In a world rife with misinformation and “fake news”, a Catholic bishop emphasized Tuesday that the Church’s true influence lies in sharing the truth of God’s mercy, compassion and kindness. Bishop Jose Rapadas of Iligan told Catholic communicators that by embodying these virtues in their ministry,...
The 2024 National Catholic Social Communications Convention held last August 5-8 at the Aquamarine Recreational Center in Lipa Batangas gathered more than 300 delegates around the Philippines. With this convention’s focus on Artificial Intelligence, social communicators were then dubbed as AUTHENTIC INFLUENCERS, thus playfully changing...
In an emotional homily on Monday, a top Catholic Church official urged priests to pay attention to what ordinary faithful have to say and reach out to those who have often been overlooked in parishes. At the opening Mass for a meeting of parish priests from...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s order of a total ban on offshore gambling firms has been welcomed by Catholic bishops. Bishop Rupert Santos of the Diocese of Antipolo described the chief executive’s move as “the best decision.” “It is good for our country, particularly in the midst of...
“What God has joined together, let no one separate”(Mt 19:6). The Catholic Church has not given up on this teaching of Jesus, even in countries where civil divorce is already legal (see the Catechism of the Catholic Church 2384-2385). Therefore, even in countries where civil...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines asked the faithful to pray that peace reign amid the territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea. At a press conference after their three-day plenary assembly in Cagayan de Oro City, CBCP president Bishop...
A senior Vatican diplomat urged claimants to areas in the West Philippine Sea to “abide by international law” and resolve their differences through peaceful means. Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, met with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo...
Another Filipino missionary priest will lead the papal mission to the small Pacific island country of Tuvalu. Pope Francis on Monday appointed Fr. Eliseo Napiere of the Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP) as superior of the Missio sui iuris (independent mission) of Funafuti. He will succeed...
A Filipino priest serving in the US diocese of Sacramento was formally made its auxiliary bishop, marking a new chapter in his service to the Church. Bishop Rey Bersabal was ordained to the episcopate by Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento during Mass on Friday (Saturday in...
Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, the archbishop emeritus of Cotabato, denounced the grenade attack at a village chapel in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato on Pentecost Sunday, May 19. The blast hurt two churchgoers attending a Bible service at the Sto. Niño Chapel in the city’s Barangay...