Catholic schools should become “laboratories of synodality” where young people are heard, trusted and given opportunities to lead, the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said Monday. Speaking at the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines’ Superintendent’s Academy in Quezon City, CBCP president...
Samtang ang tibuok Dakbayan sa Davao nagsaulog sa tinuig nga Kadayawan Festival, usa ka selebrasyon nga naghatag og dakong bili sa gasa sa maayong ani ug mga panalangin sa yuta, usa usab ka susamang espiritu sa pagpasalamat ang makita sa kabukiran sa Malabog. Sa San...
Ika-20 nga Domingo sa Ordinaryong Panahon (August 16, 2026) Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 / Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 / Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 / Matthew 15:21-28 Usahay dunay moabot kanato ug duna usab mawala, dunay moabot ug dunay mobiya, ma butang man kana o tawo. Kung dunay mobalik...
(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the Opening Mass of the Pilgrimage Visit of Our Lady of Guadalupe last July 27, 2026 at San Pedro Cathedral.) Today is a truly historical day for our local Church in...
The Saint Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary (ReMaSe) of Mindanao being the first major seminary in the southern part of the country is worthy of our continued support and respect as she has produced hundreds of priests. Her alumni who are now assigned in many...
When I was assigned as School Chaplain of Holy Cross of Davao College, I worked closely with our Campus Ministers in the spiritual formation of the school community. We celebrated Masses, facilitated recollections, heard confessions, and accompanied our students and employees in their journey of...
St. John Marie Vianney, widely known as the Curé of Ars, remains one of the Catholic Church’s most inspiring examples of priestly holiness and selfless service. Born on May 8, 1786, in the small village of Dardilly near Lyon, France, he spent his early years...
During a recent mission trip to the Cook Islands, Most Rev. Guillermo Afable, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Digos, shared a special reunion far from home, a meeting with Rev. Fr. Alvin Parantar, MSP, a missionary priest who comes from Malita, Davao Occidental. Their...
The country’s largest network of Catholic schools said public concerns over the proposed Pax Silica Project deserve careful attention, urging government leaders to build trust through transparency, environmental responsibility and meaningful community participation. The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines said public skepticism about the project...
As the familiar Cebuano greeting “Malipayong Pag-Uli mga Kabs, Dayon Kamo!” echoes through the halls of (ReMaSe) St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary of Mindanao, one can almost hear the joyful footsteps of former seminarians returning to the place they once called home. From August...