Priest on death penalty revival: ‘What message are we sending the youth?’
Jesuit Fr. Silvino Borres, Jr. (center), president of the Coalition Against the Death Penalty, presides over a Mass to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty at the CBCP Chapel in Manila, Oct. 10, 2017. CBCPNews MANILA— The revival of the death penalty would risk sending the wrong message to society, especially the young people, a Catholic priest said. Jesuit Fr. Silvino Borres, Jr., president of the Coalition Against the Death Penalty (CADP), said that to have a civil society, the country must respect life, not demand death. “What kind of message are we telling our young people?” said…
Church exec tells Duterte to ‘shape up’
Various religious groups call for an end to drug-related killings during a candlelight vigil at the Christ the King Church in Quezon City, Oct. 6, 2017. ANGIE DE SILVA President Rodrigo Duterte has been told to “shape up” and improve his administration’s services to the people after his trust and satisfaction ratings suffered the steepest drop since he came to power last year. Father Jerome Secillano, executive secretary of the bishops’ Committee on Public Affairs, said that Duterte’s trust rating could drop further if the latter will not change his leadership style. “It will continue to go down unless he…
Being Right
Various groups rally at the Mendiola bridge in commemoration of the International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2016. — KJ ROSALES/PHILIPPINE STAR The problem with the Commission on Human Rights is that it was created out of a Kumbaya moment: people all very giddy after the 1986 mob uprising, with the flattering international attention it wrought. Yet, to paraphrase the saying: one politics in poetry but governs in prose. And in this case, the realities of governance finally came to a head as far as the CHR is concerned. To be frank, the CHR got away with its shtick…
Fr. Chito rescued from Maute captivity
MANILA— After being held hostage by terrorist gunmen for nearly four months, Fr. Teresito “Chito” Suganob has finally been rescued. Government security forces were recovered the priest along with another hostage near a mosque in Bato, Marawi City on Saturday night, Sept. 16. “He was rescued with another individual at about 11pm Saturday,” Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza told CBCPNews. Mr. Dureza would not release other details because military operations are still going on hoping to rescue other hostages. Suganob along with a number of civilians were abducted by the Islamic State-inspired Maute group last May 23 when…
Join us Uphold the Sanctity of Life
Dearest Brethren: Greetings of Peace! Prolife Philippines wishes to invite you to celebrate with us the sacrifice of the Holy Mass on the eve of the anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law on 20 September 2017 at 5:30pm at the Shrine of Our Lady of EDSA. This fellowship of the Mass seeks to amplify our common mission to uphold the sanctity of life and to defend it whenever there appears to be tendencies to place it in jeopardy through injustice, inhumanity and violence. The dark days of the dictatorship were a testimony to such an experience. We are praying…
Families urged: Speak out vs. dissolution of marriage bill
Posted by Nirva’ana Ella Delacruz | Aug 18, 2017 | Filipino families are urged to make their stand against House Bill 6027 public by contacting their congress men and women.RAYMOND BANDRIL MANILA – With the formal filing of House Bill 6027 legalizing the dissolution of marriages, families and couples are urged to be quick on the draw by speaking out on the issue in the public sphere. “Family and life groups, that is, married couples especially, should let their voice heard. Let their congress people know what they [couples] think about this issue… in the strongest possible way! …But without…
Drug war risks more minors getting killed, bishop warns
MANILA— More people, including the youth, could get killed if the government won’t change its hardline approach to stamping out illegal drugs in the country, a Catholic bishop has warned. Reacting to the killing of another teenager, Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan said more people could be killed because the government’s violent drug war is “naïve, seriously flawed, and needs serious evaluation and rethinking”. He said the killings of 19-year old Carlo Angelo Arnaiz, including that of 17-year old Kian Loyd delos Santos, are not isolated cases as claimed by police authorities. “If they don’t stop the killing, we’ll…
Faithful warned about ‘satanic’ rosaries
(L) Actual photo of the rosary confiscated during a recent infestation case of Libera Nox. Unknown to the trained eye, this is actually a Satanic rosary. (R) When the photo’s levels are adjusted to make it dimmer using an image editor, the Iluminati insignia of the sun with its rays and the snake at the back of the Crucified Christ becomes visible to the naked eye. Novaliches chief exorcist Fr. Ambrosio Nonato Legaspi warned the faithful about such Satanic rosaries that are now in circulation the country, during the Aug. 7 spiritual warfare episode of Radio Veritas Hello Father 911….
Bishop urges gov’t: Don’t disregard lives of Maute hostages
Posted by CBCP News | Sep 4, 2017 MANILA— A Catholic bishop appealed to the government to give greater weight the safety of hostages still held by the Maute group as security forces continue their final assault on the bandits. Bishop Edwin Dela Peña of Marawi said the government must carefully consider its military options in order to recover all hostages alive. The prelate said “collateral damage” in war is completely unacceptable in all circumstances. “If they do the final assault, the lives of the hostages could just be sacrificed and be considered as collateral damage… that is not…
