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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 »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 3, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 02:47 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Blessing the quarantined

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 12:51 AM

The parish blessed people with holy water to reach people who are unable to go to mass due to the outbreak of COVID-19.  Read more »

With churches closing, US priest offers drive-thru confessions

Cyril Julien, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 21 05:01 PM

BOWIE, United States - The United States has long loved its drive-ins and drive-throughs: for movies, fast food, pharmacies and banking. Now the coronavirus pandemic has added a new one: Catholic confessions. Read more »

Libing ni 'healing priest' Fr. Suarez dinagsa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 03:44 PM

Nakatakdang ilibing ngayong Sabado ng hapon ang tinaguriang "healing priest" na si Fr. Fernando Suarez. Read more »

Chinese, Vatican foreign ministers hold first meeting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 02:54 PM

The talks between China's Wang Yi and Archbishop Paul Gallagher in Munich, Germany on Friday come as relations between the 2 sides steadily improve following a landmark agreement on the appointment of bishops in 2018. Read more »

Pope Francis sides with traditionalists on priest celibacy

Catherine Marciano and Alexandria Sage, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 01:26 PM

In quashing the idea of married priests in the Amazon, Pope Francis has appeased traditionalists while disappointing progressives who had hoped for a historic turning point in the Catholic church. Read more »

Pagdadalamhati, pasasalamat buhos sa burol ni 'Healing Priest' Suarez

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 08:24 PM

Marami ang nagulat sa biglaang pagpanaw ng kinilalang 'Healing Priest.' Pero sa kabila nito, naibsan ang kanilang pangungulila dahil sa mga alaala nila kasama si Suarez.  Read more »

The ‘vindication’ of Fr. Fernando Suarez, 52

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 10:56 AM

Fr. Fernando Suarez, credited for healing tycoons and raising people from the dead, passed away doing something he loved most—playing tennis—just days short of his 53rd birthday.   Read more »