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International convention marking Year for Priests open to all faithful

VATICAN CITY, Feb 23, 2010—To mark the end of the Year for Priests in June of this year an international convention will be held in Rome. Events are open to priests and anyone else who feels called to "prayer for the spiritual support and sanctification of Clergy."

MANILA, Jan. 28, 2010─Two Catholic priests have been rushed to a Catholic-run medical center nearest the World Trade Center at mid-afternoon today after complaining of severe chest pains.

MANILA, Jan. 28, 2010─Saying that ordained life entails living a life in imitation of Jesus Crucified, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal said priests, as disciples of Jesus, must learn from his examples.

MANILA, Jan. 28, 2010─At least 641 medical cases have been treated by attending physicians on the fourth day of the ongoing national congress of the clergy.

MANILA, Jan. 28, 2010—The more than 5,000 priests and bishops’ participants to the ongoing national congress of the clergy currently being held at World Trade Center, Pasay City, have donated one million pesos to the devastated Caribbean nation of Haiti.

MANILA, Jan. 27, 2010─ Now, it’s the clergy’s turn to give tithes.

In a concrete expression of solidarity with the victims of earthquake in Haiti, more than 5,000 priests and a hundred bishops generously dropped in their donations as collection baskets were passed around during Mass at the plenary hall of World Trade Center today.

MANILA, Jan. 27, 2010—The spiritual gathering of priests currently being held at World Trade Center is a “Pentecostal” experience not only for the clergy but for the entire Church, a participating priest in the ecclesial event said.

MANILA, Jan. 27, 2010─One of the priest-participants in the ongoing clergy congress lauded the ecclesial event saying it provided a timely opportunity for the clergy to reflect on their ministry and commitment.

MANILA, Jan. 27, 2010─Participants to the 2nd National Congress of the Clergy (NCC II) being held at World Trade Center in Manila are assured of their daily transport to the congress’ venue for the duration of the national congress.

MANILA, Jan. 26, 2010—The theme adopted by the Church for the universal celebration of the year for priests is a call to all believers to consider how they can deepen and strengthen Christian discipleship, a Vatican top official said.

MANILA, Jan. 26, 2010 ─A penitential celebration will highlight tomorrow’s activity on the currently being held 2nd National Congress of the Clergy (NCC II).

MANILA, Jan. 26, 2010─The Catholic faithful can now follow closely the ongoing proceedings of the five-day retreat congress of the clergy.

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Prelate says clergy congress a respite

MANILA, January 25, 2010—The Second National Congress of the Clergy attended by the country’s 5,500 Catholic priests is a “Galilee” or a respite from the daily grind.

MANILA, Jan. 25, 2010─The Holy Father conveyed his prayerful wishes to thousands of Filipino and some foreign clergy gathered at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on the start of their national retreat.

MANILA, Jan. 25, 2010─Over 5,000 priests led by their bishops and religious superiors from all over the country arrived for the Second National Congress of the Clergy at the World Trade Center along Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue in Pasay City today.

MANILA, Jan. 23, 2010— Pope Benedict XVI called on Filipino bishops to work for the sanctification of priests, so that they may be able to fulfill their mission in the church and in modern world.

MANILA, January 21, 2010—“The Second National Congress of the Clergy (NCC2) is a real retreat experience. It is basically a retreat, a call to interior renewal, a call to holiness.”

MANILA, Jan. 19, 2010—Catholic Church leaders vowed to keep politicos out of next week’s gathering of thousands of priests from across the country in Pasay City.

MANILA, Jan. 18, 2010—There will be no mass the whole next week in majority of the country’s Catholic Churches—because there are no priests to celebrate it.

FOCUSING on the interior renewal of the clergy in this year dedicated for priests, an intense five-day national priests’ congress will be held this month that will gather diocesan and religious clergy around the country.

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News Archive
December 2009		2nd National Congress of the Clergy website launched Father Cantalamessa Calls Priests to Be Servants
August 2009		Canossa College hosts “Priests Day” to honor priests, religious in Laguna Poverty, secularism seen as reasons for dearth of vocation in Asia Pope urges bishops to esteem priests Be faithful, just as Christ is faithful—Laguna Prelate UST ends Week of Prayer for Priests with a challenge UST Theological Society holds Week of Prayer for Priests
July 2009		Laguna priests to celebrate Priests Day Manila bishops, priests to meet for Clergy Day Carmel of Laoag celebrates Marian feast for priests Ozamiz fiesta to focus on priestly vocation Caceres welcomes 20 new priests Priests called to emphasize values of interior life Group launches Book of Spiritual Bouquet
June 2009		Mass held to formally close the Pauline Year Mindanaoan priests should get involved in IRD Albay bishop challenges priests: restrain secularism, worldly sciences Davao launches Year for Priest Archbishop Salgado Opens Year for Priests in Nueva Segovia RP Church to open ‘Year for Priests’ tomorrow Archdiocese of Jaro celebrates Year for Priests Church to inaugurate Year for Priests on June 19