Tarlac Bishop Enrique Macaraeg has directed all priests in his diocese to celebrate a requiem Mass for former president Benigno Aquino III on Saturday, June 26. Photo courtesy Diocese of Tarlac "Bishop Enrique Macaraeg directs all parish priests and priests-in-charge in the diocese to celebrate a...
Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon will offer a requiem Mass for former president Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III on Saturday, June 26. Bishop Joel Baylon (Photo courtesy Diocese of Legazpi) The Diocese of Legazpi said the requiem Mass is the local Church's "gesture of solidarity with the rest of the country...
Do not be afraid. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said this to Cardinal Jose Advincula who was formally installed as the 33rd Archbishop of Manila on Thursday, June 24. "Do not be afraid. We are ready, as always, to...
The head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care (CBCP-ECPPC) has asked Filipinos, especially the youth to elect leaders who will champion the cause of life and fight the existing culture of death. CBCP "We challenge all sectors especially...
500 years of Christianity commemorative plate Pope Francis has granted a jubilee year with the inherent plenary indulgence for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines. It was 500 years ago when Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan representing the Spanish Empire,...
Cardinal Jose Advincula has arrived in Manila on Tuesday, June 22, two days before his installation as the 33rd Archbishop of Manila. (Photo from the Facebook page of Archdiocese of Capiz / FILE PHOTO) The outgoing Capiz prelate was welcomed in the Residencia del Arzobispo in Intramuros by...
San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza said his prayers for the country's frontliners have become more heartfelt, after he too tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Photo courtesy Diocesan Social Communications Office-San Carlos The San Carlos prelate found out that he tested positive...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care continues to extend assistance to the families of persons deprived of liberty or PDLs. Bishop Joel Baylon (Manila Bulletin photo) Commission chairman Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon said it is part of...
After 95 years, the original image of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage of Antipolo again visited the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros on Friday, June 18. Photo courtesy Manila Cathedral The Manila Cathedral said the visit commemorates the 395th anniversary of the arrival of the image of the...
Churches in the Archdiocese of Manila paid tribute Bishop Broderick Pabilllo, who served as apostolic administrator of the archdiocese for more than a year. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, the Manila Cathedral said Pabillo was a "true...
Archdiocese of Manila Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo welcomed the international criminal court’s investigation into the Philippine government’s deadly war on drugs saying it’s a step to stop the "culture of impunity" in the country. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People and bishop-promoter of the Stella Maris Philippines, has cited the heroic response of the Filipino seafarers who rescued the refugees...
