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Beware of false prophets, warns church leader

Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas cautioned the public against individuals or groups using public frustration over government corruption to advance personal or political interests. In a...

‘Sinfully wrong!’ CBCP denounces delay of VP impeachment trial

Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) former president Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas denounced the postponement of the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara...

Archbishop reflects on how Pope Francis empowered him to condemn EJKs

Dagupan-Lingayen Archbishop Socrates Villegas recalled receiving personal encouragement from the late Pope Francis when the prelate received threats and ridicule during the Duterte administration...

Use prayers as weapon vs. China might, says Archbishop

THE Catholic church has urged the Filipino faithful to pray the rosary as a “special weapon” against China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea. In...

CBCP backs total POGO ban, cites its ‘evil extent’

The Catholic Church joined the calls to ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) in the country because it brings serious threats and harm to...

Fake freedom: Cardinal slams killings, injustice

Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in his 120th Independence Day message said the country was enjoying a “fake freedom” due to killings and...

Bishop warns faithful: Shun vote-buying

ON the eve of barangay and youth elections, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas urged the faithful Sunday to reject vote buying as an attack on...

Sara calls bishops’ group ‘hypocrites’

DAVAO CITY—Coming to the defense of her father, presidential daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio slammed Archbishop Socrates Villegas for calling the Dutertes ‘pimps...

CBCP: War on drugs spurs reign of terror

THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines on Sunday assailed President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs for creating a “reign of terror” among the...

Bishops laud drug war lull

THE Catholic Church on Tuesday welcomed the suspension of the government’s bloody war on illegal drugs, saying this would encourage addicts who feared for...

Bishops, police press for drug trade probe

THE Catholic Church supports the investigation of top government officials linked to the illegal drug trade by arrested drug lord Kerwin Espinosa. Catholic Bishops Conference...

Bishops call on police to reject vigilantism

THE Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines on Monday appealed to law enforcers to uphold “reason and humanity” in their campaign against criminals, and...

Catholic leaders warn public vs sect’s deceit

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan on Thursday warned its priests and the faithful against a sect offering church services to Catholics in several...

Not all politics

Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. emerges from the priory of the Dagupan Cathedral after meeting with Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas (center), president of the...
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