Catholic Church, anti-RH bill groups gather at Edsa Shrine:
MANILA, Philippines—Hundreds of people, some arriving in private vehicles and others on foot, gathered outside the Edsa Shrine at a usually suburban Manila intersection Saturday for what church leaders had described as a massive prayer rally to show Congress most Filipinos were against the reproductive health bill pending in legislature for years.
Many of the faithful, who braved intermittent rains and occasional winds, stood under umbrellas as they waited for the rally to get underway.
Bishop Gabriel Reyes, chair of the Episcopal Commission on Family and Life of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, was spotted in the area. So was Father Me...
Keep on reading: Catholic Church, anti-RH bill groups gather at Edsa Shrine
MANILA, Philippines—Hundreds of people, some arriving in private vehicles and others on foot, gathered outside the Edsa Shrine at a usually suburban Manila intersection Saturday for what church leaders had described as a massive prayer rally to show Congress most Filipinos were against the reproductive health bill pending in legislature for years.
Many of the faithful, who braved intermittent rains and occasional winds, stood under umbrellas as they waited for the rally to get underway.
Bishop Gabriel Reyes, chair of the Episcopal Commission on Family and Life of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, was spotted in the area. So was Father Me...
Keep on reading: Catholic Church, anti-RH bill groups gather at Edsa Shrine
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