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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines yesterday asked the public to refrain from campaigning for Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle to become the next pope.

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“Let us please ring the bells of our churches and call our people to prayer for the eternal repose of the Holy Father Pope Francis, who passed on just about ten minutes ago,” David said in a statement. 

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The CBCP said the priest in the viral video, who appeared frustrated with a vendor selling goods on church grounds, should be given the benefit of the doubt due to missing context.

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In a statement on Palm Sunday, April 13, Caritas Philippine President Bishop Jose Bagaforo said that the holy week is not just a time for a “spiritual renewal,” but also a “ meaningful opportunity to contemplate the path of public service.”

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“The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Myanmar headed by Cardinal Charles Bo has called for a ceasefire in order to allow humanitarian aid to enter Myanmar in a state of national disaster,” David, the President of the CBCP, told Philstar.com.

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Kalookan Bishop and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, has been appointed as the head of the synodality commission of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC).

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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines yesterday asked the public to refrain from campaigning for Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle to become the next pope.

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“Let us please ring the bells of our churches and call our people to prayer for the eternal repose of the Holy Father Pope Francis, who passed on just about ten minutes ago,” David said in a statement. 

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The CBCP said the priest in the viral video, who appeared frustrated with a vendor selling goods on church grounds, should be given the benefit of the doubt due to missing context.

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In a statement on Palm Sunday, April 13, Caritas Philippine President Bishop Jose Bagaforo said that the holy week is not just a time for a “spiritual renewal,” but also a “ meaningful opportunity to contemplate the path of public service.”

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“The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Myanmar headed by Cardinal Charles Bo has called for a ceasefire in order to allow humanitarian aid to enter Myanmar in a state of national disaster,” David, the President of the CBCP, told Philstar.com.

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Kalookan Bishop and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, has been appointed as the head of the synodality commission of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC).

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