Did CBCP fail to connect with the poor?

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 02/09/2017

The recent pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) concerning the campaign against prohibited drugs was reportedly read during the Masses of Catholic churches nationwide last Sunday. Admittedly, however, I only knew of…

God and the Constitution

Raymund Fernandez 02/07/2017

It is quite true that not all bishops and priests are shining examples of what it means to be good. But who among us are? It is the primary premise of Christianity that we are all weak…

Deceptive predator

Editorial 01/30/2017

It had been said that a person can respond to personal tragedy in at least three ways; one, he or she will be scarred emotionally and psychologically to the point of incapacity, two he/she may lash out…

Palma: Death penalty is not a deterrent to crimes

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/08/2016

Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma is saddened when he learned that the House committee on justice has approved on first reading the bill that aims to reinstate the death penalty in the country. Palma said he never…

Palma, CBCP: Spare no one in probe of government execs linked to drugs

Inquirer.net, Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/23/2016

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday expressed its support for the investigation of government officials allegedly involved in the drugs trade. In a letter titled “Our Country and Our Faith” that touched on…

DIGONG GETS A PASSING GRADE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/07/2016

FROM ARCHBISHOP PALMA TO GOVERNOR DAVIDE Amid the rising death toll in the war against illegal drugs, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma gave President Rodrigo Duterte a passing rate based on the latter’s overall performance in his first…

CEAP on its 75th year

Jobers R. Bersales 09/28/2016

The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) is on its second day of a three-day national convention at the Cebu Waterfront Hotel in Lahug. This gathering of some 3,500 delegates comes as CEAP marks its 75th…

CBCP exec seeks independent probe of Parañaque jail blast

08/14/2016

AN official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines is calling for an in-depth investigation into the explosion inside the Parañaque City jail that killed 10 inmates on Thursday night. Rudy Diamante, executive secretary of the…

Vidal offers to mend Duterte-CBCP gap

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/15/2016

Hoping to bridge the gap between Catholic Church bishops and the new administration, Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal on Wednesday visited President Rodrigo Duterte in what the prelate considered as a worthwhile encounter with the country’s…

CPCP to discuss ‘socio-political landscape’ in plenary assembly

07/09/2016

The country’s current social and political landscape will be among the issues that will be discussed by the Catholic bishops as they convened for a three-day assembly that began yesterday in Manila. Fr. Marvin Mejia, secretary general…

Discernment

Editorial 05/04/2016

The pastoral letter issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) last Sunday should be heeded by Filipino voters regardless of one’s political or religious belief in light of the weighty burden of choosing the…

‘Don’t cheat; don’t sell your votes’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/26/2016

CATHOLICS in Cebu were urged to shun deceitful candidates and  not sell their votes as they were asked to reflect on their role in the coming elections by a Church leader on Good Friday, exactly 45 days…

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