The Diocese of Cubao has informed the public that Rico Sabanal is no longer a Catholic priest. Photo Diocese of Cubao FB "Fr. Rico Sabanal is no longer a Roman Catholic priest and has no priestly faculty to perform any religious activities anywhere in the Philippines,” CBCP News quoted the...
Newly appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, Msgr. Arnaldo S. Catalan, will be ordained as bishop on Feb. 11. Manila Cathedral FB He will be ordained at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros. In a Facebook post, the Manila Cathedral said Catalan will be ordained by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect...
The Diocese of Maasin in Southern Leyte will have its first pontifically crowned image. Our Lady of the Assumption (Photo CBCP News) Pope Francis has granted canonical coronation to the image of Our Lady of the Assumption, the patroness of the diocese. CBCP News said a canonical coronation is the...
Archbishop-elect Arnaldo S. Catalan, newly appointed Nuncio to Rwanda, visited Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Photo Manila Cathedral FB The Archdiocese of Manila posted pictures of the visit on Facebook the same day. The archdiocese said Msgr. Catalan was welcomed...
A Filipino priest has been appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda. Photo Manila Cathedral FB Pope Francis announced the appointment of Msgr. Arnaldo S. Catalan in the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 31. "His Eminence Jose Cardinal F. Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, thanks the Holy Father for this gift and...
The solemn declaration of the Parish Church of St. Nicholas of Tolentino Shrine of Señor Sto. Cristo Milagroso in Sinait, Ilocos Sur as a minor basilica will be held on Feb. 16. Photo Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia FB CBCP News said it will be the first minor basilica in the Archdiocese of Nueva...
7AC90E57-BEB9-49E2-97F4-D411E6F1D16F ROME, Italy — Pope Francis, a lover of classical music, made a surprise visit to a Rome record store to bless the premises -- and picked up some vinyl while there. The 85-year-old pontiff slipped into Stereosound, located across from the Pantheon, on...
Three priests from the Diocese of Borongan were appointed papal chaplains, the diocese announced on Friday, Jan. 7. (Photo from Diocese of Borongan / MANILA BULLETIN) They were Msgr. Eutiquio Belizar, Jr., PC; Msgr. Lope Robredillo, PC; and Msgr. Romeo Solidon, PC. "His Holiness Pope Francis...
Pope Francis has asked for prayers and assistance for typhoon "Odette" victims in the Philippines. Pope Francis and Archbishop Charles John Brown in the Vatican in December, 2018. (VATICAN MEDIA FILE PHOTO) CBCP News said the Pope expressed his closeness to Filipinos suffering from the devastation...
Filipino missionary priest Edgar Gacutan has been appointed as bishop in the Japanese diocese of Sendai. Bp-elect Edgar Gacutan (Photo CICM) Pope Francis appointed Gacutan on Wednesday, Dec. 8. CBCP News said he is the first Filipino to be named bishop in Japan. Born in Cagayan province in 1964,...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has received his sacred pallium on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila receives pallium from Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown (Screengrab Manila Cathedral FB) The pallium is a vestment made of white wool only worn by the pontiff and by...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Health Care (CBCP-ECHC) has urged the faithful to participate in the three-day vaccination drive next week. Photo from CBCP ECHC FB "With Pope Francis, we would also like to encourage our brothers and sisters to participate...
