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Lenten season has arrived, and part of the preparation for the coming of the death, passion and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. part of the Alay Kapwa program of the Catholic Church to prepare oneself by fasting, abstaining, sacrifice, reparation, corporal and spiritual works of mercy. We would like to concretize this also by collecting fund for the Church in need and for the fund for the social responsibility of the Church. We are celebrating the sacrifice of the Mass outside the Church and to bring Christ to the periphery of the society. This is also to explain and enhance that corporal works of mercy is an act of sons and daughters of those who believe that they are saved by their faith, faith that has also to be expressed in the social environment.

Joint Statement Mindanao Week of Peace 2011 Theme: "Common Word between Us and You: Love of God, Love of Neighbor" This is the theme of the 2011 Mindanao Week of Peace Celebration. This is the title of the historic and significant Letter of 138 Muslim scholars of the world to Pope Benedict XVI and the religious leaders of the Christian Churches worldwide. Christian and Muslim believes are called People of the Book the contents of which are believed to have revealed by God/Allah Himself. Because of this divine revelation, they have a common origin and a common destiny which they can only be achieved through a life based on "Love of God and Love of Neighbor", a core commandment to know and to obey. The conflicts, wars and animosities among and between Christians and Muslims in the global society today can be traced to the wrong understanding and/or violation of this commandment. For this reason, we urgently appeal to all Christians and Muslims in this count...

“Who is my neighbor?” A Pastoral Letter on AIDS “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with your entire mind; and, Love your neighbour as yourself.” Our dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: In 1993, the CBCP released a Pastoral Letter on AIDS entitled “In the Compassion of Jesus” inviting the whole Church to a loving ministry of service and care for the sick and in solidarity with those living and affected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS. Eighteen years have passed and we do not see any  respite from the growing epidemic and no cure is available yet. In the 2010 UNAIDS report, the Philippines was one of seven nations in the world which reported a 25 percent increase in new HIV infections between 2001 and 2009. The Department of Health warns that if the trend continues, we will be witnessing 9,000 new infections per year in th...