The Philippine Catholic Church’s humanitarian arm said it will soon begin its recovery initiative, pledging to help families severely affected by typhoon Odette, especially those in the “peripheries”. While Caritas Philippines will continue distributing relief aid, its head Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo said they are trying...
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines called on the faithful to do away with lavish Christmas parties in solidarity with the victims of typhoon “Odette”. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, CBCP President, urged Catholics to instead set aside money for the devastated communities. “Perhaps...
Bishop Antonieto Cabajog of Surigao on Monday appealed for prayers as the diocese reels from the aftermath of a powerful typhoon that wreaked havoc across the nation. He said Surigao del Norte suffered “sizeable damage” from the typhoon, which made its first landfall on the province’s...
A Catholic bishop in Bohol province called on government leaders to set aside politics and instead work together to help the victims of typhoon Odette. Bishop Alberto Uy of Tagbilaran said politicians must consider the health, safety and welfare of the affected people. “Now is the time...
The Catholic Church has set Dec. 25 and Dec. 26 as national days of prayer for families affected by typhoon “Odette”. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called on dioceses to dedicate the said days to pray for the recovery of communities affected by...
Archbishop Romulo de la Cruz who served the Archdiocese of Zamboanga for seven years died Dec. 10 at age 74. De la Cruz died at Zamboanga Doctors’ Hospital where he was brought due to “erratic heartbeat”. Fr. Armand Aquino, the archdiocese’s chancellor, said the archbishop also had...
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Catholic Social Media Summit returns this month, featuring an array of speakers. The theme of this year’s conference, Influencer, is an offshoot of CSMS’ themes in the past three years: Activate (2018), Connect (2019), and Transform (2020) or ACT. And this year,...
The Philippine Catholic Church on Wednesday declared the institutionalization of the Men of St. Joseph (MOSJ), a lay Catholic association of men committed to Jesus and consecrated to his foster father. The launching followed the national consecration of the Filipino familes to St. Joseph led by...
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan on Wednesday officially assumed his new post as president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. He replaced Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao who finished his term as head of the conference of Catholic bishops in the country. Prior to...
Catholic bishops called on young people to do away with blaming others and instead take responsibility for their lives. They said that if young people want to succeed in life, they need to take it seriously and start by not blaming others and doing something about...