A new bishop has formally taken charge of a mission territory in the northern Philippines that had been “sede vacante” for about a year. Bishop Sean Mejia, 54, was ordained and installed as apostolic vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk during Mass at St. William’s...
Cebu’s Catholic archbishop appealed for equal justice and impartial investigations Tuesday as political tensions intensified over the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte and allegations involving a multibillion-peso flood-control scandal. In a pastoral appeal addressed to Filipinos, Archbishop Alberto Uy stressed that every accused person...
The country’s largest Catholic school network is backing a grassroots campaign to break the grip of powerful political families. The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines announced full support for the “Dapat Isa Lang” movement, which seeks to pass a genuine anti-political dynasty law through a...
A Catholic priest appointed to become bishop of Tagbilaran has announced he will not take up the post, citing personal limitations and discernment. Fr. Gerardo Saco Jr. said in a statement Tuesday he was asking for understanding for what he described as a “change of heart.” “It...
Social communicators and digital missionaries across Mindanao gathered online on Saturday, April 25, 2026, for the “Webinar on News Exchange & Networking: Session 1 – Building a Culture of News Sharing,” an initiative aimed at strengthening collaboration and communication within the Church. The webinar highlighted the...
PARACALE, Camarines Norte — A proposed gold mining project in this small coastal town is drawing opposition from the Catholic Church, with a bishop warning of serious environmental and social risks. Bishop Hernan Abcede of the Diocese of Daet raised concerns in an April 24 pastoral...
As tensions in the Middle East remain high, children in a Metro Manila parish are quietly advancing a global plea for peace, folding paper cranes and sending a message to Pope Leo XIV. In Quezon City, young parishioners of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church have...
The head of the Catholic bishops on Tuesday urged dioceses across the Philippines to hold prayer vigils for peace this weekend, echoing a call from Pope Leo XIV amid escalating global tensions. The appeal follows the pope’s Easter “Urbi et Orbi” message, in which he announced...
Bishop-elect Gerardo Saco Jr. on Wednesday said he accepted his appointment not as a pursuit of prestige but as a mission of love and service. Speaking at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary chapel on the evening of his appointment, he described the episcopal office as...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has appointed the Fr. Jose Conrado Estafia of the Diocese of Talibon as national director of Stella Maris–Philippines, the Church’s apostolate to the maritime community. Estafia succeeds Fr. John Mission of the Archdiocese of Cebu, who has served in...