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Chinese police detain prominent 'house' church leaders

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 04:18 PM

BEIJING - Police have detained dozens of churchgoers and leaders of one of China's most prominent Protestant "house" churches, congregation members and activists said, in the latest government action against unregistered religious groups. Read more »

Prelate on Duterte 'kill useless bishops' threat: Love your enemies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 01:55 PM

A Catholic priest who has been on the receiving end of President Rodrigo Duterte's tirades is turning the other cheek when it comes to the President's latest rant to "kill useless bishops." Read more »

Duterte: People should stop going to church

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 06:28 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday made a renewed attack on the Catholic Church, suggesting that people should no longer go to the Church and instead make their own chapels at home. Read more »

Christian group youths among Itogon landslide victims

Justin Aguilar, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 10:16 PM

Pastor Bonifacio Patlong was in Kalinga when their chapel in Ucab, Itogon got buried in a landslide.   Read more »

Duterte: 'Reserve the hottest place in hell for me'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 08:18 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday questioned anew the concept of heaven and hell, saying he would be glad to be placed in its hottest spot if it exists at all. Read more »

2 years later: God, Duterte and the Catholic Church

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 21 04:02 AM

The 2-year presidency of Rodrigo Duterte is putting to a new test the relations between the state and the Catholic Church, the dominant religion in the Philippines.  Read more »

LOOKING BACK: Duterte's 2017 SONA and what happened after

ABS-CBN Social Media Team
Updated as of Jul 16 03:54 PM

Here is a look-back at issues mentioned by Duterte in his 2017 SONA, and how things have changed since then. Read more »

Duterte, Robredo, nagpalitan ng birada

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 12:16 AM

Sumagot si Vice President Leni Robredo sa pagtawag sa kaniyang "incompetent" ni President Rodrigo Duterte.   Read more »

CBCP: Duterte apology to God is 'right direction'

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 02:45 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's apology to God shows remorse for his recent remarks which have courted controversy, a Church official said Wednesday. Read more »

'Sorry, God', says Duterte in meeting with Bro Eddie: Panelo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 10:48 AM

Duterte met with Villanueva in Malacañang for 2 and a half hours late Tuesday. The television evangelist had demanded a public apology from the President for calling God stupid. Read more »

Duterte: 'My God is not stupid'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 09:47 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday issued a statement anew about religion, a day after his one-on-one meeting with the head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).   Read more »

Duterte to stop making statements about the Church: Roque

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 05:24 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to stop issuing statements about the church after a one-on-one meeting with the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), his spokesman said Monday. Read more »

READ: CBCP Pastoral Exhortation: Rejoice and be glad!

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 02:54 PM

What is new about priests being murdered for witnessing to Christ? What is new about modern prophets being silenced by the treacherous bullets of assassins? Read more »

CBCP urges faithful to pray, fast for those who blaspheme God

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 07:41 PM

MANILA - Catholic church leaders on Monday urged the faithful to join them next week in 3 days of prayer and fasting for those who blaspheme God. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte’s selfie with God challenge: A coward’s dare

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Jul 10 02:24 AM

Beneath all his bravado--the curses and the profanity--President Duterte is really confused. He can’t even decide whether he believes in God or not. Read more »

Bishop to Duterte: Faith needs no proof

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 12:48 PM

Faith does not require proof, a bishop said Sunday in criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte's call for photographic evidence of the existence of God.  Read more »

Duterte-Church talks 'propaganda' without pledge vs killings, disinformation - bishop

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 10:19 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's dialogue with religious leaders is "just another tool for propaganda" if it will not lead to a commitment to stop killings and disinformation, and respect democratic institutions, a bishop said Sunday. Read more »

Duterte to ‘step down’ if God’s existence can be proven by selfie

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 10:58 PM

The President says he has a "deep and abiding faith in God," a divine power based "sa values ko sa buhay, the lessons I learned in life the hard way." Read more »

Palace seeks 'ceasefire' between Duterte, Church leaders

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 01:28 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Tuesday called for a "ceasefire" between President Rodrigo Duterte and some critical leaders of the Catholic Church, even as it warned that the chief executive would not hesitate to push back if he gets more criticism.   Read more »

OPINION: The gods must be crazy???

John Paul Tanchanco -- JPnomics
Posted at Jun 30 08:51 PM

Pinoy netizens have recently been debating about God and religion. Actually, this isn't new. In fact, in the late 1800s, Pinoys were bolder and funnier when it came to topics like these. Read more »