Pope Francis on Thursday, June 23, appointed Msgr. Ruben Labajo as auxiliary bishop of Cebu. Photo Archdiocese of Cebu FB Labajo is the Vicar General of the Cebu archdiocese. CBCP News said, like current Auxiliary Bishop Midyphil Billones, Labajo's task is to assist Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma. Born...
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has invited the faithful to join the novena in honor of Senor Santo Nino in preparation for the feast of the Child Jesus on January 16. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma (File photo courtesy of CBCP via PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) The novena masses in observance of the 457th Fiesta...
Parishes in the Archdiocese of Cebu will now have an ecological ministry. Photo from Archdiocese of Cebu FB In a circular letter dated Nov. 3, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma encouraged the establishment of a “Parish Ecological Ministry." "Apart from the global pandemic that we are all experiencing...
With the increasing number of deaths in Cebu due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the difficulty to find vacant spaces for burial, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has allowed the burial in Catholic cemeteries of non-Catholics who succumbed to the disease. Photo from the Roman Catholic...
An image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu was enshrined in a parish in Vatican City on Wednesday, Sept. 1. Photo from Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu Facebook page In a Facebook post, the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu said the image was enthroned at the Sta. Ana Parish by Cebu...
The Philippine Catholic Church will hold a virtual congress on the Eucharist in solidarity with the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest next month. 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu (Cicero Lagarde/CBCP News) Fr. Miguel Garcia, executive secretary of the bishops’...
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has approved the episcopal coronation of the oldest venerated image of St. Joseph in the Philippines. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma (File photo courtesy of CBCP via PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) The National Shrine of St. Joseph in Mandaue City, where the 17th century image is...
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has called for the recitation of the prayer for the canonization of Servant of God, Archbishop Teofilo Camomot in his archdiocese. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma (File photo courtesy of CBCP via PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a circular letter dated June 29, the prelate said the...
