Tag: Philippines
Philippine church leaders appeal for calm over virus scare
The Philippines has confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, infection in the country
In Duterte city, armed men get away with attacks
‘Rescue’ has become a euphemism for military operations aimed at forcing back dissenters to their isolated villages
Dim prospects for resumption of Philippine peace talks
The armed rebellion acts as a drag on economic and social development
Bombing of cathedral has ‘not destroyed relations’ between Filipino Muslims and...
People have strengthened inter-religious dialogue in the province of Sulu resulting in harmonious relationships and religious tolerance
Church, green groups launch ‘Withdraw from Coal’ drive in Manila
The Philippines has the third biggest coal capacity in the pipeline at 12.014 gigawatts of new coal power
Bishop says ‘virus of indifference’ affects many Filipinos
The spate of killings in the country has been linked by human rights groups to the govt’s ‘war on drugs’
Philippine Protestant church group cries foul over alleged police harassment
The United Church of
Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) is up in arms over what it perceives as
harassment by an alleged paramilitary group in its...
Cardinal Tagle bids farewell to Manila faithful
Pope Francis has named Cardinal Tagle prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, also known as Propaganda Fide
When our ‘fathers’ grow up
At the heart of the Church’s problem is its refusal to see why sexual abuse cases inflame so much passion
Who will be Manila’s next archbishop?
Whoever is named as archbishop of Manila is expected to figure prominently in the last two years of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte
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