Bishop Emeritus Benjamin Almoneda of the Diocese of Daet in Camarines Norte province died in a Manila hospital on Friday evening, his diocese said. Almoneda died on the 33rd anniversary of his ordination to the episcopate. He was 92. “We unite prayers for his soul,” the diocese...
Ipinahayag ng Caritas Philippines ang pagtutol nito sa panukalang magtatag ng Maharlika Investment Fund sa gitna ng napakaraming problemang kinakaharap ng bansa sa kasalukuyan. Ayon kay Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, pangulo ng social action at development arm ng Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, “Hindi ito...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) declared February 5 next year as National Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking or NDPAAHT. The declaration stemmed from a request from the CBCP Cluster Against Human Trafficking (CCAHT) to strengthen the Church’s campaign against the...
The youth arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines warned young people about being self-absorbed to care about others, especially those in need and facing injustices. In his message for National Youth Day, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Youth chairman Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon encouraged...
Pope Francis has conferred papal awards to 14 lay Filipino Catholics with local ties to the Archdiocese of Lipa, south of Manila, for their exceptional service to the Church. The awardees received their honors from Archbishop Gilbert Garcera during Mass in the Lipa Cathedral on Tuesday,...
The General Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines is now accepting orders for the commemorative coffee table book on the 500 Years of Christianity in the country. Titled “Gifted to Give,” the book is a project of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Social...
Caritas Philippines, the Catholic Church’s social action arm, is supporting a petition to strike down the law that mandated the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, its national director, said they remain opposed to the move as it undermines...
The Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish (OLSHP) in Citihomes Subdivision, Brgy. Molino IV, City of Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines is a Catholic church that has been actively pursuing synodal activities since 2021 to apply and promote the concept of synodality in response to the...
A new coffee table book telling the story of how a nun journeyed with the Alangan tribe of the Mangyan indigenous population in Occidental Mindoro was launched on Oct. 8. Titled “Kaagapay” (co-journeyer), the book was formally launched at the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception...
[gallery size="full" ids="36671,36672,36673"] SIGNIS means “Sign and Fire”: the Catholic Church’s use of the Communications Media should be a sign of God’s Presence in the world just like fire that would spread and enlighten. “SIGNIS” is a World organization of the Catholic Church for all lay,...