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Plot charges levelled to discredit bishops, says Archbishop Lagdameo Manila (AsiaNews) Mgr Angel Lagdameo, chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), has called on those behind the stories accusing him and five other bish... [1]

Filipino bishops to back pro-life candidates in upcoming elections Manila (AsiaNews) – Filipino bishops have decided to back candidates in the upcoming May 14 local elections who oppose family planning and divorce. [2]

Global Church News - CBCP Basic Ecclesial Communities holds 3rd National Assembly Nov 13, 2015 The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Committee on Basic Ecclesial Communities holds its third national assembly on November 11 to 14, ... (confirmed by 9 sources) [3]

The powerful Philippine Catholic Church has long taken a quiet approach to the country's secular rulers. Not any more. [4]

MANILA -- Pope Francis wrapped up his second Asian visit with two of the most distinctive Masses of his two-year papacy. On the stormy morning of Jan. [5]

MANILA—Twenty-six years after Roman Catholic leaders helped his mother marshal millions of Filipinos in an uprising that ousted a dictator, President Benigno Aquino III picked a fight with the church over contraceptives and won a victory that bared t... [6]

MANILA — Pope Francis called on the Philippine government on Friday to tackle corruption and hear the cries of the poor suffering from “scandalous social inequalities” in Asia’s most Catholic country. [7]

COLOMBO / VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis returns to Asia for the second time in less than six months, traveling to Sri Lanka and the Philippines in coming days to underscore his concern for inter-religious dialogue, poverty and the environment. [8]

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[1] MM asianews.it · 75% match

Plot charges levelled to discredit bishops, says Archbishop Lagdameo

Plot charges levelled to discredit bishops, says Archbishop Lagdameo Manila (AsiaNews) Mgr Angel Lagdameo, chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), has called on those behind the stories accusing him and five other bish

[2] MM asianews.it · 75% match

Filipino bishops to back pro-life candidates in upcoming elections

Filipino bishops to back pro-life candidates in upcoming elections Manila (AsiaNews) – Filipino bishops have decided to back candidates in the upcoming May 14 local elections who oppose family planning and divorce.

[3] MM heraldmalaysia.com · 75% match

Global Church News

Global Church News - CBCP Basic Ecclesial Communities holds 3rd National Assembly Nov 13, 2015 The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Committee on Basic Ecclesial Communities holds its third national assembly on November 11 to 14,

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-02-06 · 64% match

The Catholic Church versus Duterte

The powerful Philippine Catholic Church has long taken a quiet approach to the country's secular rulers. Not any more.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-01-19 · 54% match

Pope tackles corruption, contraception in Asia's Catholic heartland

MANILA -- Pope Francis wrapped up his second Asian visit with two of the most distinctive Masses of his two-year papacy. On the stormy morning of Jan.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-01-04 · 52% match

New Law Points to Philippine Church’s Waning Sway

MANILA—Twenty-six years after Roman Catholic leaders helped his mother marshal millions of Filipinos in an uprising that ousted a dictator, President Benigno Aquino III picked a fight with the church over contraceptives and won a victory that bared t

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-01-16 · 48% match

Pope Tells Philippines Leaders to End Corruption, Hear Cries of the Poor

MANILA — Pope Francis called on the Philippine government on Friday to tackle corruption and hear the cries of the poor suffering from “scandalous social inequalities” in Asia’s most Catholic country.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-01-12 · 48% match

Pope’s Asia Trip to Address Poverty, Dialogue, Climate Change

COLOMBO / VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis returns to Asia for the second time in less than six months, traveling to Sri Lanka and the Philippines in coming days to underscore his concern for inter-religious dialogue, poverty and the environment.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-01-01 · 48% match

Duterte versus bishops, liberals and communists

Three years into his presidency, Rodrigo Duterte has escalated his confrontation with two forces at opposite ends of Philippine society -- the powerful Catholic Church hierarchy and the country's communist rebels.

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