The Diocese of Dumaguete urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to veto the bill creating the Negros Island Region (NIR), not just to express "dissent," but also to "safeguard" the province's future. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) This came after the Senate Bill No....
A Catholic parish church in Negros Occidental province was temporarily closed after it was “desecrated,” according to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Friday, April 5. (Parish church of San Isidro Labrador in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental / Photo from San Isidro...
President Marcos on Palm Sunday, March 24, enjoined Filipinos to “illuminate the path for others through acts kindness and selflessness” as the nation marks the start of the observance of the Holy Week. Palm Fronds (Photo courtesy of Catholic Online) Marcos said that the Holy Week...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday, Feb. 13, announced the date and venue for the annual "Walk for Life" event. (Various church organizations joined early morning “Walk for Life” in Manila on Feb.18, 2023 / Photo credit to CBCP News) In a statement, the church...
Sorsogon Bishop Jose Alan Dialogo released a statement through the Diocese of Sorsogon about a group called the "Filipino Katoliko," clarifying that it is not associated with the Roman Catholic Church, particularly with the Roman Catholic Church of Sorsogon. (CBCP) In a Facebook post of the...
After a three-year delay, the long-awaited National Youth Day (NYD) will finally be held in Naga City in July 2025. Photo from Caceres Youth Commission “Young pilgrims of hope, come to the pilgrim city,” the Caceres Youth Commission said in a social media post on Monday, Feb. 5. The...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) expressed concern about the so-called "People's Initiative" to amend the 1987 Constitution, describing it as "deceptive" and in "bad taste." (Photo credit to Roy Lagarde/CBCP) In a press conference on Friday, Feb. 2, CBCP warned that this...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that Pope Francis has bestowed the title of minor basilica on St. John the Baptist Parish Church in Rizal province. Photo from Saint John the Baptist Parish Church The diocese announced the Vatican decision on...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that Antipolo Auxiliary Bishop Nolly Buco has been appointed head of a Church office in the Philippines that deals with the nullity of marriages. Auxiliary Bishop Nolly Buco (Photo from CBCP) Also referred to...
Catholics from across the country celebrated on Friday, Jan. 26 the historic and grace-filled declaration of the Antipolo Cathedral as an international shrine. Photo from CBCP In a Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) statement, Bishop Ruperto Santos of Antipolo said that the...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Wednesday, Jan. 24, that more than 80 bishops are expected to witness the declaration of the Antipolo Cathedral as an international shrine. Antipolo Cathedral (Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Antipolo) The nation’s Catholic...
The oldest church in the Diocese of Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija, the National Shrine of La Virgen Divina Pastora has been granted the title of minor basilica by Pope Francis. Photo from the NATIONAL SHRINE OF LA VIRGEN DIVINA PASTORA In a released statement on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Catholic...
