Topic: Catholic Church
SRI LANKA : Slamming the arrest of a priest and an activist, Church calls for their immediate release
April 7, 2014 ·
By Melani Manel Perera Colombo (AsiaNews via CNUA) “We condemn this unlawful arrest. We call upon the government, which boasts about securing the rights of oppressed people, to release them immediately and show that the freedom it speaks about actually exists,” said the Christian Solidarity Movement (CSM) in a statement released at a press conference […]
Read More...Internet beats church moral teaching
February 10, 2014 ·
MANILA — Young Filipinos are becoming more sexually adventurous as the traditionally powerful Roman Catholic Church loses its influence to the Internet and smart phones, according to a study released on Thursday. A survey of more than 19,000 Filipinos aged 15-24 last year found premarital sex was on the rise, with an increasing number of […]
Read More...Pastoral Exhortation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
January 30, 2014 ·
The Joy of the Gospel and the Church of the Poor As the new Year of the Laity unfolds, we recall Pope Francis’ compelling invitation to the joy of the Gospel and the joy of Evangelization1. We are invited to turn away from our sadness, our discouragement, and our despair at the manner in which […]
Read More...Pastoral letter urges fight against 'social scandal'
January 30, 2014 ·
Joe Torres, Manila · Philippines · January 28, 2014 Philippine bishops called on the country’s Catholics to fight the “economy of exclusion” and not to only blame the government for the endemic poverty that plagues the country. “We need to understand our role in it, our personal responsibility for it in our individual lives and shared cultures,” […]
Read More...Philomena Lee's tragic tale
January 29, 2014 ·
Philomena Lee, the subject of an Oscar-nominated film, launches project to help find children who were forcibly adopted DAVID MCKITTRICK Friday 24 January 2014 Philomena Lee, a slight, soft-spoken Irishwoman in her 80s who walks with the aid of a stick, returned to Dublin today to spearhead the latest in a long series of campaigns […]
Read More...Church against the government over inhumane deportation of Filipino migrants
August 29, 2013 ·
Tokyo (AsiaNews via CNUA) Japanese bishops accuse the Japanese government of “inhumane” behaviour towards Filipino migrants forcibly deported because they lacked proper papers. “We question and oppose the forced mass deportation of the 75 undocumented Filipino migrants because we found that their human rights were violated and their welfare was disregarded,” said the Catholic Commission […]
Read More...New book alleges indiscretions in the Philippine Church
June 13, 2013 ·
June 11, 2013 Author Aries Rufo at the book launch A book launched on Friday is set to send shockwaves through the Philippines Church, with serious allegations about the behavior of bishops and clergy. “Altar of Secrets: Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church,” describes an institution cloaked in secrecy. It claims that […]
Read More...Philippine bishops accused of abuse cover-up
June 10, 2013 ·
June 4, 2013Catholic bishops in the Philippines are covering up “rampant sexual abuse of children by the clergy,” said a missionary priest who has been working with prostituted children for the past four decades. “We have these bishops who have been covering up so much of this abuse, and we know that it is still […]
Read More...WOMEN DEACONS IN THE PARISH? WHY NOT?
May 7, 2013 ·
OPINION : Thinking the unthinkable (The Tablet via CNUA) Under its new Pope, the Catholic Church begins to feel like an animal that has emerged from winter hibernation, blinking in the sunlight and looking for pastures new. From around the world the signs of this reawakening are becoming visible. For instance, some German bishops are […]
Read More...OUR HEARTS ARE TROUBLED, OUR FAITH IS CHALLENGED
April 16, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Readers frequently share their comments and opinions, their problems and troubles about many things including the challenge to their faith. Before the resignation of Pope Benedict and the election of Pope Francis I received the letter below. Dear Fr. Shay, I would really appreciate your help. At the moment I feel […]
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