Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos has set up a scholarship foundation for the children of overseas Filipino workers, particularly those who lost their jobs amid the pandemic. Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Ad Seminandum RCS 10 Foundation, Inc. aims to look after the...
A Filipino missionary priest has been ordained bishop in Papua New Guinea on Aug. 29. Bishop Joseph Durero (Photo courtesy CBCPNG) CBCP News said Bishop Joseph Durero is the third Filipino bishop in Papua New Guinea. He joins Vincentian Bishop Rolando Santos of Alotau-Sideia and Salesian Bishop...
Bangued Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian of Bangued (Photo courtesy of CBCP-ECY) Jaucian disclosed the result of his swab test in a brief statement released by the diocese on Saturday, Aug. 28, said the Catholic Bishops’...
It is the hope of a Catholic prelate that Filipinos will be much wiser in the May 2022 polls and not make the same mistake of again voting for President Duterte. Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani (RCAM / Paul Guanlao / MANILA BULLETIN) "I hope our people will now be wise enough to turn down...
A Catholic prelate believes President Duterte decision to run for vice president in the May 2022 polls is for self-protection. Photo courtesy cbcponline.net In an interview, retired Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes said the President is afraid of being prosecuted by the International Criminal Court...
Diocese of Kalibo, Aklan Bishop Jose Corazon Tala-oc has called on the faithful to pray for the recovery of the priests in the diocese who are currently afflicted with the coronavirus. “I earnestly appeal to all of you to pray hard for our beloved priests who are presently experiencing difficult...
Bishop Broderick Pabillo has been installed as vicar apostolic of Taytay in Palawan on Thursday, August 19. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The prelate was formally installed by Bishop Socrates Mesiona of Puerto Princesa at the St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral in...
Caritas Philippines has called on Filipinos to rally behind the Commission on Audit (COA) which bared several deficiencies in the financial management of different government agencies. Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of Kidapawan, National director of Caritas Philippines. (CBCP/ MANILA BULLETIN) "We...
An official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said accepting refugees from crisis-torn Afghanistan a "humane act." Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "To accept refugees is very humane and compassionate act, which are so inspiring, salvific, and...
The House Committee on Population and Family Relations' approval of the divorce bill saddened an official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). CBCP/MB Father Jerome Secillano, CBCP Public Affairs executive secretary, said he was saddened that lawmakers prioritized such...
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Moises Cuevas as apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga. Photo courtesy Archdiocese of Zamboanga Cuevas, the current auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese, was appointed apostolic administrator "sede plena" on August 11. CBCP News said “sede...
The number of parishes in the Diocese of Kalookan serving as vaccination sites has climbed to 12. Photo courtesy Diocese of Kalookan In an interview over Radio Veritas, Father Rene Richard Bernardo, head of the Health Care Ministry of the diocese, revealed that five more parishes have been added to...
