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Philippine lawmaker seeks to lift tax on religious items

MANILA (UCAN): Bienvenido Abante Jr., a Philippine legislator and a Baptist Church pastor, has tabled…

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Philippine bishops issue prayer for those affected by Covid-19 coronavirus

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines released an Oratio Imperata (obligatory prayer) for the…

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Millions join Santo Niño feast amid volcano fears
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Millions join Santo Niño feast amid volcano fears

MANILA (UCAN): As millions of Filipinos celebrated the feast of Santo Niño, or Child Jesus,…

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Trying to encounter with the divine

Millions of Filipinos, many of them barefoot, walk the streets of Manila on January 9…

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Tagle in peace call as Philippine orders Iraq evacuation

MANILA (UCAN): Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, incoming head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelisation…

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Filipinos join calls for prayers as Australia burns

MANILA (UCAN): Philippine Church leaders joined global calls for prayers for Australia as wildfires continue…

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Be people of hope Cardinal Tagle urges
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Be people of hope Cardinal Tagle urges

MANILA (UCAN): Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle of Manila, the Philippines, called on Catholics to be…

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