2020 Year of Ecumenism, Inter-Religious Dialogue & Indigenous Peoples

Theme:  Dialogue Towards Harmony Objectives:  To celebrate human fraternity by promoting the culture of dialogue as a path to peace. To work for unity and harmony while respecting diversity. To recognize Indigenous Peoples’ identities, spiritualities and ancestral domain. Prayer for the Year of Ecumenism,  Inter-Religious Dialogue and Indigenous Peoples Almighty,…

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Invitation to Prolife March for Life

Nov. 13, 2019 HIS EXCELLENCY MOST REV. BRODERICK S. PABILLO, D.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Manila Archdiocesan Shrine of Sto. Nino 600 L. Chacon St., Tondo, Manila Your Excellency: December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, by law is already a declared holiday. This year however it falls on a…

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Dialogue Towards Harmony

Explanation of the Logo for 2020 Year of Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and Indigenous Peoples Logo Description: The Logo is formed by 3 shapes (two in blue and one in red) creating a blank space in the form of a heart.  At the centre of the heart is the theme for…

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Be Cautious Against Red Tagging

Statement of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform is alarmed over the list of alleged “front organizations of local communist terrorist groups (CTG)” by the Department of National Defense which includes the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP). The said list was presented on…

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The Year of the Word of God

#DeiVerbiAnnus  The year 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Catholic Biblical Federation. The year 2020 marks the 1600th anniversary of the death of Saint Jerome, the great translator of the Bible, who sought to render the Scriptures into the “common” everyday language of ordinary people, so…

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Opinion: Creating a space for rebellion

Visayas TodayBro. Tagoy Jakosalem, OARNovember 4, 2019 The Duterte government might think that by arresting the leaders and members of progressive organizations in Bacolod City and Negros island, it will silence the collective voices of its critics. However, it has, instead, created a ripple effect of condemnation. The progressive groups…

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