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...
The presence of the Carmelite community in the Archdiocese of Cebu has greatly contributed to the faith of Catholics for 75 years, Archbishop Jose Palma said. Palma on Monday officiated the Mass to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Carmelite Sisters of Cebu at the Carmelite...
Three Filipino priests will travel to Rome this month for a worldwide meeting of “listening, prayer, and discernment” as part of the ongoing Synod on Synodality. Selected by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the clergymen will be part of a worldwide delegation of...
Bishop-elect Napoleon Sipalay will be ordained to the episcopate and assume his role as the new shepherd of the Diocese of Alaminos this coming March. The general secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced that Sipalay, a Dominican, will be ordained to...
A Catholic bishop has reservations about the Philippine police move to allow civilians to own semi-automatic rifles. Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio of the military diocese said he is personally against allowing civilians to possess rifles, or any firearms for that matter. “Why will we need those guns?...
Virac’s new Catholic leader on Friday asked for prayers and support as he prepares to serve in his new role. Bishop-elect Luisito Occiano, 52, specifically asked the faithful to pray for him to receive the wisdom necessary to serve them. “Please pray for me as I strive...