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Rosemary Anderson wins case against priest, Diocese of Kamloops. (Photo: Vancouver Sun)

Breaking: Woman sexually abused by Filipino priest wins $844,140 award

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Updated: August 26,2020, 7:09 PM Vancouver, B.C. Fr. Erlindo ‘Lindo’ Molon, Kamloops Diocese guilty in sexual abuse of Rosemary Anderson Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.com The Kamloops Roman Catholic Diocese will pay a priest’s sexual abuse victim $844,140 in damages, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled Aug. 25. Link to full decision: https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/20/12/2020BCSC1247.htm. […]

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Nipanaw: Rosita ‘Inday' Clarete Renacia Alcordo May 1, 1947-August 9, 2020

Nipanaw: Rosita Alcordo

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Vancouver, B.C. Subo nga gipahibalo ang pagkamatay sa among asawa, inahan, igsuon ug amiga karong hapon sa 1:46, Domingo, Agosto 9, 2020 sa Vancouver General Hospital. Nipanaw si Inday nga malinawon ug gilibutan sa iyang pamilya – iyang bana, si Priscilo ‘Loly’ Alcordo, mga anak nga Francene ug Basil, pag-umangkon, Eldrizah Alo Empuerto ug iyang

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Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila (File photo by Angie de Silva)

Manila bishop: “I-demanda ninyo kami..”

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Manila bishop dares government to sue Philippine Catholic Church leaders LiCAS•news LIGHT of CATHOLICS in ASIA Light for the Voiceless Jose Torres Jr. July 20, 2020 Bishop Broderick Pabillo, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila, challenged the Philippine government on Monday, July 20, to file a case against the country’s Catholic bishops. The prelate was

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My parents, with my three brothers.

Mama: she was my mentor, my rock

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ISABEL LLACUNA ALCUITAS November 19, 1902 – May 20, 1988 Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas As we celebrate Mother’s Day tomorrow in the middle of the pandemic, I remember my Mama. My mentor, my rock. I was a child of war whose memories of ‘bakwet’ looms large in my memory. Mama Babing, as she was affectionately called

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From prisoners, words of wisdom and hope for today

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Pope Francis presides over the Way of the Cross in an empty St. Peter’s Square as part of precautions against the spread of coronavirus. (Photo credit: Vatican Media)     STATIONS OF THE CROSS 2020 Meditations from Padua Prison The Way of the Cross at the Vatican in Rome today. (Vatican Media)   Words of hope

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Coronavirus Chronicles 6: Las Vegas nurse seeks prayers

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Mary Betita a Healthcare Provider Yesterday at 5:45 AM PRAYER REQUEST There’s nothing more I would want for my 46th Birthday….. if you all can please help me send fervent, strengthening and healing prayers to/for my older sister Mary Betita a Healthcare Provider in Las Vegas who is currently fighting for her life because of

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Coronavirus in the Philippines: How it is impacting the poor

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“Isang kahig, isang tuka” Pablo Virgilio David Follow 13 hrs HOW DO WE APPLY CONCEPTS LIKE “LOCKDOWN” & “COMMUNITY QUARANTINE” IN THE NON-FIRST WORLD SETTING? Bishop Pablo Virgilio David As usual, it is the poor who suffer the most when a first world concept is applied in a third world setting. Yesterday was Sunday. I

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Controversy follows ‘healing priest’ Fr. Fernando Suarez’ death

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Controversial priest Fr. Fernando Suarez died February 4, 2019. (Photo: Fr. Fernando Suare Philippines Controversy dogged his life ever since he became famous for his so-called ‘healing powers’ Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Fr. Fernando Suarez, who died February 4 while playing tennis at the Ayala Alabang Clubhouse in Muntinglupa City was buried in his hometown of

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Simbang Gabi in Cebu: ‘Why are killings okay?

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If you don’t believe in human rights, you might as well not celebrate Christmas,’ Father Ramon Echica tells churchgoers on the 6th day of Simbang Gabi in Cebu. (Facebook photo) Philippines Priest questions Filipinos’ understanding of human rights As Filipinos in the Philippines and all over the world including Canada end their traditional Simbang Gabi,

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Church sexual abuse: Second Filipino priest named in sexual abuse scandal

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Fr. Terry Sarmiento served in the Archdiocese of Vancouver in 1977 and returned to the Archdiocese of Manila in 1980. (Facebook photo: St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Singalong, Manila) Updated: December 17, 2019, 2:45 PM Today, Dec. 17, Pope Francis abolished the pontifical secret for cases of sexual abuse against minors continuing his path to transparency. Pope

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