAN photographer Manuel "Noli" Yamsuan Jr. passed away last Dec. 10 following multiple organ failure. He was 71 years old. Yamsuan had been battling complications...

Central Seminary celebrates 88th year with concert

Nov. 28 2016, 6:26 p.m. - THE UST Central Seminary, the inter-diocesan seminary of the Philippines, marked its 88th anniversary with a concert that...

Youth vital in ending summary executions, say religious advocates

Nov. 25 2016, 10:08 a.m. - RELIGIOUS advocates stressed the vital role that the youth can play in ending the rising death toll linked...

Be honest in a ‘world full of lies,’ Dominican youth told in Adonai 2016

MORE THAN 700 students from Dominican-run schools across the country were urged to be truthful in a “world full of lies,” in the “Adonai...

Duterte showed no mercy during Jubilee Year — bishop

THE ADMINISTRATION of President Rodrigo Duterte failed to show “mercy and compassion” in dealing with suspected drug pushers and users during the Extraordinary Jubilee...

Holy Doors close, but God’s mercy endures

Mercy knows no religion. This was the message of Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, archbishop emeritus of Manila, during the closing of the Jubilee door at the...

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...

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