Dear Pope Francis, ¡Bienvenido a las Filipinas! Welcome to the Philippines! By now, I’m sure you’re already flooded with messages poured upon you by my fellow Filipinos. Thus, my voice will be just another amongst the crowd. My voice comes from a place of complex stories, identities, ideologies, and perspectives. I am an agnostic theist.…
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#DearPope | Open letter to Pope Francis from Kapayapaan peace advocates
His Holiness, Pope Francis PP.00120 Via del Pellegrino Citta del Vaticano Dear Pope Francis, Our hearts are filled with hope in anticipation of Your Holiness’ visit to the Philippines. As peace advocates, we are heartened by Your Holiness’ choice of name honoring St. Francis of Assisi, the very first to do so. We are greatly…
#DearPope | Political prisoners carry on hunger strike amid repression
“We want to show the Pope what this government might try to hide from him. And that is the worsening human rights situation.”
#DearPope | Indigenous peoples bring gifts, ‘feast’ to Pope Francis
MANILA – Two days before Pope Francis’ arrival, indigenous peoples were the first to give a symbolic welcome to Pope Francis at 10 am today, January 13 at the Apostolic Nunciature on Taft avenue. “We wholeheartedly welcome the Pope to the Philippines, and also to the lands of the indigenous peoples,” said Piya Macliing Malayao,…
The visit of Pope Francis, bringing hope amid the suffering
This section is dedicated to a coverage not only of the visit of Pope Francis, but also of the messages of suffering the people try to convey to Pope Francis, and the message of hope Pope Francis would bring to the people.
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#DearPope | Families of disappeared hope for Pope Francis’ solidarity
“After his visit, our lives will remain the same… But at least our spirits would be uplifted.”
Welcoming the Pope of the poor to a country of the poor
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld More than a year ago when Pope Francis had barely warmed the papal office in Rome, his words and style of leadership signaled something new and welcome to more than one billion Catholics the world over, many of whom had become estranged from the institutional church over the decades.…
The Pope from the Third World
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Let’s get the usual “separation-of-church-and-state” argument out of the way first. Securing the Pope, whoever he may be, is a State responsibility and no one in his right mind should be arguing against it. No one should begrudge the Catholic faithful among the citizenry the opportunity to…
Pope Francis urged to intercede to free Filipino political prisoners
“Our political prisoners are like the Cuban 5, slapped and imprisoned for trumped-up charges. We appeal for the Pope’s intervention.”
Pope Francis invited to ‘gatherings of the poor’
“It is time that the poor speak for themselves.”