Missionaries seek aid for tribal refugees

A MISSIONARY group is appealing for help for members of a tribal community in Mindanao who fled their homes after the murder of their leader by a paramilitary group.

Priest warns on climate change after tornado

A PARISH priest has urged Catholics to prepare for the possible effects of global climate change after a tornado struck a Catholic school and convent in Pandan town in Antique province.

Catholics seek to move Butuan bishop

CATHOLICS are seeking the removal of their bishop for accepting a sport utility vehicle as a birthday gift from the previous administration of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Filipino Muslim wins Qur’an reading contest

A FILIPINO Muslim has brought pride to the Philippines, a predominantly Christian country, after placing second in an international Qur’an reading competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week.

Bishops still willing to dialogue with Aquino

CATHOLIC bishops on Thursday said they are willing to again hold dialogues with Malacañang regarding their stand on the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill.

Cabanatuan diocese to plant 100k trees

THE Diocese of Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija will plant 100,000 tree seedlings within the year to show its support for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Year of the Youth.

Tomb of St. Philip the Apostle found in Turkey

A TEAM of archeologists headed by the Italian Francesco d’Andria have discovered the tomb of Saint Philip, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ, in Pamukkale (the ancient city of Hierapolis), in Turkey.

Indonesian sex education program goes online

A NEW computer-based sexual and reproductive health and human rights program for senior high school students has been launched in Merauke district in Indonesia’s Papua province.

Macau Caritas founder dies at 97

FATHER Luis Ruiz Suarez, who dedicated his entire life to needy people in Macau and mainland China, died yesterday at the age of 97. The Spanish Jesuit, whose Cantonese name was “Luk Ngai,” was the founder of Caritas Macau.

Discrimination is ‘on the rise’ in Korea

DISCRIMINATION against foreigners in South Korea has doubled in recent years, a national human rights body said yesterday, underscoring what a Catholic rights activist calls a national indifference towards multi-culturalism.

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Religious deliver ‘State of Soul of Nation’

THE Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and other religious groups on Monday issued their version of the State of the Nation Address in which they called on President Aquino to give top priority to other measures other than the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill.

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