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Fil-Am allegedly abused by Pinoy priest sues LA Archdiocese

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 03:34 PM

A 34 year-old Filipina has sued the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in what is believed to be the first civil suit against the country's largest Catholic diocese since California passed a law last month that extends the statute of limitations for child abuse survivors. Read more »

CBCP official out of danger after Egypt bus accident

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 01:02 AM

MANILA—An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) who was hurt in a bus accident in Mount Sinai, Egypt is now safe, a bishop said Friday. Read more »

'Bakit ako?': 'Healing priest' Suarez airs side on Malaybalay 'ban'

Aleta Nieva- Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 05:17 PM

"Bakit ako? Ininvite lang naman ako...," Fr. Fernando Suarez told ABS-CBN News. "May kulto ba akong ginagawa? Meron ba akong crime?" Read more »

'Healing priest' barred in Malaybalay diocese

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 07:20 PM

The bishop of Malaybalay in Bukidnon has joined a number of prelates who barred "healing priest" Rev. Fr. Fernando Suarez in their dioceses.    Read more »

Pope meets US priest attacked by conservatives for ministering to gays

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 08:33 AM

Pope Francis on Monday gave a high-profile private audience to a prominent American Jesuit priest who has been attacked repeatedly by conservative Catholics and media outlets for ministering to homosexuals. Read more »

Catholic school priest bans 'Harry Potter' books on exorcist advice

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 06:38 PM

Exorcists advised a Nashville school priest to ban the Harry Potter books, over fears the popular children's novels could be used to summon spirits. Read more »

Kagawad patay, pari sugatan sa pananambang sa Laguna

Jonathan Vega Magistrado, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 26 01:27 AM

SAN PABLO - Isang barangay kagawad ang patay habang isang pari ang sugatan matapos paulanan ng bala ang isang SUV ng mga salarin na nakamotorsiklo sa San Pablo City, Laguna Lunes. Read more »

A priest, a car crash and bags full of stolen parish money

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 07:38 AM

Emergency workers responding to a car crash in a California town last month found a priest with a fractured hip and, much to their surprise, bags of cash he allegedly stole from the local parish.   Read more »

Filipino priest to lead Dominican religious order worldwide

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 06:29 PM

MANILA - A Filipino priest on Saturday was elected Master or head of the Dominican Order of Preachers worldwide during the order's annual General Chapter in Vietnam. Read more »

In historic shift, Vatican to consider married priests for Amazon region

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 10:20 AM

It was the most direct mention ever in a Vatican document of the possibility of a married priesthood, albeit limited, and a greater ministerial role for women in one area of the world. Read more »

Lalaki patay matapos mabundol ng kotseng minamaneho ng pari

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 04:15 AM

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL - Patay ang isang lalaki matapos masagasaan ng sasakyan na minamaneho ng isang pari sa Mabini Highway, Valladolid, Negros Occidental Lunes ng gabi. Read more »

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 »

Versailles priest charged with rape, child abuse

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 05:05 AM

VERSAILLES, France - A Catholic priest in Versailles, west of Paris, has been charged with rape and the sexual abuse of a minor, the regional diocese said in a statement Monday. Read more »

Pope says more study needed on role of women deacons in early Church

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at May 08 05:33 AM

Pope Francis said on Tuesday more study was needed on the role of women deacons in the early Christian Church, which eventually could affect decisions on the role of women today.   Read more »

Film on Catholic priests using nuns as 'sex slaves' pulled

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 01:43 AM

PARIS, France - A hit documentary about how some Catholic priests allegedly abused nuns in different parts of the world has been pulled from the Franco-German television channel Arte after a priest complained to a German court. 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 »

Polish priest 'very sorry' for Harry Potter book burning

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 10:49 PM

WARSAW - A Polish priest apologized Wednesday for burning "magic" Harry Potter books, after his actions sparked a wave of protest and comparisons with totalitarian regimes and the Inquisition. 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 »

Parishioners in shock after Filipino priest charged with rape in Pennsylvania

TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 07:52 PM

Filipino parishioners were still in shock, weeks after a "well-loved" priest was charged and arrested for rape after supposedly being in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old altar girl in Pennsylvania.  Read more »

Priest stabbed during mass at Canada's biggest church

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 01:39 AM

A priest was stabbed during a livestreamed morning mass Friday at Canada's biggest church, Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, police said. Read more »