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Viral good-looking priest downplays netizens’ reactions

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 07:58 PM

After going viral on social media because of his looks, Fr. Ferdinand Santos was quick to downplay praises he received, explaining that only Christ deserves a fan club. Read more »

UN 'disturbed' by death in jail of Indian priest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 06:14 PM

The priest, who campaigned for marginalized tribal communities, was arrested last year for allegedly inciting violence between different Indian castes in 2018. Read more »

Pope updates canon law to address pedophilia by priests

Alexandria Sage, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 02 02:45 AM

It came after repeated complaints by victims of sexual abuse and others that previous wording within the code was outdated and opaque. Read more »

DOJ task force to make 'preliminary assessment' on murder of ex-priest, peace consultant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 06:18 PM

MANILA - The inter-agency task force on extrajudicial killings will make a "preliminary assessment" on the killings of 2 National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants in the Visayas, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday. Read more »

Pari sa Pampanga na nakiapid umano sa may-asawa, tinanggal sa parokya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 07:10 PM

Tinanggal na sa kaniyang pinagsisilbihang parokya sa Pampanga ang isang Katolikong pari na nahuli umanong nakikiapid sa may-asawa. Read more »

2 parish priest sa Bukidnon magkasunod na namatay dahil sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 12:09 AM

Dalawang parish priest sa diyosesis ng Malaybalay, Bukidnon ang nasawi dahil sa COVID-19. Read more »

Italian priest hangs up cassock for love

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 07:07 AM

ROME, Italy - Churchgoers in a small town in central Italy assembled for mass as usual were hardly expecting a confession from their own parish priest.   Read more »

LOOK! A priest’s collection of more than 200 crosses

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Apr 02 11:21 AM

In his 10-year journey into priesthood, Fr. Roland Jaluag has received as gifts so many crosses and crucifixes enough to put up a gallery Read more »

Simbahan humingi ng tawad matapos mag-viral sa social media ang isang pari sa Davao del Norte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 06:19 AM

Humihingi ng tawad ang Diocese of Tagum sa Davao del Norte matapos mag-viral sa social media ang video kung saan tila uminit ang ulo at nagalit ang pari habang nagbibinyag ng sanggol. Read more »

Rebel priests defy Vatican, vow to bless same-sex couples

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 16 10:48 PM

The Vatican said on Monday that priests cannot bless same-sex unions and that such blessings are not valid, in a ruling that disappointed gay Catholics who had hoped their Church was becoming more welcoming under Pope Francis. Read more »

Constitutionalist Fr. Joaquin Bernas dies

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 06 04:52 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Jesuit priest and noted constitutionalist Fr. Joaquin Bernas has died, according to a tweet by one of his mentees Dean Mel Sta. Maria of the FEU Institute of Law. Read more »

Doktor na pari handang tumulong sa vaccination program ng gobyerno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 09:10 PM

Handa ang pari at doktor na si James Roa na tumulong sa isinusulong na COVID-19 vaccination program ng gobyerno. Read more »

MMFF review: 'Suarez, The Healing Priest' inspires but too earnest, defensive

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 02 01:28 PM

The whole production had the vibe of a religious program on television, even ending with an uplifting healing prayer from the real Fr. Suarez himself. Read more »

Another best actor award in the offing for John Arcilla as healing priest Fr. Suarez

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 04:16 PM

John Arcilla already considers a big personal achievement that he was chosen to portray Fr. Fernando Suarez who led a fruitful but controversial Catholic healing ministry.  Read more »

Remembering Fr. Sonny: ‘singing priest’ and pioneer of religious broadcasting

RHIA D. GRANA
Updated as of Oct 12 04:58 PM

A Catholic who grew up in the '80s and '90s wouldn’t mistake his voice for anyone else’s  Read more »

In Sweden, female priests now outnumber male ones

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 29 07:51 AM

For the first time in history, Swedish female priests outnumber their male counterparts, sixty years after they were first allowed to don the clerical collar, the Church of Sweden said Wednesday.   Read more »

Activist priest kinondena ang patuloy na patayan sa gitna ng pandemya

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 21 08:16 PM

Kinondena ng activist priest na si Robert Reyes ang umano ay patuloy na patayan sa gitna ng panahon ng pandemya kasunod ng pamamaril sa isang balut vendor sa Quezon City.   Read more »

Under coronavirus lockdown, a Philippine priest hits the streets

Jes Aznar and Mike Ives, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 23 04:30 AM

MANILA, Philippines — When the Rev. Eduardo Vasquez dresses for work these days, his vestments are as protective as they are holy. His cassock has been replaced by a safety suit, his collar hidden behind an N-95 respirator mask. All that identifies him as a priest is his stole, a scarf about 6 feet long, the perfect length to measure an acceptable social distance.   Read more »

Founder of Knights of Columbus moves a step closer to sainthood

Sandra E. Garcia, The New York Times
Posted at May 29 05:31 PM

Pope Francis is crediting the healing of an unborn child with a life-threatening condition to the priest, the Rev. Michael J. McGivney, after the child’s family said they prayed to him, the Knights of Columbus said. Read more »

Pope Francis elevates Cardinal Tagle to highest order

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 10:53 AM

Pope Francis has named former Manila archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle cardinal-bishop, the highest in the College of Cardinals. Read more »