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MANILA (PNA) -- A Filipino priest has been appointed by Pope Francis as new bishop for the Church in Oceania on Friday.Fr. Ryan Jimenez will be the second bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa in Saipan, the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands.His episcopal ordination is set for Sunday, Aug.

MANILA – The Episcopal Commission on Family and Life chaired by Daet Bishop Gilbert A. Garcera, D.D. and Marriage Encounter Foundation of the Philippines led by chair couple Robert – Tinette Aventajado reminded the diocesan organizations about the deadline for submission of official nomination forms for The Search for Outstanding Families 2016” on July 31, 2016.In a letter addressed to the chairmen and coordinators of diocesan Family and Life Ministeries nationwide, the Aventajados and Garcera said the search was launched during the Post Synodal Conference in Bacolod last February 17.

MANILA -- Catholic bishops paid tribute to Bishop Julio Xavier Labayen, who for many years served the cause of the poor in the field of social action, died on Wednesday morning.Caceres Bishop Rolando Tria Tirona said Labayen offered his 60 years of priestly ministry serving the marginalized and fighting for the protection of the environment. He lived a dedicated life serving and loving the Church especially the poor,” said Tirona, who currently chairs the bishops’ National Secretariat for Social Action- Justice and Peace (Nassa).

MANILA (PNA) -- The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is set to issue an Oratio Imperata to ask for rains as some areas in the country are experiencing drought due to the effects of El Niño.According to CBCP President Archbishop Socrates Villegas, they are ready to urge priest to ask for rains through the prayer they will issue. Ready na, he said when asked if they will issue an Oratio Imperata.The Lingayen-Dagupan prelate is optimistic that once they start praying, rains will fall.? Uulan (it will rain). Have faith in the power of prayer, he said.For his part, Fr.

COTABATO CITY – The country’s second working Cardinal and Mindanao’s first has urged all Catholic faithful and all other faiths to be peace advocates and peace makers. May I addressed this Eater Message to everyone of goodwill, Muslims, Christians, Lumads, Hindus, Buddhists, Confucianists, etc,” His Eminence Orlando Cardinal B. Quevedo, OMI, DD, has addressed in his Easter Sunday Message. We have different beliefs. Christians believe, for example, that Jesus is God who became man, who died and rose from the dead.

VATICAN – Remembering this week’s deadly terror attack in Brussels, the papal preacher centered his Good Friday reflection on mercy’s role in saving the world. The opposite of mercy is not justice but vengeance,” said Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap, in his sermon for the Celebration of Our Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica March 25.

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MANILA — Aside from praying and offering sacrifices, a ranking Church official urged the faithful to help the poor, comfort the sick and visit those in prison this Holy Week.Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, CBCP President, said that doing acts of charity is one of the meaningful activities that Catholics could offer. If you want to truly make a good Holy Week love much. Love more,” Villegas said Give to the poor. Visit the jail.

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At Conclusion of Today’s General Audience, Calls on People of Good Will to Unite Selves in ‘Unanimous Condemnation’ of ‘Cruel Abominations’‘I renew again my appeal to all the people of good will to unite in unanimous condemnation of the cruel abominations that are causing only death, terror, and horror.’Pope Francis launched this plea against terrorism during his weekly General Audience in St.