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Filipino priest ordained Los Angeles Bishop

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 02:53 PM

Filipino priest Alejandro Aclan has been ordained as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in California. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 8, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 12:00 AM

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Brand new bishop

Jojo Riñoza, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 01:18 PM

Most Rev. Fidelis Layog (3rd from right) is being congratulated by Archbishop Socrates Villegas and other bishops and members of the clergy at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City during his Episcopal ordination as new bishop on Wednesday. Read more »

Raw evil: Duterte's drug war 'biggest lie' in the last three years, says bishop

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 24 06:08 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Bishop Pablo Virgilio David on Monday said the biggest lie that he has heard in the last three years is that “the drug war is meant to eradicate illegal drugs.” Read more »

Pope signs law to prevent child abuse in Vatican and its embassies

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 05:39 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Friday made it compulsory in law to report the sexual abuse of children within the Vatican and in its diplomatic missions worldwide. Read more »

Infanta bishop vows to oppose China-funded Kaliwa Dam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 06:02 PM

The bishop of the Prelature of Infanta in Quezon has vowed to oppose the construction of China-funded Kaliwa Dam, insisting that the said project will bring harm, not only to the environment but for their residents as well. Read more »

Meet PH's youngest bishop

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 10:54 PM

At 48, Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon is the youngest prelate in the Philippines.  Read more »

Bataan diocese to remove fees on funeral masses, blessings next month - report

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 01:06 PM

Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga, Bataan has ordered the removal of fees for funeral masses and blessings in his diocese starting April 21, Easter Sunday, according to a report by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News. Read more »

New bishop for military, police ready to begin ministry

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 04:51 PM

The new bishop for the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines sees his new appointment as an opportunity to energize the priests who are serving the country's law enforcement agencies.  Read more »

CHR calls for stop to 'threats' vs Church leaders

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 07:22 PM

The Commission on Human Rights on Sunday called for a stop to the threats against leaders of the Catholic Church following a prelate's revelation that he has been receiving death threats. Read more »

Vigil laban sa banta sa buhay ni Caloocan Bishop David, idinaos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 12:54 AM

Ito ay sa harap ng mga banta sa buhay na natatanggap ng obispo. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 1, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 05:24 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Praying for Bishop Ambo's safety

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 10:06 PM

Catholic nuns, along with church goers, pray in a vigil at the San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan City, Friday. Read more »

Ilang pari, nakakatanggap ng banta sa buhay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 02:18 AM

Ito ay sa kabila ng pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na huwag pagbabantaan ang mga taong-simbahan. Read more »

PNP offers to protect priests facing death threats

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 06:06 PM

The Philippine National Police on Thursday said it is ready to protect priests who are facing death threats.    Read more »

Top pope aide Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex crimes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 06:32 AM

MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian Cardinal George Pell, once one of Pope Francis' closest advisors, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting 2 choirboys, becoming the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes. Read more »

Bishop David nag-aalangang tanggapin ang proteksiyong alok ng PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 09:48 PM

Nag-aalangan si Caloocan Bishop Pablo David na tanggapin ang alok na proteksiyon ng pulisya sa kabila ng mga natatanggap umanong banta. Read more »

We are 'our worst enemy,' bishop says as abuse conference wraps up

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Feb 24 06:39 PM

The Catholic Church has become its "own worst enemy" for concealing clergy sexual abuse and not listening enough to victims, a leading archbishop said on Sunday as a landmark Vatican conference was ending. Read more »

CBCP sorry for 'silence' amid attacks vs Church

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 09:58 PM

The bishops said freedom of expression does not include a license to insult other people's faith.  Read more »

'Enough is enough': PH Catholicism under attack, says bishop

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 05:58 PM

MANILA - Catholicism in the Philippines is under attack by the highest elected official in the land, and it's time for the Church to stand its ground.  Read more »