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                    [Title] => CBCP: No change in stand on GMA
                    [Summary] => Despite the emergence of new witnesses linking President Arroyo to supposed jueteng payoffs, the Catholic Church will still abide by its decision to allow peaceful and legal processes to resolve the worsening political crisis, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president and Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla said yesterday. 


Capalla said the July 10 resolution by the CBCP would not change amid the new accusations directly linking Mrs. Arroyo to alleged cheating in last year’s vote.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 230790 [Title] => Pope accepts resignation of another Filipino bishop [Summary] => Pope John Paul II has reportedly accepted the resignation of yet another prominent Manila bishop, this time allegedly for siring a child and for involvement in a graft case.

The resignation of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Teodoro Buhain was accepted last week through a letter coursed through Apostolic Nuncio Antonio Franco, the Vatican’s envoy to Manila, sources said. A Roman Catholic Church spokesman said he was unaware of any resignation.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 223465 [Title] => Archbishop rites to be held Nov. 21 [Summary] => Manila will have a new archbishop on Nov. 21 in an elaborate ceremony, marking the first time the city will hold such rites since Filipinos started heading the 400-year-old episcopate.

The date of the turnover ceremony was announced yesterday shortly after incoming Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales arrived from Europe where he had been in a three-week "ad limina" visit to the Pope and pilgrimage in Lourdes, France.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218444 [Title] => Bacani seeks forgiveness, reconciliation [Summary] => He seeks forgiveness and reconciliation.

Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani expressed gratitude for the support he received from people who offered prayers on his behalf during his most trying moments.

"There is so much goodwill... I’m sure I do not deserve (it)," Bacani said at the 19th anniversary celebration of the El Shaddai Catholic charismatic group at Rizal Park in Manila Saturday night.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804767 [AuthorName] => Cecille Suerte Felipe [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209500 [Title] => Bacani denies sex raps [Summary] => Beleaguered Bishop Teodoro Bacani Jr. denied yesterday accusations he sexually harassed his former secretary, while Roman Catholic Church leaders cautioned against racing to judgment until the Vatican concludes its probe. [DatePublished] => 2003-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 195861 [Title] => Sin calls for prayer rally for peace [Summary] => Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin is summoning the Filipino faithful to join a prayer rally for peace at 4 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace (EDSA Shrine).

"As the world is on the brink of war, we all want peace... we want peace in Iraq. We want peace in Mindanao. We want peace in our hearts. And we believe in the power of prayer and unity," Sin said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-02-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097177 [AuthorName] => Katherine Adraneda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 151827 [Title] => 7 Iloilo bishops, 12 priests buck circular [Summary] => ILOILO CITY — Seven Catholic bishops and 12 priests are questioning a circular issued by Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo requiring parish priests to retire at the age of 65.

In a letter to Lagdameo on Jan. 12, Msgr. Enrique Perez, parish priest of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in La Paz town, said the archbishop’s circular dated Jan. 3 violates the rights of priests as provided for under the Canon Law.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1459245 [AuthorName] => Leo Solinap [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 146206 [Title] => GMA: Philippines back on its feet [Summary] => President Arroyo has announced to the world that the Philippines is back on its feet.

Speaking at the traditional vin d’honneur at Malacañang Saturday night, Mrs. Arroyo told the diplomatic corps that the country had gained the momentum to press forward to the path of development.

"We have firmly stabilized the domestic political situation while continuing to mop up residual problems in law and order," she said.
[DatePublished] => 2002-01-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 128982 [Title] => Buddha - Jumped - Over - The-Fence [Summary] => Through Jose "Pepe" Rodriguez, director of the Academia Filipina–the local counterpart of La Real Academia de la Lengua in Madrid–HE Jaime Cardinal Sin invited some of its members to a formal luncheon at his residence.

Instead of proceeding to the usual venue at the end of the open terrace, we went upstairs to the Cardinal’s private dining room where he welcomed us cordially. He appeared healthy, and the loss of a few pounds made him appear even more so.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135850 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1098288 [AuthorName] => table TALK by Rosalinda L. Orosa [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 128363 [Title] => Buddha - Jumped - Over - The-Fence [Summary] => Through Jose "Pepe" Rodriguez, director of the Academia Filipina–the local counterpart of La Real Academia de la Lengua in Madrid–HE Jaime Cardinal Sin invited some of its members to a formal luncheon at his residence.

Instead of proceeding to the usual venue at the end of the open terrace, we went upstairs to the Cardinal’s private dining room where he welcomed us cordially. He appeared healthy, and the loss of a few pounds made him appear even more so.
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135850 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1098288 [AuthorName] => table TALK by Rosalinda L. Orosa [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) ) )
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