Hidilyn Diaz made history on Monday after becoming the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist, breaking the country’s 97-year drought. Diaz credited her historic win in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to God and to the intercession of the Blessed Mother. The 30-year-old topped the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting competition...
Manila prelate Cardinal Jose Advincula who is known for establishing mission stations and school in under-serviced, often-forgotten and far-flung areas in his previous dioceses is seriously considering the idea of establishing “mission stations” in the Archdiocese of Manila. The 69-year-old prelate disclosed that he will consult...
A Unity Statement of the Christian Churches on the Occasion of the 500th Year of Christianity in the Philippines As we commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines, we, the Christian Churches, give thanks and praise to our loving Triune God for the grace that...
Couples for Christ (CFC) is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a Catholic renewal community. CFC will celebrate the milestone anniversary virtually with a Mass to be presided over by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle from Rome, Italy on June 26. Among the activities will be the Clergy-Lay Congress...
The Catholic Church’s social justice arm welcomed a House panel order to stop the Kaliwa Dam construction in indigenous communities, pending their consent. The bishops’ Commission on Social Action, Justice and Peace reaffirmed the stand of the Catholic hierarchy that the mega dam project “is against...
The ceremony for the bestowal of Cardinal Jose Advincula’s insignia remains on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Archdiocese of Capiz has again cancelled the much-awaited event as recommended by local health authorities amid the prevailing health crisis. The move was also made “to ensure the...
Pope Francis has recently appointed a Filipino missionary priest as the new bishop of the diocese of Daru-Kiunga in Papua New Guinea. Bishop-elect Joseph Tarife Durero, 53, of the Society of Divine Word will replace Canadian Bishop Gilles Côté of the Missionaries of the Company of...
Pope Francis has granted canonical coronation to the image of Our Lady of Mercy, the “Mother of Novaliches” diocese in Quezon City. The approval was announced Sunday during Corpus Christi Mass at the Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy presided over by Archbishop Charles Brown,...
The bicameral Commission on Appointments confirmed on Wednesday the nomination of the new Philippine Ambassador to the Holy See Myla Grace Ragenia Macahilig. Macahilig replaces Ambassador Grace Relucio-Princesa, who served the post from September 2018 until her retirement in January 2021. The diplomat has been with the...
The Archdiocese of Manila warned Monday of a fake social media account impersonating Cardinal Jose Advincula, its new archbishop. Fr. Reginald Malicdem, the archdiocese’s chancellor, said neither the Manila archdiocese nor the Capiz archdiocese maintain a Facebook page of the cardinal so far. He noted that Advincula...