PA Media Justin Welby said he should have more rigorously followed up the details of John Smyth’s abuse in 2013 A Church of England bishop has called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign, calling his position “untenable” after a damning report into abuse by a prolific child abuser associated with the Church. Bishop of […]
On the 11th anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda, a Catholic bishop renewed his call to halt mining operations in the islands off Eastern Samar province. Bishop Crispin Varquez of Borongan said Friday that Yolanda’s commemoration challenges the public to “deepen” their commitment to caring for the environment. “I urge our leaders to reconsider and stop the […]
Pope Francis has appointed a Filipino missionary priest as one of the two new auxiliary bishops in Melbourne, Australia. The Vatican announced on Friday (Manila time) that Rogationist Fr. Rene Ramirez will be consecrated bishop, along with Fr. Thinh Nguyen, for the Archdiocese of Melbourne. As an auxiliary bishop, Ramirez will assist Archbishop Peter Comensoli […]
The Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Northern Palawan on Tuesday urged the public to report a Facebook account that “maliciously” uses photos of Bishop Broderick Pabillo. Among the posts on the fake Facebook account showed that it received its “first investment profit” amounting to P400,000 through e-wallet. Another post tagged a certain Rodriguez Amelia with […]
BEIJING – China and the Vatican have agreed to extend an accord on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the communist country for a period of four years, the two parties said on Tuesday. The Vatican struck a landmark deal with the Beijing government in 2018. The agreement, which was previously renewed every two years, […]
Nas and Ath are joined by West Indies great Ian Bishop to look ahead to the first Test of the summer at Lord’s. They pay tribute to Jimmy Anderson on the eve of his last England Test and discuss the likely England and Windies teams, but don’t expect Bish to join them for dinner! You […]
Courtesy of The Washington Post Courtesy of The Washington Post In October of 1983, Grenada’s Prime Minister Maurice Bishop was assassinated in a coup, along with seven of his cabinet members and supporters. Six days later, the United States invaded the island country, and took control of it. The bodies of those eight people were […]