Parishes in the Archdiocese of Manila were urged to join Pope Francis in the consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25 by organizing a Mass. Photo RCAM In a circular letter, Fr. Carmelo Arada, the vice chancellor of the archdiocese, said parishes are encouraged...
The Archdiocese of Manila will hold a bloodletting activity this month in celebration of the 70th birthday of Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula. Archdiocese of Manila In a letter dated March 7, Fr. Sanny de Claro, HRDD director, appealed to the Manila archdiocese employees, seminaries,...
The Archdiocese of Manila has discouraged the self-imposition of ashes during the observance of Ash Wednesday. Photo Archdiocesan Liturgical Commission-Manila FB "We receive the ashes because the call to repentance is addressed to us by Christ through the Church and it is also through the ministry...
Bayombong Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao has asked the faithful in his diocese to heed the call of Pope Francis for a day of fasting for peace. Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao (Photo CBCP) This amid the escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine. "Let us heed the invitation of Pope Francis to make...
Priests from the Archdiocese of Manila will hold a “penitential walk” on Thursday, Feb. 17, to pray for the voters as they choose the country’s next leaders in the May 2022 polls. Photo Manila Cathedral FB “We ask our fellow Filipinos to be ‘maka-Diyos kaya makabayan,’ to discern their...
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...
Father Reginald Malicdem is the new spokesperson of the Archdiocese of Manila. Fr. Reginald Malicdem (Photo Manila Cathedral FB) The Archdiocese of Manila Office of Communications posted the circular letter announcing the appointment of Malicdem as Archdiocesan Spokesperson on Monday, Jan. 24....
More than 40 parishes in the Archdiocese of Manila are currently temporarily closed. Archdiocese of Manila FB The Archdiocese of Manila Ministry on Health Care said some parishes closed due to priests and church personnel testing positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Others closed as a...
The Archdiocese of Manila has a new chancellor and vice chancellor. Photo RCAM FB Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula appointed Fathers Isidro Marinay and Carmelo Arada as chancellor and vice chancellor, respectively. The Archdiocese of Manila Office of Communications posted the circular...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has no more symptoms of COVID-19. Cardinal Jose Advincula (Ali Vicoy/MB) Fr. Reginald Malicdem, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Manila, revealed this on Wednesday. "He is on the road to recovery,” he said in a CBCP News post. Malicdem added that the...
Parishes in the Archdiocese of Manila will hold a second collection on National Migrants Sunday (NMS), September 26. Photo courtesy CBCP-ECMI "As we have done during the past NMS, we request all parishes, shrines, and chaplaincies to take up a second collection this Sunday," Fr. Reginald Malicdem,...