Brothers and sisters in Christ: A key dimension of Jesus’ mission was to preach the truth, and in His high priestly prayer, He prayed that His disciples might be consecrated in the truth. We, the Filipino nation, are part of the community of disciples for whom He prayed. At his…
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FIRST WORLD DAY OF THE POOR 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 19 November 2017 Let us love, not with words but with deeds 1. “Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in deed and in truth” (1 Jn 3:18). These words…
June 12, 2017 Dear Friends and Partners, Greetings of Peace from Global Catholic Climate Movement – Pilipinas. GCCM-Pilipinas is the official Philippine Chapter of the Global Catholic Climate Movement. It was established during the Laudato Si Week on June 2016 with AMRSP, CBCP-NASSA, PMPI, Columban Missionaries and Franciscans as the…
June 1, 2017 Dear friends and partners, Our brothers and sisters in Marawi City are besieged with a human-made calamity as firefighting between the government’s armed forces and the Maute group erupted on May 23 and is still continuing until now. The ravages of war have left dozens dead and…
8:00AM – 4:30PM, 12 June, 2017 Araw ng Kalayaan UP School of Economics, UP Diliman On May 23, President Duterte declared martial law and suspended the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the whole of Mindanao. The president had been repeatedly indicating in his speeches his intent that…
June 12, 2017 Dear Friends, Greetings of peace! On June 12, Independence Day, we would like to invite you to participate in a “National Day of Prayer and Action for Peace and Human Rights” in response to the rising tide of terrorism, martial rule and impunity that is now facing…
Continuing with our focus on green development, please come to Kamayan para sa Kalikasan Forum on Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:30 am-1:30pm at Kamayan Restaurant on EDSA ( near Ortigas Ave., across the gate of Corinthian Gardens subdivision). This session is being co-organized by the Climate Change congress of the Philippines…
Former foes unite to provide safe passage for refugees fleeing fighting in Marawi Darwin Wally Wee, Zamboanga City UCAN Philippines June 2, 2017 Irene Santiago, a peace activist and government peace negotiator, said the creation of the “peace corridor” would also ensure “a reliable space for humanitarian assistance to pass through.”…
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