A Filipino priest from Laoag City, Ilocos Norte has been appointed as vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of San Jose in California. Fr. Andres Ligot (Photo from CBCP) The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Thursday, July 20, said that Fr. Andres Ligot was chosen as...
A 13-year-old Filipino girl is in the process of possible sainthood after receiving approval from a bishop at an episcopal conference in the Diocese of Kalibo. (Niña Ruiz-Abad Photo from CBCP) The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Wednesday, July 19, said that a northern...
Pope Francis named a Filipino priest as one of the two newly appointed officials of the Dicastery for Evangelization, the missionary arm of the Vatican. (Msgr. Erwin Balagapo photo from Archdiocese of Palo) The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Wednesday, July 19, said that...
The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines has clarified that traditional hand gestures such as raising one’s hands, holding hands with family members or folding one’s hands in prayer are liturgically accepted while singing or reciting the Lord’s Prayer (Ama Namin) during mass....
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Commission on Liturgy Chairman Capiz Archbishop Victor Bendico strongly condemned a performer’s act of wearing a Black Nazarene costume while singing an upbeat version of the Lord’s Prayer (Ama Namin). CBCP logo (Facebook) The performer known as...
Two new dioceses have been created in the Archdiocese of Cebu to better serve the spiritual needs of the faithful. This came after the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) approved to divide the archdiocese – creating the Diocese of Carcar in southern Cebu and the Diocese of...
A relic of St. Titus Brandsma was brought to the recent three-day plenary assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in Kalibo, Aklan. Saint Titus Brandsma (Catholic Online) The CBCP said, the relic, taken from St. Brandsma’s Carmelite habit, remained throughout the...
Church leaders have elected the new heads of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines episcopal commissions on July 8, the first day of the bi-annual 126th plenary assembly of the CBCP held in Kalibo, Aklan. CBCP image Military Ordinariate Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio was elected as...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has approved a petition to change the status of Quiapo Church from the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene to the National Shrine of the Black Nazarene. (Photo from CBCP) According to CBCP, the recognition of the country’s 29th...
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of the Diocese of Kalookan was reelected as president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday, July 8. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (Manila Bulletin photo) According to CBCP News, David was reelected on the opening day of the CBCP's...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said that the National Retreat for Priests (NRP) to be held in Cebu in November aims to provide a deeply enriching and spiritually rejuvenating experience for all priests. Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu (Photo from CBCP news) In partnership...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will push for the presence of permanent deacons in the country to assist priests in their respective parishes. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (Manila Bulletin photo) CBCP president Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said deacons will help...
