NASSA supports clamor to impeach Tancangco The National
Secretariat for Social Action, Justice and Peace (NASSA), the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), has joined the call for the impeachment of
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Luzviminda Tancangco. FULL STORY
CBCP preparing protocol for cases of priest sex offenders
CBCP President Archbishop Orlando B. Quevedo, OMI, has confirmed that a protocol is currently being prepared to guide the
Philippine Church in handling cases of priest sex-offenders. The move comes in the wake of a series of reported cases in the United States of sex-related scandals involving members of the
clergy and in response to inquiries on what the Church in the Philippines is doing to address such issues if and when they occur here.
FULL STORY  Bishop Afable named Coadjutor Bishop of Digos, Davao del Sur
Pope John Paul II has appointed a Coadjutor Bishop for the Diocese of Digos (Davao del Sur).
Accepting the request of Digos Bishop Generoso C. Camiņa, PME, for a coadjutor bishop, he has named Bishop Guillermo V. Afable, presently Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, to the position. FULL STORY
Bp. de la Cruz installed Bishop of San  Jose de Antique Exactly a year to the day he was appointed as
Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of San jose de Antique, Bishop Romulo T. de la Cruz was installed as its third Diocesan Bishop during ceremonies held at the Cathedral in San Jose de
Buenavista. He succeeds Bishop Raul Q. Martirez, whose resignation was accepted by the Holy Father on March 16, 2002. FULL STORY Manila Archdiocese launches 'Catextism'
In response to the strong appeal of Pope John Paul II that the Church must use the Internet as a positive force for good, a new service that
harnesses the techonology of the Internet for applications that appeal to a growing number of Filipinos today, is being made available to all cellular phone users and "texters" in the country.
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