Bishop Backs Bill Criminalizing Child Marriage in Philippines

Nov 12, 2020 07:54

Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon of Daet, chairman of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Youth. PHOTO BY NICO BALBEDINA

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Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, September 15, 2024

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