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atholic clergy in the Philippines have welcomed an assurance from President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to "work closely" with the church for the common good. Archbishop Charles Brown, apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, said Marcos assured him of his cooperation when they met June 10.
The Diocese of Sorsogon is appealing for help for those affected by the Bulusan Volcano activity.
Photo Diocese of Sorsogon FB Fr. George Fajardo, director of Caritas Sorsogon, said food and bottled water are among those needed in evacuation centers. “Beddings, masks, food pack, bottled water a
The Diocese of Sorsogon has posted an appeal to the public to extend assistance to residents affected by the eruption of Bulusan volcano, according to a post on the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website.
Bishop Jose Alan Dialogo(Photo courtesy: CBCP) MANILA - The Diocese of Sorsogon has ordered the indefinite suspension of Rev. Father Emmanuel Alparce from his ministry for participating in the May 9 polls. A circular dated April 4 signed by Bishop Jose Alan Dialogo said Alparce's joining in the national and local elections as candidate for councilor in the municipality of Bacacay, Albay violates the code of canon law forbidding clerics to assume public offices, which entail a participation in the exercise of civil power. "The Directory on Ministry and the Life of Priests urges clergy that priests "ought to refrain from actively engaging in politics, in order to be a central point of spiritual fraternity." The "Directory" further states that the "reduction of a priest's mission to temporal tasks, of a purely social or political nature, is foreign to his ministry, and does not constitute a triumph but rather a grave loss to the Church's evangelic