‘Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We are totally shocked and in utter disbelief to hear about the brutal killing of Fr. Mark Ventura, Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. Right after celebrating the Sunday Eucharist at eight o’clock in the morning today, he was shot to death by murderers…
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We just lost a young priest, zealous and dedicated, one who smelled like his sheep, to an assassin’s bullet right after he said Mass and was baptizing children. We condemn in strongest terms this brutal and cowardly act. Let us offer our prayers for him,…
Most Rev. Jose C. Sorra, DD, Bishop-Emeritus of Legazpi Diocese There are two accounts of creation found in Chapters 1 & 2 of the Book of Genesis. The first account tells us that: “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him: male and…
“If you return, O Israel, declares the Lord, to me you should return. If you remove your detestable things from my presence, and do not waver, and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in…
We, the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas composed of 55 National Lay Organizations and 54 Arch/Diocesan Councils of the Laity strongly denounce the decision of the Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines to cancel the missionary visa of Sr. Patricia Fox. Sr. Fox as a missionary has untiringly dedicated herself to…
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