Tag: Catholic Church response
Church groups hit killing of civilians in India’s Nagaland
The soldiers reportedly fired on a truck and later shoot at a crowd that gathered to protest the attack
Justice and peace commissions offer an ‘indispensable service,’ says Pope Francis
The pope said the commissions performed the vital tasks of raising awareness of the Church’s social doctrine and defending human dignity
Photos: Back home in the bosom of the family
Families and relatives of victims of the Philippines’ ‘war on drugs’ receive the urn of ashes of their departed kin on Nov. 15, 2021
Can priests and religious endorse political candidates?
In practice, priests who run for public office need to renounce their ministerial functions or are suspended from exercising them
Church’s ‘synodal process’ still a puzzle to many lay faithful
Many lay people, the main actors in the synodal process, seem to be not aware of what they are going into
Catholic churches in northern Philippines open doors to storm victims
Authorities said the death toll in the wake of "Maring" rose to 30 while a total of 50,040 families or 194,677 people were displaced
Church, green groups demand termination of Philippine fossil gas projects
At least three Catholic bishops and more than 30 faith-based and civil society groups signed the demand letter
Whispering hope
There is always that hope, something that many seem not to voice out these days, something that many are afraid to enunciate
Church group condemns killing of protesting farmers in India
A Catholic priest said the situation of farmers in India is “already pathetic and they are on the verge of suicides”
Sri Lankan bishops back teachers’ strike, call on gov’t to increase...
For more than two months already, the union of teachers and principals in Sri Lanka has been on strike to demand for a salary increase
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