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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone sprinkles holy water at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.Photos by Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Keith Bergquist prays during an in-church Easter Mass celebration at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A pew is marked for social distancing at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Socially-distanced choir members stand to sing during an in-church Easter Mass celebration at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Pope Shares Solidarity With Myanmar Youth As Protesters Decorate Easter Eggs
04/04/21 AT 11:52 AM
Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar decorated boiled eggs on Sunday, as Pope Francis in his Easter message expressed solidarity with the country s youth.
Myanmar has been gripped by turmoil since a February 1 coup ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and derailed the country s tentative transition to democracy.
Security forces have sought to quell a mass uprising with lethal force and the death toll reached 564 as of late Sunday, according to local monitoring group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). Myanmar s security forces have sought to quell a mass uprising against the coup with lethal force Photo: AFP / STR
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Siete Palabras highlights call for solidarity, unity, communion. (File photo)
+ April 03, 2021 THE experience of the 25 Lumad or indigenous people taking temporary shelter in a retreat house owned by the Society of the Divine Word priests in Cebu was highlighted in the reflection of the Seven Last Words or “Siete Palabras” shared virtually by the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral on Friday, April 2, 2021.
In his reflection of the fifth word: “I thirst,” Rev. Fr. Melchor Fuerzas, SVD, assistant vice president for administration of the University of San Carlos, said unity, solidarity, and communion can quench the present thirst experienced by the community that is now longing for various things because of the pandemic.
Border Bishops Call for Safe, Orderly, and Humane Immigration
Border Bishops Call for Safe, Orderly, and Humane Immigration
U.S. and Mexican bishops living along the border issued a joint statement this week calling for humanitarian solutions to immigration.
As U.S. and Mexican bishops along the border, we witness daily the dilemma that our migrant sisters and brothers face, the statement reads.
For most, the decision to migrate is not motivated by an indifference toward their homeland or the pursuit of economic prosperity; it is a matter of life or death.
While recognizing the right of nations to control their borders, the bishops call on countries to welcome migrants in accordance with their intrinsic dignity and to pay special care to the treatment of children.