Bishop urges public to unite against anti-terror bill
A Catholic bishop has called on the public to unite against the passage of a new anti-terrorism measure which he branded as “vague”. Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos has warned that no one is exempted from its “dangerous” provisions even church people. “It is high time that citizens and members of civil society organizations set aside their differences to combat the passage of this bill,” Alminaza said. “Now more than ever, we need the power of dissenting voices in the current state of political and public health in our country,” he said. While the fight against terrorism is legitimate…
Pastoral Statement of the Bishops of Metro Manila
March 16, 2020, 10:03AM There is an appointed time for everything (Excl. 3:1). To the People of God in Metro Manila: “There is an appointed time for everything,” (Eccl. 3:1) the Holy Bible says. Let us heed the signs of our time and respond to them appropriately. The government has declared a community quarantine in Metro Manila from March 15 to April 14 to stem the spread of COVID 19. We bishops of this region met to discuss common pastoral actions in the light of this development We have been guided by fidelity to the faith, service to the people,…
Priest refutes senator: ‘Divorce will never be pro-family’
A Catholic priest urged Senator Riza Hontiveros not to eschew misrepresentation on divorce after claiming that it is “pro-marriage, pro-family, and pro-children”. Fr. Jerome Secillano, Executive Secretary of the bishops’ public affairs committee, said that such claim contradicts the provisions of the 1987 Constitution. “Is she saying now that the Family Code and our Constitution are anti-family, anti-marriage, and anti-children since they do not guarantee divorce?” Secillano said. “Divorce can never be pro-marriage, pro-family, and pro-children,” he said. “Let’s not twist facts just to suit a particular agenda.” On the other hand, the priest stressed that legalizing divorce in the…
2 priests, 2 pro-life activists arrested trying to save babies inside New Jersey abortion center
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, July 13, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Two Catholic priests and two lay pro-life activists were arrested this morning for entering and refusing to leave an abortion facility, offering red roses to the women inside and encouraging them to choose life. At least one woman turned away and didn’t go through with an abortion, Red Rose Rescue spokeswoman Lisa Hart told LifeSiteNews. The woman’s mother was forcing her to have the abortion. “I was in the process of trying to get her [the] number of an attorney to call…I gave her some good information to get help and offered…
Respect and Care for Life 2019
February is Pro-life month. This is a month dedicated to the preservation and respect for human life, and the sanctity of marriage and the Filipino family. The theme for this year’s celebration ” THE YOUTH: CHAMPIONS OF LIFE AND CHANNEL OF FAITH AND HUMANITY “ PRO-LIFE MONTH ACTIVITIES 2019 Feb. 3, 2019 Pro-life Sunday Opening of Pro-life Month Venue: Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish, Marikina Eucharistic Celebration 8am Blessing and Inauguration of the Tomb of the Unborn Babies Pro-life Seminar The Youth: The Current Challenges on a Response to their Psychological and Social Well Being Speaker: Mr. Rolando Delos…
Over 41 million abortions estimated in 2018, making ‘choice’ world’s leading cause of death
January 2, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Abortions dwarfed every other cause of death worldwide at more than 41 million in 2018, according to the statistics tracking service Worldometers. Worldometers tracks and estimates statistics in real time on a wide variety of subjects, based on data from sources such as the United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and more. It boasts recognition and citations from a wide variety of media outlets and academic works, as well as the endorsement of the American Library Association. On December 31, a number of media outlets including Breitbart reported that as of…
Everyone must respect the basic human rights of all human beings, pope says
VATICAN— The fundamental rights of all human beings, especially the most vulnerable, must be respected and protected in every situation, Pope Francis said, marking Human Rights Day, Dec. 10. “While a part of humanity lives in opulence, another part sees their dignity denied, ignored or infringed upon and their fundamental rights ignored or violated,” he said. Such a contradiction leads one to ask “whether the equal dignity of all human beings — solemnly proclaimed 70 years ago — is truly recognized, respected, protected and promoted in every circumstance,” he said in a written message. The message was read aloud by…
Parents of ‘miracle’ micro-preemie thankful to bring home healthy girl
Pearly Jo (“PJ”) was born at 23 weeks gestation, weighing just 1.1 pounds, and was considered a “micro-preemie,” and is the youngest baby to survive at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in McKinney, Texas. But she proved she was a fighter when she let out “three huge cries” as she was born, according to her mother, shocking everyone in the delivery room. Born on Independence Day 2018, the tiny girl named after her great-grandmother amazingly never got an infection and never had to have surgery, though she did experience a brain bleed, something not uncommon among extremely premature babies. Now she’s…
WATCH: Drag queen admits he’s ‘grooming’ children at story hour events
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, November 27, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Drag queens are deliberately “grooming” the next generation to accept LGBT ideology when they read to children in public libraries at drag queen “story hour” events, a U.S. drag queen admitted. Dylan Pontiff, a drag queen who helped organize one of these story hour events for children as young as three at the Lafayette Public Library in early October, is shownin a video making that shocking admission to the Lafayette City-Parish Council in Louisiana during a Sept. 17 meeting. “This is going to be the grooming of the next generation. We are trying…
Brazil elects pro-life president, despite pressure to legalize abortion
On Sunday, Jair Bolsonaro won the presidential election in Brazil. His victory, with 55% of the vote, is significant because he is conservative and, more importantly, pro-life. For the past four presidential elections, Brazil has chosen left-leaning candidates. Bolsonaro represents a marked contrast, and his election has been described as the most dramatic political change since democracy was restored to Brazil more than three decades ago. Under current law, Brazil is a strongly pro-life country. All abortions are banned except in cases of rape, when the mother’s health is at risk, or when a baby’s brain is severely deformed. International…
