Church official: Leave couples alone in planning families

A CATHOLIC Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) official on Saturday scored the government for its attempt to interfere in the family planning methods of Catholic couples that are about to get married.

Prelate: Shun wakes with gambling, loud music

ARCHBISHOP Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan reminded his priests not to celebrate Mass “in wakes at home or in funeral parlors where gambling takes place or loud music is being played.”

Church officials screen World Youth Day delegates

CHURCH officials are screening would-be delegates to this year’s World Youth Day (WYD) in Spain to make sure none of them end up as illegal aliens.

Priest finishes cross-country walk

REDEMPTORIST priest Amado Picardal, 56, arrived in Aparri, Cagayan, on Friday, ending a 57-day journey across the country alone.

Gay parade in honor of Mary calls for justice

GAY Filipinos held a Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May) – a traditional Catholic festival during the month of May – on Sunday to honor the Virgin Mary as well as to call attention to rights abuses against their community.

Countries call for protection of domestics

NEARLY half a century after the Philippines sent its first batch of workers overseas, the country now joins four other Asian nations in pushing for laws protecting their citizens abroad.

‘Dragon Lady’ enjoys fruits of her labor

EDITA Aguinaldo-Dacuycuy, 66, only wants the best for her daughter who has cerebral palsy. And in her search for things to ease her daughter’s pain and suffering she discovered a little known fruit from the cactus family called a pitaya or dragon fruit.

Malta says ‘Yes’ to divorce

MALTA has voted “Yes” in a non-binding referendum on legalizing divorce, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has conceded, local media report.

Brazil leader drops gay program in schools

BRAZILIAN President Dilma Rousseff has agreed to eliminate a very explicit UN approved program designed to convince children and adolescents to accept homosexual behavior and transsexualism.

Vatican conference defends Church’s AIDS strategy

A VATICAN cardinal opened an international conference on AIDS by strongly defending the church’s two-pronged strategy against the disease: education of consciences and mobilization of Catholic health resources for patients.

Christian population in China ‘now 100 million’

DESPITE being ruled by the atheist Communist party, mainland China’s “greatest secret” is the rapid growth of the Christian population, which has created a huge impact on society.

Asia News Today by ucanews.com

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