Sonny Evangelista

Manila declares January 7 a "day of national prayer and mourning".

The Filipino Church looks back at the great moments of suffering that marked 2004, urging the faithful to greater compassion and empathy.

In his Christmas message, the Archbishop tells the faithful to remember God's act of love, his becoming man, and urges the population to be less passive and work instead to build a better country.

Novena mass at 4 am as people in the country and cities gather to thank 'Christ the Light' who overcomes darkness.

Press freedom under siege, Filipino journalists says

Clergyman dies in Infanta trying to rescue flood victims.

They call for "modern" methods and promote birth control; the Catholic Church is rejecting this latest pressure to introduce the "two-child policy" and laws "which promote abortion". Mgr Cruz: the increase in poverty is caused by bad governance.

International media organisation to investigate killing of Filipino journalists

We are working to build peace, says Pikit parish priest

The Philippines have the highest murder rate among journalists in the world after Iraq.

He was supposed to take video footage for a documentary on Ramadan in the Philippines.

Filipino Church prays for hostages in Afghanistan and Iraq