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Election Day, May 9th, 2022, has come and gone. We are left with the election results. But who are the real losers and winners? Ten challenges confront us

Amid the heated election campaign, an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)’s social arm yesterday reminded the public that they should not hit candidates below the belt.

Basic ecclesial communities are the ideal way to let the laity participate actively in church activities

(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Sto. Niño Parish priest Father Sanny de Claro announced the launching in a message dated April 19. “I am pleased to announce the launch this coming Wednesday, the 21st of April, the Sto. Niño Parish-Pandacan Community Pantry where parishioners will provide food and other basic necessities according to ability and others will pick it up based on need,” he said. “It is a creative way to proclaim the Word of God and live it especially in this pandemic. I urge all stakeholders to give their full support to the initiative,” added de Claro. Inspired by the fi...

The community pantry at the San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan City. (Photo courtesy of Diocese of Caloocan/CBCP) PASIG CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- Manila Archdiocese administrator, Bishop Broderick Pabillo encouraged parishes in Manila to set up their own “community pantries” to reach out to those in need amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “ I encourage the priests, parishes and the BECs (Basic Ecclesial Communities) to join this initiative,” Bishop Pabillo said over Radio Veritas Monday, adding that the initiative is a very good way of spreading generosity and ‘bayanihan’ among us. Inspired b...