‘Oratio Imperata,’ ringing of bells mark urgency of Church plea vs Negros bloodshed

Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:11:09 +0000

ILOILO CITY—Church bells on Negros Island will start ringing daily at 8 p.m. starting on Sunday (July 28) to call for an end to the bloodshed that is now gripping Negros Oriental province and claimed the lives of at least 13 persons in just five days.

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Catholic bishops, faithful honor defender of Baguio trees

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 03:34:23 +0000

Catholic bishops, faithful honor defender of Baguio trees

BAGUIO CITY — The bishop, who fought to protect Baguio’s pine trees, was laid to rest on Saturday (July 6) by the Catholic faithful.

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Catholic bishops press Comelec to probe alleged irregularities in 2019 polls

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 07:14:43 +0000

Catholic bishops press Comelec to probe alleged irregularities in 2019 polls

If this three Catholic bishops would have it their way, they would prefer the Comelec to launch and finish its thorough investigation on reported irregularities in the May 13 elections first before proclaiming the winners.

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Death threats vs priests may be from pranksters, anti-Duterte trolls – Panelo

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:01:29 +0000

Death threats received by Filipino priests could be from “pranksters” or staged by “anti-Duterte trolls,” Malacañang said Monday.

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Gordon reminds Duterte to be careful on remarks vs bishops, priests

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 06:14:06 +0000

Gordon reminds Duterte to be careful on remarks vs bishops, priests

President Duterte must be careful on his statements against religious leaders such as urging public to kill bishops and priests, Senator Richard Gordon said.

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Palace: Opposition, critics to blame for threats on bishops 

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 01:10:46 +0000

Palace: Opposition, critics to blame for threats on bishops 

Malacañang turned the tables on the opposition and critics who blamed President Duterte for the alleged death threats on Catholic bishops.

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Filipino bishops to meet Pope Francis during 2019 pilgrimage to Rome

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 08:32:23 +0000

Filipino bishops to meet Pope Francis during 2019 pilgrimage to Rome

Filipino bishops would be meeting Pope Francis at The Vatican to report the state of their diocese as part of their 2019 pilgrimage to Rome.

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Sotto offers to mediate between Duterte and Church

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:32:16 +0000

Sotto offers to mediate between Duterte and Church

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Monday said he wanted to foster peace between President Rodrigo Duterte and the members of the Catholic Church, citing that many Filipinos were growing uncomfortable with the tension between the two.

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Duterte renews attack on Church, dares gay bishops to come out

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 21:32:29 +0000

Duterte renews attack on Church, dares gay bishops to come out

President Rodrigo Duterte has lashed out anew at Catholic church leaders, denouncing them as “sons of bitches” and telling street bums to rob and kill bishops.

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