Tag: elections
Church in India to observe a national Day of Prayer and Fasting
(RVA News): Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India [CBCI], asked…
Indonesian dioceses defer Ash Wednesday for national poll
JAKARTA (UCAN): Catholic dioceses in Indonesia have moved the Ash Wednesday observance, which falls on…
Head of Caritas Philippines praises less violence in local elections
MANILA (AsiaNews): After being postponed twice for a year each time, local elections—barangays and youth…
Caritas Philippines condemns bid to call off barangay polls
MANILA (UCAN): “It is not right for the government to suppress electoral processes, especially as…
Hoping for divine intervention to save the Philippines
Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso It has been five decades since the late Philippine dictator, Ferdinand Marcos…
