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‘Oratio Imperata,’ ringing of bells mark urgency of Church plea vs Negros bloodshed

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Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:11:09 +0000

ILOILO CITY—Church bells on Negros Island will start ringing daily at 8 p.m. starting on Sunday (July 28) to call for an end to the bloodshed that is now gripping Negros Oriental province and claimed the lives of at least 13 persons in just five days.

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Trump signed Bibles. Heresy? Many religious leaders say no

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 04:02:13 +0000

President Donald Trump signs a Bible as he greets people at Providence Baptist Church in Smiths Station, Ala., Friday, March 8, 2019, during a tour of areas where tornados killed 23 people in Lee County, Ala. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Donald Trump was just doing what he could to raise spirits when he signed Bibles at an Alabama church for survivors of a tornado outbreak, many religious leaders say, though some are offended and others say he could have handled it differently.

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AFP eyes ‘revenge’ behind Zamboanga grenade blast

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:43:18 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The military is looking into the possibility that “revenge” could be the motive behind the recent grenade attack on a Mahardika mosque in Zamboanga City, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Benjamin Madrigal said Wednesday.

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