Santo Niño Basilica calls off public Masses
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Santo Niño Basilica calls off public Masses

MANILA (Agencies): The Archdiocese of Cebu, the central Philippines, kicked off Santo Niño (Child Jesus)…

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Philippine religious leaders urged to help broker peace
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Philippine religious leaders urged to help broker peace

MANILA (UCAN): Two labour groups in the Philippines have urged the country’s Catholic bishops’ conference…

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Only a firing squad could silence José Rizal
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Only a firing squad could silence José Rizal

Mary Aileen D. Bacalso, Manila In the extraordinarily hard times of the coronavirus pandemic, the…

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Bishop laments killing of indigenous leaders in Philippines
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Bishop laments killing of indigenous leaders in Philippines

MANILA (UCAN): “Do we have to kill our perceived enemies, especially the unarmed? Is this…

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Rape and murder of flight attendant condemned
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Rape and murder of flight attendant condemned

MANILA (UCAN): “This heinous crime (was) an attack not only on one woman but on…

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