LEGAZPI CITY – The Diocese of Legazpi condemned on Thursday the killing of radio broadcaster Noel Samar, who died after he was shot by an unidentified gunman on Maharlika Highway in Guinobatan, Albay, earlier this week. "We share in their grief and express our solidarity with all who condemn this...
BACOLOD CITY – The Diocese of Bacolod has appealed to lawmakers, local government officials, and the Judiciary to reexamine the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing commercial fishing vessels within municipal waters. In a pastoral statement released on May 27, Bishop Patricio Buzon stressed that...
The city government of Antipolo and the Diocese of Antipolo have joined the rest of the country and the world in mourning the passing of Pope Francis. City Mayor Casimiro “Junjun” Ynares, III said in his social media account that the city government is mourning the passing of Pope Francis, whom...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Bishop Julito Cortes of the Diocese of Dumaguete on Monday called on the Catholic faithful to pray for Pope Francis, who passed away due to a lingering illness at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta in the morning (local time). BISHOP Julito Cortes (right) with Pope Francis....
TACLOBAN CITY – Diocese of Catarman Vicar General Monsignor Gaspar Balerite reprimanded the organizers of a supposed voters’ education rally at Sacred Heart Plaza in Catarman, Northern Samar on Tuesday for inviting senatorial candidate Rodante Marcoleta who spoke during the event. MARCOLETA...
The International Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo City will hold a Holy Mass and meditative prayer for the healing and strength of Pope Francis at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 26. “A Night of Hope: Holy Mass and Taize Prayer for Healing and Strength of Pope Francis”,...
Several shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Diocese of Antipolo, covering the Catholic churches in Rizal Province and Marikina City, have started offering prayers for the swift recovery of Pope Francis. Leading the recitation of the prayers for Pope Francis are the International...
A Marian image in Antipolo City will soon become the seventh pontifically crowned image of the Virgin Mary in the diocese. Antipolo Bishop Ruperto C. Santos announced that the image of the Nuestra Señora dela Annunciata, enshrined in the Boso-Boso Parish church in the upland Sitio Boso-Boso in...
BACOLOD CITY - The Diocese of Bacolod warned the public about a fake missionary priest from the Chaplaincy of the Holy Trinity in Bago City, Negros Occidental. In an advisory released on Thursday, Jan. 16, the Diocese said that a certain Rev. Fr. Mario D. Divina is not an authorized priest of...
Bishop-elect Elias Ayuban Jr. of the Diocese of Cubao. (Photo from Fr. Ayuban’s Facebook page/CBCP News) Bishop-elect Elias Ayuban Jr. is set to be ordained as the second bishop of the Diocese of Cubao on Dec. 3, said the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The Diocese of...
File photo of Pope Francis and Claretian Fr. Elias Ayuban, the newly appointed bishop of Cubao. ( Vatican Media/CBCP website) Pope Francis has appointed Claretian priest Elias Ayuban Jr. as the new bishop of the Diocese of Cubao. The announcement, made on Friday, Oct. 4, and posted on the Catholic...
BAGUIO CITY – Most Rev. Rafael Tambaoan Cruz, D.D., was officially installed as the new bishop of the Diocese of Baguio during a solemn canonical ceremony held in front of the Baguio Cathedral or the Our Lady of Atonement Church on Tuesday, September 17. MAYOR Benjamin Magalong (right), Vice...
