Nicaraguan Church leaders call out Ortega regime for human rights abuses
- Dec 10, 2019
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Philippine bishops submit response to sedition charges
- Aug 9, 2019
Catholic bishops accused of plotting to oust Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have submitted their response to sedition charges.
Thousands of Philippine Catholics march to defend church leaders
- Aug 1, 2019
Catholics in a northern Philippines archdiocese marched in support of church leaders accused of conspiring to overthrow President Rodrigo Duterte.
Filipino bishop tells Catholics to ignore Duterte anti-church tirades
- Jan 3, 2019
A former head of the Philippines’ Catholic bishop’s conference, has called on people to ignore President Rodrigo Duterte’s repeated rants against the church.
Filipino devotees reenact Good Friday crucifixion
- Mar 30, 2018
Filipino Catholic devotees, including a woman, were nailed to wooden crosses in a gory Good Friday reenactment of Jesus Christ’s sufferings that was watched by thousands of spectators but frowned upon by Church leaders.
Philippines Cardinal Tagle questions acts of ‘kings’ who use violence to intimidate
- Mar 27, 2018
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila questioned the actions of “kings who use violence” to intimidate the weak as he led Palm Sunday observances that opened Holy Week.
Philippine bishops begin prayer vigil to protest deaths in war on drugs
- Nov 7, 2017
Archbishop Socrates Villegas – outgoing president of the Philippines bishops’ conference – said clergy, politicians and security forces need to repent for complacency, ambition for power and instilling fear rather than respect. Rights groups and local media have reported 7,000-12,000 deaths as a result of police operations and unexplained killings in the 17 months since President Rodrigo Duterte took office after running on a platform to rid the country of criminals.
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