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Replays of Masses not 'invalid' amid pandemic, says Bishop David
Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, sets the record straight after a viral post claimed that the blessing of the Mass 'is only for those joining the livestream and not the replay'
[REFLECTIONS] Finding the risen Christ
We participate in Christ's resurrection if we desire not just to be saved from COVID-19 but to help in saving people from this disease
[REFLECTIONS] Panlaban sa virus
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David draws Holy Week reflections from a recent Rappler report about a COVID-19 frontliner who herself contracted the dreaded disease
[REFLECTIONS] Why, Lord?
We must have the courage to declare with hope: We are Christians. We believe in happy endings. If it’s not yet happy, then it’s not yet the end.
Bishops pray for sedition accusers: 'May they meet the God of all Truths'
'We will not be discouraged,' say the 4 bishops who vowed to continue serving their flock despite the sedition complaint filed against them
Bishop David says he refused Bikoy's request for church sanctuary
'I whispered to [Fr Alejo] to better check first on the veracity of the man's story who came and left as a total stranger to me,' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David
Bishop David slams Bikoy for lying, linking him to Trillanes
(UPDATED) Archbishop Socrates Villegas also denies the claim of Peter Joemel Advincula or Bikoy that he met with anti-Duterte plotters on December 12, 2018
Churches to voters: Choose bets who put country over self
Let us not return to dictatorship, warns Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David
Bishop David: 'Biggest lie' to say drug war is against drugs
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David admits the Catholic Church has 'failed to educate consciences,' leading to the support of many Catholics for drug war killings
7 Last Words reflection: Self-entrustment, not surrender
He is neither giving up nor giving in. No, he is not surrendering; he is embracing his Father’s will as his own, and doing it as an act of love.
'Renounce evil' in polls, Bishop David says on Holy Thursday
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David calls on Filipino Catholics to 'bridge the anomalous gap between faith and social life' as they observe Holy Week 2019
LOOK: Death threats vs priests critical of Duterte drug war
Read death threats against prominent Catholic leaders, including Archbishop Socrates Villegas and Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, received through text messages
More priests bare death threats under Duterte's watch
(3rd UPDATE) Fathers Flavie Villanueva, Robert Reyes, and Albert Alejo expose death threats they have recently received under the watch of President Rodrigo Duterte
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Tinig sa karimlan ang simbahan
Batid ng mga pari na hindi lamang ito atake sa ating pampulitikang institusyon – atake rin ito sa ating moralidad, dignidad, at espiritwal na buhay
Caloocan diocese prays for Bishop David's safety: 'Sasamahan namin siya'
'Huwag tayong matakot na tumayo sa ating pananampalataya, ipaglaban natin ito at lalo nating paigtingin ang ating pagmamahal sa ating Panginoon,' Fr Jay de Leon says
WATCH: Bishop David rebukes Catholics who back drug war killings
'Maraming Kristiyanong namimili lang nung kayang tanggapin na sinasabi ng Panginoon,' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David
Duterte said kill the bishops – and his word became flesh
President Rodrigo Duterte's violent tirades against clergymen begin to take flesh in the form of death threats. What Duterte says, Duterte gets.
Bishop critical of Duterte drug war gets death threats
President Rodrigo Duterte says Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle alerted him about death threats against priests. He backtracks on his call to kill 'useless' bishops.
[OPINION] Pablo Virgilio David: The shepherd of Caloocan
We need Church leaders who will describe rightly what we are facing: a death of conscience by those who justify the killings
Led by Davao archbishop, CBCP defends Bishop David vs Duterte
Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles says he is 'saddened and disturbed' by President Rodrigo Duterte's statements against Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David
Bishop David hails conviction of Kian delos Santos killers
'Salamat sa Diyos!' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, a drug war critic detested by President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte: Build chapels in your house, no need to go to church
(UPDATED) Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, a vocal critic of the government's bloody anti-drug campaign, responds to the President's renewed attacks on his person
Caloocan bishop denies Duterte's accusation of stealing
'I think he has confused me for someone else,' says Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, a thundering voice against the killings under the Duterte administration
Pray for Duterte, 'he is a very sick man' – Bishop David
The Caloocan bishop is reacting to comments made by President Duterte that Catholic saints are fools and drunkards
Bishop hits killings as Padre Pio heart relic visits UST
Killing ‘is never the way of Jesus Christ,’ says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, pointing out that the heart of Saint Padre Pio is ‘like that of Jesus’
Repent, bishop says after Duterte admits to EJKs
'We should welcome this public confession,' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David after President Rodrigo Duterte admits his 'only sin' is extrajudicial killings
[OPINYON] Orakulo ng propeta laban sa mga mamamatay-tao
Dumanas nawa kayo ng kasawian, kayong walang pakialam at nanonood lamang habang pumapatay ang mga naka-bonnet na salarin sa liwanag ng araw!
