ILOILO CITY – Archbishop Midyphil “Dodong” Bermejo Billones was officially installed as the seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Jaro on Wednesday, April 2. ARCHBISHOP Midyphil ‘Dodong’ Bermejo Billones is installed as the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo City on...
ILOILO CITY — On the 50th year of his priesthood, Jose Romeo “Romy” Lazo officially stepped down as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Jaro. ARCHBISHOP Jose Romeo Lazo at the 50th sacerdotal anniversary of his priesthood. He officially stepped down as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of...
DAVAO CITY – Archdiocese of Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles has called for fairness and dignity as the nation is “deeply divided” following the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte on March 11. VALLES (Keith Bacongco) In his pastoral message, Valles said that the country now stands at a...
ILOILO CITY — After Pope Francis appointed a new archbishop, the Archdiocese of Jaro has expressed gratitude to the pastoral mission of Archbishop Emeritus Jose Romeo “Romy” Lazo. “We give our gratitude to Archbishop Emeritus Lazo for his gift of shepherding and ministry,” the Jaro...
ILOILO CITY – Pope Francis has appointed Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Midyphil Bermejo Billones as the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Jaro here on Sunday, Feb. 2. CEBU Auxiliary Bishop Midyphil Bermejo Billones during the Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles) in Iloilo...
CEBU CITY — “Don’t mess with me.” Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia did not mince words when she chided the head of the National Museum of the Philippines who will be charged for failure to return four pulpit panels that are in NMP possession after these were reported stolen from the Church in the...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula (Archdiocese of Manila website) Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula called on Filipinos to pray for the nation's leaders and work together to promote unity, reconciliation, and the common good in light of recent calamities and escalating political...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma opposed the bill that seeks to legalize divorce in the country. PALMA (Archdiocese of Cebu FB) Palma appealed to the faithful to shun House Bill (HB) No. 9349 or the An Act Reinstituting Absolute Divorce as an Alternative Mode for the Dissolution of...
The 5th Asian Apostolic Congress on Mercy (AACOM) will be hosted by the Archdiocese of Cebu at the IC3 Pavilion from Oct. 14 to 19. Photo from CBCP In a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Friday, Mar. 1, it said that around 5,000 participants are...
The Archdiocese of Cebu, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, addressed the issue regarding the four donated 19th-century pulpit panels currently in the possession of the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP). The National Museum of the Philippines on Feb. 13 receives 19th-century panels depicting the founder...
While Filipinos celebrate romantic love on Valentine's Day, Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula took the opportunity to preach about a different kind of love—God's enduring love. Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula (Manila Bulletin photo) Speaking during a mass at the...
DAVAO CITY – The Archdiocese of Davao announced that Archbishop Emeritus Fernando R. Capalla passed away before dawn on Saturday, January 5. He was 89. CAPALLA Capalla, a former president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines from 2003 to 2005, was one of the most influential...
