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Rights body, Catholic church urge new senators to reject death penalty

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 08:58 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) are expressing fears that the new composition of the Senate would just become a rubber stamp for President Rodrigo Duterte’s legislative priorities, including their much-criticized death penalty. Read more »

Comelec spox rejects call to defer proclamation of national poll victors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 10:17 AM

It would be "difficult" to defer the proclamation of winners in the midterm national races based on speculations of fraud, the spokesperson of the Commission on Elections said Thursday.  Read more »

Bishop loses Facebook access after viral Duterte criticism -report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 06:30 PM

Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David was temporarily banned from Facebook on Thursday after his criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte went viral. Read more »

Pope Francis appoints 2 new Filipino bishops

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 11:45 PM

MANILA - Two Filipino priests will be ordained soon as bishops.  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 »

Daanin sa dasal: Publiko hinikayat na humiling ng ulan sa gitna ng tagtuyot

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 05:32 PM

Nanawagan ang Simbahan nitong Huwebes na ipanalangin ang pag-ulan sa gitna ng kakulangan ng tubig sa maraming parte ng Metro Manila. Read more »

Palace says priests should prove government behind threats

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 03:33 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Wednesday said the priests who claimed to have received death threats should prove that the government was behind them, after one of them challenged the administration to prove otherwise. 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 »

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 »

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 »

Duterte critic Bishop David admits getting death threats

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 05:10 PM

Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said the threats come from unknown people and began two weeks ago. Read more »

CBCP announces death of 2 senior bishops

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 10:34 PM

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines announced the death of two of its senior bishops.   Read more »

Palace: Duterte’s anti-Church tirades not encouraging attacks vs Catholics

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 05:20 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against the Catholic Church should not be linked to violent attacks against the religious institution and its followers. Read more »

Pope Francis, kinondena ang pambobomba sa Jolo, Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 11:43 PM

Kinondena ni Pope Francis ang nangyaring pagsabog sa Jolo, Sulu.  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 »

Catholic bishops condemn Jolo bombings

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 06:23 PM

Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) reacts on the recent bombings of the Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo. Read more »

Muslims, Christians urged to join hands against terrorism after Jolo blasts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 03:28 PM

"May all our religions of peace guide us in our quest for a brighter future for the peoples of Mindanao." Read more »

'Priest' arrested in Cavite drug buy-bust not Catholic, CBCP says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 05:46 PM

MANILA - The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Friday clarified that the supposed priest who was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Cavite Thursday is not a member of the Catholic clergy.    Read more »

St. Camillus de Lellis heart relic soon in PH

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 04:11 PM

Bishop Oscar Florencio joins Fr. Evan Villanueva, Fr. Jose Eloja, Fr. Dan Cancino in a press conference on Friday, at the CBCP headquarters in Manila, announcing the scheduled arrival of the heart relic of St. Camillus de Lellis on February 2, 2019. Read more »

Umano'y tulak na pari, timbog sa buy-bust sa Cavite

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 09:56 PM

MAYNILA (UPDATED) – Sa kulungan ang bagsak ng isang religious leader at isa pang lalaki matapos silang mabilhan ng "shabu" sa buy-bust operation sa Bacoor City, Cavite, Huwebes ng gabi.   Read more »