A Catholic prelate has asked the faithful to choose the best leaders for the country in the May 2022 polls.
Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "We give our best to those we love. Let us also give the best for the country if we love it,"Apostolic Administrator of
Military Bishop Oscar Florencio/CBCP NEWS
Bishop Oscar Florencio, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Health Care (CBCP-ECHC), stressed that this is not the time to point fingers at anyone.
“Times like this to be pointing fingers is not appropriate or is bad taste,” he said in an interview Wednesday, May 12.
“We can’t blame one group here because our enemy is not seen and besides we don’t have any control over its passage to our country,” added Florencio.
Instead of pointing fingers, the Military bishop said, people should help stop the spread of the coronavirus by following the health protocols.
Manila Cathedral (Manila Bulletin File Photo)
Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa, Palawan Bishop Socrates Mesiona, chairman of the CBCP commission said, the holding of the Visita Iglesia, A Virtual Pilgrimage is in line with the country’s observance of the 500 years of Christianity this year at a time of pandemic.
The virtual pilgrimage begins today, May 8, at 10 a.m. and may be viewed through the Facebook page of the CBCP-ECM and on TV Maria. It will be held every first Saturday of the month.
“I am inviting the faithful to join this online pilgrimage as we celebrate the 500 years of Christianity in the country. You may join us through the Facebook page of the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Mission and on TV Maria every first Saturday of the month starting today, May 8, at 10 a.m.,” Mesiona said over Radio Veritas.
Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) said this amid the plan of Hong Kong to require foreign domestic workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before their contracts can be renewed.
“Vaccination is our frontline defence against COVID-19. To be vaccinated is our own personal safety. It is also our lasting service for all, that is, we keep them protected from coronavirus,” CBCP ECMI Vice Chairman Bishop Ruperto Santos said in a statement Tuesday, May 4.
Retired Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes (Pagadian Diocese / MANILA BULLETIN/File Photo
Retired Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes, former head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Biblical Apostolate, commended the act for giving nourishment to both body and soul.
“Very good! This community pantry is doing a very commendable act of charity, for ‘Man does not live on bread alone but by the Word of God.’And the Bible is the Word of God,” he said in an interview Monday, May 3.
“This community also gives nourishment for the soul and not only for the body. The word of God is the food for the spirit, just as bread is food for the body!” Bastes added.