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...
A pilgrim image of Our Lady of Fatima, which has been an iconic symbol of the 1986 peaceful revolution, was formally honored with pontifical coronation on Feb. 25, the 38th anniversary of the popular uprising. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Valenzuela City...
The Archdiocese of Cebu has claimed ownership of 19th-century pulpit panels removed from a church in Boljoon decades ago, now held by the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP). Archbishop Jose Palma said the four panels were removed without the church’s permission and demanded for its...
An association of Catholic schools is opposing the supposed “people’s initiative” to tweak the country’s Constitution. Echoing the stance of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) said that the efforts to amend the charter lack transparency. It deplored...
The Filipino Catholic migrants in the Diocese of Copenhagen in Denmark received an image of “La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc” from Bishop Renato Mayugba of Laoag during Mass on Feb. 3. Hundreds of Filipinos attended the Mass in celebration of the Presentation of the Lord at...
After three years of deferment, the national gathering of Catholic youth in Naga City will finally take place in July 2025. Hosted by the Archdiocese of Caceres for the first time, the National Youth Day (NYD) is expected to draw thousands of young pilgrims from across...