Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, apostolic nuncio to Israel and Cyprus, on Thursday relived the moment when he celebrated his first Mass as priest 50 years ago.
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The Vatican confirmed Wednesday that Pope Francis will travel to the Kingdom of Bahrain, a Muslim island nation in the Persian Gulf, from Nov. 3-6.
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Here’s the full text of CBCP president Bishop Pablo Virgilio David’s talk at the Manila Cathedral on Sept. 26 during the “Celebrate Asia in Manila” conference in preparation for the 50th general conference of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) in Bangkok, Thailand next month.
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Cardinal Jose Advincula, archbishop of Manila, on Monday called for solidarity with the victims of a powerful typhoon that slammed into the country’s main island of Luzon.
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Pope Francis on Saturday lamented the loss of spiritual meaning in the lives of many young people today — a lack that is often replaced by an undue focus on material goods, he said.
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A top Catholic official called on Filipinos to learn from the “dark” chapter in the country’s history and live its lesson.
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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, will be among the speakers taking part at “Celebrate Asia in Manila”, a conference to mark the 50th anniversary of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC).
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A Filipino-American nun has assumed the leadership of Talitha Kum, an worldwide network of religious nuns against human trafficking.
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The Catholic hierarchy’s migrants office has thrown its support behind the Philippine government’s bid to gain clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina on Indonesia’s death row over drug trafficking charges.
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Catholic nuns who are facing terrorist financing charges filed by the government insisted they are peace-builders working to address the root causes of armed conflict and social unrest in the Philippines.
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“Now, more than ever,” the Church is called to be more in solidarity with the poor and marginalized sectors of society, a top Catholic official said.
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Pope Francis on Saturday appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as his special envoy for the upcoming and biggest gathering of Asian bishops in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok.
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