29 August 2019 Dear friends, Peace be with you! Horrendous killings of unarmed farmers and other civilians in Negros Island sound the alarm on a drastically deteriorating human rights situation in the Philippines over the last ten months. Shadowy death squads have killed teachers, a lawyer, and several local government…
August 8, 2019 Dear Brethren, Greetings from the Institute for Studies in Asian Church and Culture! How should the unique personality and culture of Filipinos shape your missions and evangelism strategy? ISACC’s “Gospel, Culture and the Filipino Church Seminar” (GCFC) hopes to accompany pastors, missionaries, Christian workers who are passionate…
The Faithful Challenge to a Renewal of Communion and Communion with the Weak and the Broken A crisis is said to be a two-faced reality. One face of this reality evokes feelings of fear, despair, and sometimes even anger. At the height of the El Nino during the hot summer…
Everywhere, and throughout the occupied Palestinian Territories, the Israeli authorities demolish the houses of Palestinians, which the international law stipulates that they be protected and preserved by the occupying authority. In violation to the said law and to implement colonial plans, the Israeli authorities demolish houses, confiscate lands and build…
Father Rolando Abejo among several Philippine activists accused of having communist sympathies ucanews.com reporter, Manila Philippines September 3, 2019 A Protestant pastor in the southern Philippines has voiced concern over his safety after being branded a communist rebel. Posters and flyers were distributed last week labeling Father Rolando Abejo of…
Asian Statement in Support of Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano’s “We Raise Our Voice for the Amazon” By its sheer vastness and magnitude, the world perhaps for the first time, saw that the forest loss in the Amazon is far more than a regional concern but a global crisis. The burning of…
To: All Religious Superiors of Institutes of Consecrated Life, Societies of Apostolic Life and Secular Institutes, Their Communities; Mission Partners and Lay Collaborators Re: Solidarity MassDear Sisters and Brothers,Greetings of peace! In solidarity with our bishops and priests who were charged with inciting sedition, cyber libel and obstruction of justice,…
Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Rolando J. Tria-Tirona on The Season of Creation
August 19, 2019 MOST. REV. BRODERICK S. PABILLO, DD Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas Dear Your Excellency, Greetings of Christ’s love and peace flowing from and through out Creation! As discussed in our previous meetings, we agreed to intensify our efforts for this year’s Season of Creation. Moreover, we agreed to…
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