A watchdog group, Bishop Accountability, said it had found scores of clerics with ties to the country who have been publicly accused of sexual abuse. But very few have been disciplined.

Challenges of the Church in the Philippines Drawing from his experience as president of the Philippine Bishops’ Conference, the cardinal pointed out the challenges facing the Catholic Church in ...

"Secrecy only benefits the perpetrators. Secrecy equals complicity." Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, a Philippine church leader, said that the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has set up ...

Secrecy equals complicity.” Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, a Philippine church leader, said that the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has set up an office to safeguard minors and ...

Their influence in policymaking plus the firm opposition of the Catholic Church hierarchy explains why the Philippines is the only country in the world without a divorce law. Filipino politicians ...