Philippines
Legislation aims to ‘decolonize’ United Methodists, give parity to non-US conferences
By Yonat Shimron — February 6, 2024
(RNS) — A proposed regionalization plan would undo the dominance and control of the US church and make it on par with United Methodist conferences abroad.
Nailed to a cross, Filipino prays for Ukraine war to end
By Jim Gomez — April 7, 2023
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Eight Filipinos were nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition that draws thousands of devotees and tourists to the Philippines despite being rejected by the Catholic church.
As faiths shift underfoot, a TED-like gathering aims at rebalancing
By Kyle Desrosiers — February 15, 2023
(RNS) — Two friends from seminary in Texas launched a new festival to foster conversations about our changing religious communities that they felt were missing in civic life.
Philippine church leader charged with child sex trafficking
By Robert Jablon — November 19, 2021
Apollo Carreon Quiboloy is accused of recruiting women and girls, typically 12 to 25 years old, as “pastorals” who cooked his meals, cleaned his houses, massaged him and traveled with him around the world.
What Ötzi the prehistoric iceman can teach us about the use of tattoos in ceremonial healing or religious rites
By Allison Hawn — September 28, 2021
(The Conversation) — When the 5,300-year-old mummy of Ötzi the Iceman was found 30 years ago, researchers found 61 tattoos on it. A scholar explains how tattoos have been a sacred part of many cultures across the world.
Manny Pacquiao sues popular Filipino pastor in libel case
By Joseph Hammond — September 15, 2021
(RNS) — The Filipino boxer and politician is fending off accusations that he profited from a sports center project.
Caution, cancellations mark Ash Wednesday in time of virus
By Nicole Winfield and Jim Gomez — February 26, 2020
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass as planned, but elsewhere in Italy services were canceled over fears of the new coronavirus.
Francis appoints Filipino Cardinal Tagle to key Vatican office
By Thomas Reese — December 9, 2019
(RNS) — Well-liked and respected at home, the bright and pastorally minded archbishop of Manila has all of the attributes prized by Francis.
United Methodist Church scraps plans to host General Conference in the Philippines
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 13, 2019
(RNS) — Plans for a meeting in the Philippines are off because space was not available for the full two weeks needed to host the gathering of United Methodists from around the world.
Filipino Muslims approve new autonomous region in referendum
By Associated Press — January 26, 2019
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Muslims in the southern Philippines overwhelmingly approved in a referendum the creation of a new autonomous region in hopes of ending nearly half a century of unrest, election officials said.
Israel should have barred Duterte
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 2, 2018
Duterte arrives in Israel today. Hold my head while I gag.
Duterte vows to resign if anybody can prove God exists
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 7, 2018
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president, who recently sparked outrage for calling God stupid, has courted new controversy in his largely Roman Catholic country by saying he will resign if anybody can prove that God exists.
Devotees re-enact Good Friday crucifixions in Philippines
By Yonat Shimron — March 30, 2018
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — The Lenten rituals are frowned upon by church leaders in the Philippines, Asia's largest Roman Catholic nation, especially if the event is used to boost tourism and business.
Love, marriage and food for the heart
By Gary Edmonds — February 13, 2018
(RNS) — When a faith-based charity saw that the cost of marrying was preventing some couples in the Philippines from legalizing their unions, it found a way to make the impossible possible.
Dancing for fertility in the northern Philippines
By Ronn Bautista — May 17, 2017
OBANDO, Philippines (Reuters) There was dancing in the streets of Obando town in the northern Philippines on Wednesday (May 17) as people feted patron saints they believe bring spouses, fertility and good harvests.
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