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YES, JOURNALISTS HAVE PATRON SAINTS,TOO by durianburgdavao on May 19, 2012THEDURIANBEAT BY ROGER M. BALANZA Do journalists have a patron saint to pray to? Yes. The Roman Catholic Church has annointed three of them for journalists to pray to when they are under threat from assassins or when confronted by the temptations of...

Pope celebrates 85th birthday! Pray for his health! by The Pinoy Catholic on Apr 16, 2012VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict marks two milestones this week and while his health appears stable, signs of frailty have again prompted speculation over whether he will be the first pontiff in seven centuries to resign. Benedict, one of the...

[Statement] “Everyone Especially the Government Should Be Concerned With the Welfare of the Poor” -Visayas Clergy Discernment Group by hronlineph.com on Apr 2, 2012“Everyone Especially the Government Should Be Concerned With the Welfare of the Poor” A Lenten Message We, the bishops and clergy of the Visayas Clergy Discernment Group are one with Pope Benedict XVI in his Lenten message to be “concerned for...

Pope leaves stamp on Church future with new cardinalsVATICAN CITY by Fresh News Buzz on Feb 18, 2012VATICAN CITY(Reuters) - - Pope Benedict, putting his mark on the Catholic Church's future, on Saturday inducted 22 men into the exclusive club of cardinals who will one day elect one of their own to succeed him. Among the most prominent in the group...

It's all because of Bertone! by The Pinoy Catholic on Feb 14, 2012VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Call it Conspiracy City. Call it Scandal City. Call it Leak City. These days the holy city has been in the news for anything but holy reasons. "It is a total mess," said one high-ranking Vatican official who spoke, like all...

Same Sex Marriage – A Threat To Humanity? by Definitely Filipino on Jan 16, 2012Today, when I told him, “I’m unsure of how I feel about it,” he said, “When I go out to eat, it isn’t called ‘gay lunch.’ When I teach college physics, it isn’t called ‘gay physics.’ When I donate money to charity, the...

[Statement] Christian Families Must Celebrate the Feast of the Holy Child by Fulfilling Transformative Role by hronlineph.com on Jan 10, 2012Christian Families Must Celebrate the Feast of the Holy Child by Fulfilling Transformative Role  A Reflection on the Feast of the Sto. Niño of Cebu January 10, 2012 “Sto. Niño, Refuge of the Filipino Christian Family” is a theme that … C...

Odd observation in this year's first consistory by The Pinoy Catholic on Jan 6, 2012The Catholic blogosphere is abuzz with the announcement of the new cardinals soon to be created in consistory.  Filipinos in particular are expecting Archbishop Jose Palma to be named a cardinal since the See he is heading is a cardinatial see,...

Speaking of Archbishop-elect Tagle by Neil's Blog on Nov 18, 2011In the past news, Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle, DD of the Diocese of Imus was appointed by the Supreme Pontiff to be the next Archbishop of Manila, the primatial see of the Philippines. He is expected to take his canonical seat in the Archdiocese of Man...

Pope to appoint new Manila archbishop soon by Nascor Esse Chemicus | I am born to be a Chemist on Oct 11, 2011MANILA, Oct. 11, 2011— Pope Benedict XVI is expected to appoint soon the new head of Manila’s Roman Catholic Church. Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales said Tuesday that he expects the Vatican to name his successor before the year ends...