Pope Francis, the media and Kris Aquino
By Malou Guanzon-ApalisokPope Francis, the first Latin American and Jesuit Pope is having a honeymoon with press people whom he charms without really trying.
Pope Francis, the first Latin American and Jesuit Pope is having a honeymoon with press people whom he charms without really trying.
The Commission on Elections and the Diocese of Bacolod on Tuesday tangled over the validity of the poll body’s order to remove the ‘‘Team Patay’’ and ‘‘Team Buhay’’ tarpaulins hanging in front of the San Sebastian Cathedral in Bacolod City.
Evangelist Eddie Villanueva, the Bangon Pilipinas party’s lone senatorial candidate, on Tuesday warned against the possible inflow of “hot money” into the country following the expected surge of high-end casino operations here.
A member of the clergy here will not follow the example set by other Church leaders in putting up the controversial Team Patay-Team Buhay tarpaulin, saying it is “unchristian” to malign people.
Pope Francis will visit his predecessor Benedict XVI on March 23 for the first time since his election, the Vatican said on Saturday.
They may have lost the battle over the reproductive health law, but Catholic priests are glad that more and more young Catholics now know that using artificial contraceptives is a sin and are confessing it, a church official said Saturday.
It’s reality and it hurts. But even so, activist priest Robert Reyes said the scandal plaguing the Catholic Church is an issue that the clergy must not deal with “emotionally or sentimentally” but rather by studying and talking to the parties involved before any sanction is taken.
The election as pope of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who as archbishop of Buenos Aires in Argentina had tangled with state authorities over abortion, homosexual marriage, and the culture wars, is expected to provide a pastoral polish to the conservative theology of his predecessors, Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
Bangon Pilipinas’ lone senatorial candidate Bro. Eddie Villanueva on Friday credited the Aquino administration for the “country’s remarkable economic growth” but said the gains were “not inclusive but exclusive to only a few Filipinos.”
A signature campaign against political dynasties, which was launched two weeks ago in Manila, kicked off here on Sunday.
These churches are endorsed by no less than one of the reported top contenders for the papacy.
Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra on Friday filed a petition for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and injunction asking the Supreme Court to stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from enforcing an order for the city’s diocese to remove a controversial tarpaulin listing senatorial candidates who should be rejected and voted for.
The Catholic Church has awoken with no leader following Benedict XVI’s resignation, in which he pledged obedience to his successor and described himself as “simply a pilgrim” starting the final part of his life.
