“We have much to learn and to imitate from Titus Brandsma, who defended Truth and Press Freedom until his dying breath.”
Pope Francis to elevate journalist to sainthood
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Lumad ask Pope Francis for help
“Pope Francis, hear our misery and prolonged sufferings. Help us protect the indigenous schools, communities and people in Mindanao.”
The Laudato Si encyclical: Praise be to Pope Francis
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The much awaited papal encyclical on climate change and the environment that was finally released by the Vatican last week was also much dreaded in conservative circles within the Catholic Church as well as outside it. Pope Francis’ Laudato Si (Praise Be To You) is everything environmentalists…
Learn the lessons of Laudato Si, live its teachings through the people’s struggles
KALIBUTAN By LEON DULCE (Columnist’s note: We released this statement last Friday,June 19, after reading Pope Francis’ entire encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si. We are publishing it in Kalibutan for everyone to see groundbreaking implications of the Encyclical rarely captured in traditional media coverage.) ‘Laudato Si,’ the much-awaited encyclical on climate change and the…
Climate change activists laud papal encyclical
“Pope Francis asserts the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, amidst a systematic drive by capitalist countries to blur the difference between the obligations of rich and poor countries.”
Camp Bagong Diwa jail warden face raps for violating detainees’ rights
Political prisoners charged that a jail warden had put their lives and security at risk.
The Pope and climate change
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Most observers are likely to agree that the visit of Pope Francis has reinvigorated the faith of the millions of Catholics in the only predominantly Christian country in Asia. But that visit was also an expression and in furtherance of the Pope’s commitment to the defense of…
After the Pope Francis storm, what now?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective During the visit of Pope Francis from January 15 to 19, time seemed to have gone to a standstill. We had non-working holidays, at least in Metro Manila; there was no traffic, except of course in areas where the roads were blocked and near places where Pope Francis was holding…
Cerrado!
‘Call for release of political prisoners does not end with Pope’s visit’
Pope Francis has already left the country, but the Aquino government has yet to release a single political prisoner.
‘Filipinos found an ally in Pope Francis’
“Look around us and one would see so many people who are homeless. It is high time for the government to look into these corrupt practices, most especially because it is Pope Francis himself who pointed it out.”