[OPINION] A prophetic oracle against murderers
Woe to you who call yourselves 'Christians' but do not care an iota about the victims of extrajudicial killings
Bishop David on drug users: They're drug victims, too
'Isn't it obvious that they are also victims, and that they also need to be saved, not killed?' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, reacting to SONA 2018
Bishops hit Duterte for pitting human rights vs human lives
(UPDATED) 'Such a statement implies that the victims of drug-related killings are not human lives!' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David after SONA 2018
'Whispers can kill,' bishop warns amid drug war, Fox case
Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David hits 'figurative serpents' who 'are very fond of juicy gossips and intrigues that are best said in whispers'
The week in photos: July 14-20, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
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Bishop slams 'death squads' in 2 overnight Caloocan murders
(UPDATED) 'We used to call them bonnet gangs. Now we just call them what they really are – death squads,' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Diyos ni Digong ang diyos ng hidwaan
Hindi hinubog sa imahe ng kanyang ‘sensible God’ si Rodrigo Duterte
[OPINYON] May panahon para manahimik, magsalita
May panahon para basagin ang katahimikan, may panahon para magsalita. At ngayon na ang panahon na iyon.
[OPINYON] Tungkol kay Adan, Eba, at pananampalatayang Katoliko
Iginagalang ng mga Katoliko ang tungkulin ng Pangulo, at ang mandato niya bilang Pangulo. Sana igalang din niya ang mga Katoliko kahit hindi siya sumang-ayon sa doktrina ng Katoliko.
Bishops hit Duterte for calling God stupid
'Paano siya magiging Pangulo para sa lahat ng Pilipino kung wala siyang paggalang sa mga mananampalatayang Katoliko?' says Bishop Pablo Virgilio David
Bishops hit priests carrying guns amid killings
'Gun-toting priests? They might want to consider leaving the priesthood and joining the police or the military instead,' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David
Fr Mark Ventura's bishop hits 'unfounded rumors' on his murder
Tuguegarao Archbishop Sergio Utleg speaks up after President Rodrigo Duterte claims Cagayan priest Father Mark Ventura was killed because of his illicit affairs
'Murder is murder,' bishop says as Duterte hits Fr Mark Ventura
President Rodrigo Duterte justifies the death of Cagayan priest Father Mark Ventura by claiming that the 37-year-old priest had affairs with at least 4 women
‘Mama, please let's bring Jesus to the hospital’
'Mama, why is Jesus bleeding? Kawawa naman siya!'
In defense of Judas
Have we forgotten that the Eucharist was really for him (and for the potential Judases that we all can turn into)?
Holy Week reflections: Alab ng Puso
Kapag ang relihiyon sa atin ay naging ritwal na lang; kapag ito'y parang obligasyon na lang na wala nang epekto sa buhay, pag-iisip at pag-uugali ng tao, para itong templong wala nang apoy
Holy Week reflections: The path of nonviolence
Let us never allow ourselves to be motivated by anger or hatred, resentment, revenge, or the instinct to retaliate or return evil for evil
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, March 14, 2018
Hello! Here's a roundup of news you need to know this Wednesday.
Bishops hit DOJ for clearing Peter Lim, Kerwin Espinosa
'I am dumbfounded,' says Archbishop Socrates Villegas, while Bishop Pablo Virgilio David criticizes the Department of Justice for a 'very selective' due process
Filipinos facing threat 'worse than Martial Law'
'We are seeing an erosion of our moral fiber as a people,' says an activist nun as the Philippines marks the 32nd anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution
Bishops call for vigilance amid 'creeping dictatorship'
'We must guard our democracy,' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, as the Philippines marks the 32nd anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution
IN PHOTOS: When the Church rose up vs killings in 2017
Rappler compiles 12 best images of the Philippine Catholic Church that prayed, marched, and fought for the value of life this year
