The Archdiocese of Manila, in a statement on Monday, Dec. 4, lamented the loss of innocent faithful lives that were snatched away while seeking spiritual solace. Photo from Archdiocese of Manila Days after the commemoration of Red Wednesday, which highlighted the persecution faced by Christians for...
ILOILO CITY – The Archdiocese of Jaro is reshuffling priests here and the provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras. The archdiocese led by Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo will implement the new pastoral assignments on December 3, the first Sunday of Advent. THE Archdiocese of Iloilo announces a reshuffle of...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma asked Church workers and members of the laity running in the barangay elections on October 30 to resign or take a leave of absence. PALMA (FB) Palma said resigning or taking a leave of absence will prevent people from suspecting that the Church is being used...
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma on Tuesday, October 17, denied that he has blessed naked Santo Niño figurines being shown in commercial videos on social media and are sold as lucky charms. ARCHBISHOP Palma (FB) In a video posted on the archdiocese's Facebook page, Palma said only one image of Santo...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Sunday, Oct. 15, stated that the Manila Archdiocese requested a “holy hour” for peace for everyone, mainly the Holy Land to take a moment of prayer for those people in distress from the war. CBCP / MANILA BULLETIN The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Most Rev. Julius Sullan Tonel was installed as the seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga in a ceremony at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Zamboanga here. TONEL (center) The ceremony was officiated by his Archbishop of Manila Jose Cardinal...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has given its go signal for the division of the country’s largest archdiocese, the Archdiocese of Cebu, into three. Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu (CBCP photo) In a Facebook post, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma announced the CBCP’s support...
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...
With the intention to reach and serve more people, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has made his proposal for the division of the Archdiocese of Cebu into three. Archbishop Jose Palma (Facebook) The Church leader is set to present his proposal during the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines...
Bishop Julius Tonel will be formally installed as the seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga on August 22. Courtesy of Bishop Julius Tonel The 65-year-old Church leader will be installed as the new shepherd of the Zamboanga archdiocese during a holy mass to be held at the Metropolitan...
ILOILO CITY – Archbishop Victor Bendico presided over his first Sunday Mass as the newly installed head of the Archdiocese of Capiz. BENDICO (Pamati-Archdiocese of Capiz) In his homily delivered mostly in the Hiligaynon dialect, Bendico urged the faithful to choose the narrow road like Jesus...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula led the recent groundbreaking rites for the Divine Mercy Chapel for 24/7 Confessions. The 24/7 confession chapel will be constructed at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary Complex along EDSA near the MRT Guadalupe Station for easier access to those who...
