“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.” (John 15.18) No priest, and no human being for that matter, deserves to be killed with utter brutality, disrespect and impunity. Every priest, however imperfect, is God’s gift to His Church and we are duty-bound to respect…
Beloved People of God, We are deeply saddened and terribly disturbed that another priest is brutally killed. Fr. Richard Nilo, parish priest of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in the Diocese of Cabanatuan was gunned down and died on the spot early evening yesterday inside the barangay chapel of Mayamot, Zaragoza,…
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle ordained Father Raul Bautista Dael as bishop of Tandag UCANews Jigger Jerusalem and Froilan Gallardo, Cagayan de Oro City Philippines June 8, 2018 A son of a poor fisherman from a coastal town in the southern Philippines was ordained bishop of Tandag in Mindanao’s Surigao del…
One of the worst dishonors is when people in search for justice are excluded from society’s systems UCANews Edita Burgos, Manila. Philippines June 6, 2018 Much has been written and said about upholding the dignity of the human being. The Catholic Church itself has said that, “the ultimate source of human rights…
Message Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 08 June 2018 Dear Brother Priests, I take joy in greeting all of you priests here in the Philippines during our Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons on this Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests. In 2002, Pope…
Fr. Shay Cullen 6 June 2018 What is independence but the freedom from the domination and control of others? Freedom is firstly an inner, non-material spiritual value. The desire for it is a natural right and when achieved, it is a joyful experience. The freedom to practice our religious beliefs…
“Military troops have occupied our schools and conducted roving operations that hamper our members’ [work for] the start of our preparation since early last week,” Lumad school teacher Joan Esperancilla in a statement said. At STTICLC’s Tibucag campus in Barangay Dagohoy, about 20 soldiers of the Army’s 51st Infantry Battalion…
Coalition for Justice Statement, June 5, 2018 On May 11, the Supreme Court committed infamy. Its unprecedented ruling granting the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was the first time the High Court wilfully misinterpreted the Constitution to usurp Congress’ exclusive power to remove impeachable officers. That ignoble…
A hundred and fifty-eight Higaonons have again been driven away from their homes by the military in Sitio Camansi, Barangay Banglay, Lagonglong, Misamis Oriental, Lumad organization Katungod said. Thirty-five Higaonon families are now encamped at Lagonglong town center after soldiers of the 58th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army occupied…
