Angara vows not to support divorce bill
By Tonette Orejas
Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has promised Archbishop Paciano Aniceto that he would not support the passage of a divorce bill.

Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has promised Archbishop Paciano Aniceto that he would not support the passage of a divorce bill.

The Catholic Church will not impose their influence on the electorate.

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle urged devotees of the Black Nazarene to reflect on their relationship with God and challenged them to become witnesses of His love, which has been manifested in the image of the suffering Jesus Christ.

Legislators who voted for the reproductive health bill in Congress can now heave a sigh of relief, especially if they are living within the Archdiocese of Cebu.

On the first day of the traditional “Simbang Gabi,” Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle appealed to lawmakers to “welcome Jesus with joy” to prepare a “straight path” for the next generations by rejecting the reproductive health (RH) bill.

Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal remained hopeful on Sunday, that the reproductive health bill would fail in the third reading vote in the House of Representatives on Monday.
To help raise funds for the victims of tropical storm “Sendong,’’ the archdiocese of Manila will have second collections in all its Masses, particularly during the Simbang gabi (dawn Masses) until Christmas Day, according to Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle.