1 October 2020
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“This interfaith project is our little way to respond to Pope Francis’ call to care for the earth, our common home,” Palawan Bishop Socrates Mesiona said in a statement. “Common home means all peoples, regardless of religion or religious affiliation, the earth is the home of all mankind. So, all of us must take care…
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One of Velasco’s captivating artworks is his modern painting of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” called “Hapag ng Pag-asa” (A Table of Hope). The painting shows Jesus eating not with his apostles but with a group of street children in a nasty and dilapidated setting. They are not even eating at a table but on…
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Zara Alvarez, a volunteer for the Church-Workers Solidarity group in San Carlos Diocese, was gunned down in Bacolod City, located in the west of the Philippines. Alvarez had reportedly been receiving death threats for over a year, related to her work with poor farmers in the region. Alvarez, aged 39, was a long-time advocate for…
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When the days of Covid-19 are the days you have to move on but can’t move out Yesterday, August, 6, 2020, on the Feast of the Transfiguration here at the Formation House, Iloilo, was a remarkable day as we launched officially the new academic year as well as bade farewell to Fr. Domingo Arnaiz after…
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“I want to prove that it is possible to plant vegetables in an urban community or in your own home despite the absence of a backyard or a piece of land,” he said. The urban gardening project, which he called “Project Grace,” started after the Philippine government imposed a lockdown in the national capital to…
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On this day (July 27, 2020), while the Philippines continues to register thousands of COVID-19 cases and frustrated cause oriented groups rally while the president is delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA), the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Jaro, Iloilo, Philippines is filled with heavenly music. Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo is presiding over…
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Across geographical boundaries, 93 percent of respondents from Mindanao said faith is “very important,” followed by those in Luzon at 87 percent, and finally by those in the Visayas at 66 percent. Respondents from Visayas said that faith is “important” at 32 percent followed by those in Luzon at 10 percent, and finally by those…
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On the occasion of the 122nd Philippines Independence Day and after almost 3 months of quarantine, the Mill Hill Missionaries in the Philippines met for the Temporary Oath of Isaias Estimo. Due to limitation of space inside the formation house chapel, the protocol of physical distancing was not seriously observed. However, the celebration of the…
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Marcelo said parents or relatives engaged in this kind of abuse believe it is not harmful to their children as there is no physical contact between them and the predator. “Many of them think that since there is no sexual contact, it is permissible to just take videos or pictures of them,” Marcelo told UCA…
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Jesuit Communications, the Philippine Jesuits’ media arm, has released an online music video featuring Catholic choirs and musicians performing a composition by Father Eduardo Hontiveros, considered the father of Philippine liturgical music. The video, called a “Quarantune” because it was made during quarantine restrictions, was produced to boost morale among Catholics in the face of…
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“Bicycles and motorbikes will play an important role because our train system cannot handle all commuters due to social distancing rules. It is also safer to ride on bikes or motorcycles because people will naturally be distant from each other,” Assistant Transport Secretary Steve Pastor said. City officials are preparing special bike lanes and stations along…
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