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Overseas Catholic agency calls for peace in Mindanao

CBCP News - Sun, 09/21/2008 - 08:13

MANILA, September 21, 2008--An overseas Catholic development agency is at the forefront of a relief effort to help those caught up in the escalating violence in the Mindanao, southern Philippines.

UST to hold symposium on threats against family, life

CBCP News - Sun, 09/21/2008 - 08:03

MANILA, September 21, 2008--The Department of Bioethics Faculty of the College of Medicine and Surgery of the Catholic Pontifical University of the Santo Tomas (UST) in cooperation of the Catholic Physicians Guild of the Philippines will hold a symposium on “The Family Seedbed of Love and Communication” on September 27.

Church to send bigger contingent to House vs RH bill

CBCP News - Sat, 09/20/2008 - 14:15

MANILA, September 20, 2008—Outnumbered opponents of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill faced off last week against well-represented supporters of the proposed health measure.

And an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said it was an experience they don’t want to happen again in the next plenary debate on RH bill.

FLA Director urges Catholics to speak up on reproductive issues

CBCP News - Sat, 09/20/2008 - 11:06

DAVAO CITY, September 20, 2008—The director of the Family and Life Apostolate (FLA) of Davao has urged all Christian Catholics to speak up on reproductive issues especially if it stands out against the teachings of the Church.

Fr. Henry Campeon, FLA director said breaking the silence on the issues of reproductive health is always an obligation for every Catholic.

Manila Archdiocese urges youth to read, meditate God’s Word

CBCP News - Sat, 09/20/2008 - 11:03

MANILA, September 20, 2008—Read and meditate on the Bible, Manila Archdiocese urged young people.

Dosado urges flock not to vote politicians who endorse RH bills

CBCP News - Sat, 09/20/2008 - 09:23

OZAMIZ CITY, September 20, 2008 – Ozamiz Archbishop Jesus A. Dosado, CM, has urged his flock not to vote politicians who endorse the Reproductive Health Bills.

Lifestyle checks should spare no one—CBCP head

CBCP News - Sat, 09/20/2008 - 05:06

MANILA, September 20, 2008— A new initiative which calls for stricter lifestyle checks on government officials has been met with considerable skepticism from a top Catholic Church leader.

The plan envisages independent bodies that will conduct lifestyle checks among officials from the three branches of the government.

Santos elected new CEAP president

CBCP News - Sat, 09/20/2008 - 05:03

MANILA, September 20, 2008—-Msgr. Gerardo O. Santos was elected president of the Catholic Education Association of the Philippines (CEAP) for 2008 during the CEAP National Convention held on September 11-13 at the Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City.

Prelate to educators: View teaching as a ministry

CBCP News - Fri, 09/19/2008 - 12:42

DAVAO CITY, September 19, 2008 ──The bishop of Malaybalay in Bukidnon has told educators to view the task of teaching as a call to a mission or a ministry.

Bishop Honesto C. Pacana, SJ, during his visit here last week for the 2008 CEAP National Convention, said that all teaching and school activities must be viewed from the perspective of faith or rather rooted in one’s identity.

DACS nods on environmental stewardship

CBCP News - Fri, 09/19/2008 - 12:40

DAVAO CITY, September 19, 2008 ─The Davao Association of Catholic Schools (DACS), a group affiliated with the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) has given nod on promoting Environmental Stewardship Program.

Catholic academe called to instill Eucharist in Education

CBCP News - Fri, 09/19/2008 - 12:39

DAVAO CITY, September 19, 2008 ─The chairman of the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) has urged Catholic educational institutions in the country to continue to be Eucharist in Education.

El Shaddai gathering to target RH bill

CBCP News - Fri, 09/19/2008 - 10:51

MANILA, September 19, 2008— El Shaddai faithful will be gathering on Saturday for their regular prayer meeting and make the case that the reproductive health bill is not the answer to poverty in the country.

Spiritual hunger evident among youth, says priest

CBCP News - Fri, 09/19/2008 - 09:36

DAVAO CITY, September 19, 2008 ─The Dean of Academics of the St. Alphonsus Theologate Seminary here said that there is a hunger for spirituality among young people today.

Fr. Amado Picardal, dean of academics said that this hunger stemmed out from the fact that most of the young people have not given concern on learning the true meaning of prayer and the Eucharist.

CBCP head blasts granting of ECC to coal power plant

CBCP News - Fri, 09/19/2008 - 09:29

MANILA, September 19, 2008— A coal-power plant in an area earmarked for eco-tourism is yet to get-off the ground but already it is stoking up anger among several groups.

The most vocal opponents to the approved 164-megawatt coal plant at the heart of Iloilo City are groups of environmentalists and influential leaders of the Catholic Church.

Iligan holds seminar for ministers of war victims

CBCP News - Fri, 09/19/2008 - 03:57

ILIGAN CITY, September 19, 2008─The process of healing goes on as displaced families in Mindanao slowly pick up the pieces of their lives shattered by a senseless war.

The Diocesan Mission of Iligan led by the Redemptorist Mission Team has recently conducted a seminar workshop on stress debriefing for missionaries to ably minister to victims of conflict.