Pope Francis has appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (MB file photo) Church-run Radio Veritas on Thursday said the Vatican made public the appointment on June 1. The Vatican...
Pope Francis used a wheelchair for the first time in public on May 6 following knee treatment. (Handout VATICAN MEDIA/AFP/File) VATICAN CITY, Holy See – Pope Francis has postponed a trip to Lebanon initially planned for June over health concerns, Lebanon's tourism minister Walid Nassar said...
The official portrait of Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula was unveiled at the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome. Cardinal Jose Advincula (Ali Vicoy/MB) The Archdiocese of Manila shared pictures of the unveiling ceremony in their Facebook page Sunday, May 1. Inaugurated by Saint John...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will take canonical possession of his titular church in Italy, Rome on Saturday, April 30. Photo RCAM "The Eucharistic Celebration for the Solemn Canonical Possession of the Titular Church of San Vigilio of His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula on April...
Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula met Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican in Rome on Thursday, April 21, according to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (RCAM). (Photo courtesy of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila) RCAM noted it was the very first time that...
Pope Francis reappointed Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles as member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Bp Romulo Valles (Photo CBCP) CBCP News said the reappointment was conveyed by the Vatican’s Secretariat of State to Archbishop Arthur Roche, prefect of...
AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Pope Francis has conveyed his solidarity with the victims of tropical cyclone Agaton (international name: Megi) which has affected several areas in Visayas and Mindanao. The Pope has been "informed of the recent loss of life and destruction" as a result of the onslaught of the...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the "cruel and senseless" war in Ukraine, where "barbarous" acts were "destroying the future". "More than a month has gone by since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, of the beginning of this cruel and senseless war," the pope said...
Presidential candidate and survey frontrunner Bongbong Marcos doesn't believe that the lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community pose a polarizing issue vis-a-vis religious groups in the country. (Jason Leung/ Unsplash) According to the UniTeam member, the Philippines is "much cooler" in...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula on Friday, March 25, led the consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros. Cardinal Jose Advincula leads act of consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the Manila...
The faithful will still have an opportunity to gain plenary indulgence until December this year. Pope Francis (Vatican Media) CBCP News reported that Pope Francis has extended the opportunities for pilgrims visiting any of the more than 500 “Jubilee Churches” to gain indulgences until Dec. 31,...
Filipino Bishop Edgar Gacutan has officially assumed his role as the new shepherd of a northern Japan diocese. Bp. Edgar Gacutan (Photo CICM) Gacutan was ordained a bishop and installed as the head of the Sendai diocese in a solemn ceremony held on Sunday. In his message, the prelate asked the...
