Diocese opens court for troubled marriages

THE Laoag diocese has opened a marriage tribunal for troubled Catholic couples.

Free Bible plan hits copyright snag

COPYRIGHT laws are threatening a Bishops’ Conference project to “spread the Word of God” to millions of Filipino faithful across the country, a bishop says.

Church-backed fair to boost local business

THE Archdiocese of Caceres is resurrecting a trade fair to help boost small businesses as part of its 300 year anniversary celebration of its devotion to Our Lady of Penafrancia.

Church group uses movie to raise funds

TO help feed 120,000 poor children, the Catholic Church is urging Filipino movie goers to watch a movie about the Virgin Mary’s celebrated apparition in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917.

Naga priest named head of missiologists

FATHER Andrew Recepcion, a priest from the Archdiocese of Caceres, has been elected president of the International Association of Catholic Missiologists during the organization’s fourth conference and assembly last month.

Nuns teach how to fight mediocrity

THIS October, former students of schools established or administered by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Immaculati Cordis Mariae, or ICM) will come together for the first time to celebrate the congregation’s 100th anniversary in the Philippines.

A saint for every iPhone

CINCINNATI Archbishop Emeritus Daniel E. Pilarczyk is one of the first users of the new Catholic iPhone app, Saint of the Day.

Australian priest blames girl for abuse

A PRIEST from the Archdiocese of Brisbane will spend the next three months in jail after admitting abusing a young girl.

Hundreds of Indonesian workers face execution

INDONESIAN Church spokesmen and a group of NGOs have criticized the government over its apparent lack of concern for hundreds of imprisoned migrant workers who face the death penalty in Malaysia.

Requiem for the hero of Manila hostage crisis

MORE than 1,200 people attended a Requiem Mass on Aug. 26 for Ken Leung Kam-wing, a 58-year-old Catholic who sacrificed his life in the Manila hostage drama.

Clergy calls for media restraint to conflict

CHURCH officials have called on media workers to show restraint in covering conflict situations in the wake of the hostage-taking incident that killed nine people in Manila on Monday.

New batch of Filipino workers home from Jeddah

THE arrival in Manila of a new batch of distressed workers from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has boosted fears of growing problems with the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers.

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