Bishop fears for health of kidnapped priest in the Philippines

Bishop Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar of Pagadian in the Philippines is urging that direct contact be made with the kidnappers of the elderly Irish missionary priest, Father Michael Sinnott, as “he urgently needs his medication.” Fr. Sinnott,78, was taken at gunpoint by six men who stormed his home in Pagadian City on the island of Mindanao [...]

Reward offered for info on kidnapped priest

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Authorities on Friday said a P200,000 reward has been offered for any information on the whereabouts of kidnapped Columban missionary Michael Sinnott. The bounty was offered to help police and military locate Sinnott who was taken from his residence in Pagadian City. Allan Molde, spokesman for the provincial crisis group handling [...]

Singapore theologians warn on ’semi-cloning’

Catholic moral theologians have raised concerns after news broke that Singapore scientists have become the first to “semi-clone” an animal by fertilizing an egg with an embryonic stem cell that mimics sperm. The breakthrough by scientists at the National University of Singapore’s Department of Biological Sciences could help treat infertility, according to an Oct. 17 [...]

Catholic communicators awarded for service to Church

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (UCAN) – A prominent Thai educator and communicator was among several people to receive awards at the recently concluded SIGNIS World Congress in Thailand. Chainarong Monthienvichienchai (left) with the SIGNIS World Life Achievement Award he received from Augustine Loorthusamy (right), president of SIGNIS Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, 64, received the SIGNIS World Life Achievement [...]

Messenger sent to deliver medicine to kidnapped priest

A messenger has been sent by Pagadian diocese to try and get vital medication to kidnapped Columban priest Father Michael Sinnott. Vicar General Father Gilbert Hingone, who is also Church spokesman for the search and rescue effort, said police had identified an area where Father Sinnott may be being held. The exact whereabouts of the [...]

Missionaries, bearers of hope

The first missionary priest in the Philippines was the one who arrived with that devoutly Christian and indefatigable explorer and navigator, Ferdinand Magellan. The next groups were those who came in the next wave of Spanish expeditions. The Catholic laymen in command of the expeditions were mostly bent on colonizing the islands. But not the [...]

Quiapo church battles abortion in front yard

A centuries-old church in the national capital of the Philippines has been waging a war in its front yard in recent weeks. A special report done by GMANews.TV described the problem as “barbarians finally reaching” literally the gates of the church. Quiapo Church is unparalleled in the Philippines, and perhaps in Asia, for the intensity [...]

Pope: Church exists to evangelize the whole world

World Mission Day, which falls on the third Sunday of October, provided the theme for the Pope’s remarks before praying the Angelus on Sunday. The Holy Father told the thousands of faithful gathered at noon in St. Peter’s Square that World Mission Sunday represented, “for all ecclesial communities and for each Christian, a powerful call [...]

Virtual parish attracts thousands

The Catholic church in the Philippines seems to be trying to cope with the advancement in technology. One “parish” here is not listed in the country’s Catholic directory. It has no church or other buildings but still claims thousands of members. A group of Catholics recently established “Parokya sa Web (parish on the web),” a [...]

Claretians offer seminar for ‘debriefers’

Claretian Hope Center of the Claretian Missionaries in the Philippines will hold a seminar titled “Critical Incident Stress Management: Debriefing the Debriefers plus Practical Disaster Preparedness” on October 29, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The seminar will be held on the Ground Floor of Aurora Milestone Tower, 1045 Aurora Blvd., Quezon City (near [...]

Church of England to visit Orissa mining site

A Church of England official will visit a tribal sacred area in Orissa where mining company Vedanta Resources plans to open a bauxite mine, reports said. The Church’s decision comes after Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury expressed concerns about the project. The project of the Vedanta Resources, in which the Church has hare holdings, has [...]

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