A network of Catholic schools in the country on Monday chided political candidates who use disinformation on social media in an attempt to win the May elections. The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines did not identify any politician by name but it criticized the “brazen”...
The National Shrine of St. Joseph in Cebu province’s city of Mandaue inaugurated its “Gallery of Saints” on Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The event was led by Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu with a Mass together with his auxiliary bishop,...
The Diocese of the Parañaque announced Wednesday that the canonical coronation of the image of Mary, Help of Christians enshrined at her national shrine will be held on May 24. The ceremony will coincide with the feast of the said Marian title, according to the diocese. The...
Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Arnaldo Catalan as the new apostolic nuncio to Rwanda. The appointment was made public Monday, Jan. 31 and published by the Holy See Press Office. Msgr. Catalan succeeded Archbishop Andrzej Józwowicz who was transferred to Iran in June 2021. In appointing Catalan as...
The upcoming local and national elections and the crafting of a pastoral statement will be among the top agenda items when Catholic bishops gather online in plenary assembly this week. Msgr. Bernardo Pantin, secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, said the meeting...
The Kkottongnae Congregation of Brother Jesus, a Korean religious order which works with the outcasts of society, has opened its first seminary in the Philippines. Located in the central Philippine province of Leyte’s Palo town, the Kkottongnae House of Spirituality is the congregation’s first seminary outside...
Pope Francis has honored three priests of the Diocese of Borongan in Eastern Samar province by appointing them as “Chaplains to His Holiness” with the title of Monsignor. The diocese announced the appointments on Friday, January 7. The new papal chaplains are Msgr. Lope Robredillo, Msgr. Eutiquio...
Cardinal Jose Advincula celebrated his first Feast of the Black Nazarene Mass as Manila archbishop on Sunday in an almost empty Quiapo Church, urging the devotees “to help each other live with dignity” in the face of crisis. For the first time in recent memory, public...
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Makati City was closed on Tuesday after one of its priests contracted Covid-19. In a brief statement, its rector and parish priest Father Roderick Castro said the church will be closed until Jan. 17. “During the closure, thorough...
Archbishop Charles Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, spent his Christmas in Siargao Island with the survivors of Typhoon Odette. Archbishop Brown arrived at the island’s airport in Del Carmen town on Saturday morning where he was welcomed by a group led by Bishop Antonieto Cabajog...