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Archbishop Socrates Villegas

The Filipino bishops are standing up against Duterte. We should applaud them

October 04, 2017

The president's war on drugs is clearly illegal. The Church has to take a stand

Morning Catholic must-reads: 06/09/17

September 06, 2017

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Morning Catholic must-reads: 09/05/17

May 09, 2017

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Duterte to Filipino bishops: ‘I’ll resign if you do’

January 25, 2017

The president accused the Church of corruption, saying: 'You all smell bad'

War on drugs is destroying Filipino values, says archbishop

October 06, 2016

Archbishop Villegas says Filipino virtues are being replaced by 'cuss words, lies and vulgarity'

All attacks on life ‘cry to heaven for divine justice’, say Philippines bishops

September 16, 2016

The bishops said drug addicts were 'sick brethren in need of healing, deserving of new life not death'

Philippines Church ‘powerless’ to stop extrajudicial killings, says official

August 11, 2016

'The Church cannot do anything now. Only those who started these bloodbaths can stop it'

Archbishop: ‘Violent crackdown on drug crime is turning Philippines into a killing field’

August 08, 2016

Archbishop Socrates Villegas issued a statement, read in churches Sunday expressing deep concerns over the killings of drugs suspects

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