
Full text: Pope’s address to the United Nations
I offer cordial greetings to you, Mr President, and to all the Delegations taking part in this significant Seventy-fifth Session of the United Nations’ General Assembly.
I offer cordial greetings to you, Mr President, and to all the Delegations taking part in this significant Seventy-fifth Session of the United Nations’ General Assembly.
Worldwide, the Year 2020 presents unimaginable complex challenges brought about by the Corona Virus Infectious Disease, known as “COVID-19” pandemic.
“Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, others to reproach and everlasting disgrace. But those with insight shall shine brightly like the splendor of the firmament and those who lead the many to justice shall be like the stars forever”.
I used to admire Manny Pacquiao when he was still Manny the boxer, not the “biblical scholar”.
Jesus said “Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division”…revolutionary words from a revolutionary Lord.
I am writing you not so much as your provincial superior as your (older) brother. A few days from now, you will be ordained priests. By then, people will start calling you ‘Father’ – even those who barely know you.
On May 13, 2020, on the occasion of the Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima and the 103rd anniversary of the apparition of Mary to the three shepherds of Fatima (Portugal), the Philippine Church consecrated the country to the Immaculate Heart of our Mother.
Yesterday, a fellow canon lawyer asked my opinion as regards the giving of communion to healthy parishioners who follow online masses while observing necessary precautions in a diocese where there is no reported case of COVID-19.
By Fr. Elias L. Ayuban Jr., CMF April 24, 2020 Manila, Philippines The perception that the Catholic Church is affluent is prevalent and it is very difficult to change this mentality, especially if one is non-Catholic, or a Catholic who does not feel the sense of...
Bishop Broderick Pabillo, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila, visits to provide aid to hundreds of fire victims in Happyland, Tondo,...
This is a frequently-asked question in times of crisis. An interrogative that sounds more like a sarcasm than a query seeking for a candid answer.
How wonderful it is to see Pope Francis visiting even countries where Roman Catholic Christians are a minority.