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(L) Actual photo of the rosary confiscated during a recent infestation case of Libera Nox. Unknown to the trained eye, this is actually a Satanic rosary. (R) When the photo’s levels are adjusted to make it dimmer using an image editor, the Iluminati insignia of the sun with its rays and the snake at the back of the Crucified Christ becomes visible to the naked eye. Novaliches chief exorcist Fr. Ambrosio Nonato Legaspi warned the faithful about such Satanic rosaries that are now in circulation the country, during the Aug.

ILIGAN City – Upon the recommendation of the Diocese of Iligan, pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Philippines distributed relief goods to home-based Internally Displaced People (IDP) coming from the war-torn city of Marawi. Even though we don’t live in evacuation centers, we can’t really say that we are better off. We don’t have any source of income.

MANILA — The Catholic Church’s social action arm has launched a campaign to help put a smile back on faces of the children of Marawi City.The toy campaign called Share the joy, give a toy hopes to bring back the happiness and provide comfort to children, who are still recovering from the trauma brought by the ongoing conflict.Caritas Philippines said the campaign targets to give new/preloved toys and educational materials to at least 3,000 children who evacuated in Iligan City, and to other disaster-affected areas..Apart from basic necessities like food and non-food items, Caritas Philipp

MANILA — The Catholic Church’s social action arm is providing an additional P10 million to help meet immediate needs of people affected by the ongoing crisis in Marawi City.The money will be funnelled to the newly-formed operations group comprising of religious sisters and lay volunteers of the Diocese of Iligan.The National Secretariat for Social Action (Nassa), also known as Caritas Philippines, said the response will cover the essential needs of around 3,000 families or 15,000 individuals.Fr.

MANILA— The country’s Catholic schools have embarked Monday on a 14-day prayer for peace as fighting continues in Marawi City.The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) said such ‘communal action’ is needed to help end the ongoing conflict in Mindanao. The intention of the prayer and reflection is for peace in Marawi and other areas in the Philippines where there are conflicts, said the CEAP, the country’s largest private educational organization.

Turn from Evil and Do Good,Seek Peace and Pursue It (Ps. 34:14) TO ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILLandGreetings of peace in the Almighty and Most Merciful God.We, the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines, wish to enjoin your assistance and collaboration. We all cry from our heartsand War in Marawi, never again! War in Marawi, no more! We therefore call for the return to normalcy and peace in Marawi and its environs as soon as possible. We wonder whether the continued state of Martial Law, much more its extension, will bring this about.We believe that the war in Marawi is not religious.

The term of the newly-elected officials will be from December 1, 2017 to November 30, 2019.President andAbp. Romulo G. Valle and//cbcpwebsite.com/Archbishops/abpvalles.html rel= noopener s Vice President andBp. Pablo Virgilio S. DavidTreasurer andAbp. John F. DuSecretary General andFr. Marvin S. MejiaRegional RepresentativesLuzonNorth andAbp. Marlo M. PeraltaCentral andBp. Ruperto C. SantosSouth andBp. Jose R. RojasSoutheast andBp. Victor C. OcampoSouthwest andBp. Reynaldo G. EvangelistaVisayasEast andBp. Isabelo C. AbarquezWest andAbp. Jose F. AdvinculaMindanaoNorth andAbp. Martin S.

MANILA - Newly-elected CBCP President Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao is greeted by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila and Bishop Angelito Lampon of Jolo at the sidelines of the ongoing bishops’ plenary assembly at the Pope Piux XII Center in Manila, July 8, 2017.

MANILA — As fighting continues in Marawi City, Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with all those affected by the violence and assured the people of Mindanao of his prayers.The Pope relayed his message to Ozamiz Archbishop Martin Jumoad during the Pallium Mass on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul at the Vatican on June 29. When I kissed his hand and told him that I am from Mindanao in Ozamiz, I could sense that he wants to listen more and then he told me that ‘I know that you suffered a lot more,’ Jumoad said over Radio Veritas.

MANILA -- The nation’s Catholic bishops will gather in Manila over the weekend for their biannual plenary assembly to deliberate on some Church agenda and to elect a new set of officers that will lead them in the next two years.Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines will particularly elect, among others, their new president to replace Archbishop Socrates Villegas who is stepping down this year.Villegas is currently in his final term as CBCP head, a vital post he held for four successive years.CBCP officials have a two-year tenure in office, or a total of four to incl