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...
A night of music and a Holy Mass will be held to conclude the two-month pilgrimage season in Antipolo City on Tuesday, July 4. On the eve of July 4, a night of music at the International Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (known as the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo City), will happen...
The Diocese of Dumaguete issued a decree on the proper gesture of hands during the singing or reciting of the Lord’s Prayer. Bishop Julito Cortes said the faithful may join their hands when the Lord’s Prayer is being sung or recited during Mass. Cortes issued the decree as he observed that many...
The Diocese of Tagbilaran has expressed its gratitude to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for citing Bohol as the first ever Global Geopark in the Philippines. Tagbilaran Bishop Alberto Uy said the citation is a result of the efforts and initiatives...
The Antipolo Cathedral, known as the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, has started its preparation for the installation and welcoming rites for the new diocese bishop. Fr. Reynante Tolentino, the shrine rector, told Manila Bullletin that series of meetings among the church...
Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles John Brown recently led the thanksgiving mass at the Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedral in Cabanatuan City to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the Diocese of Cabanatuan. Church leaders, representatives from religious groups and the lay faithful of...
New Diocese of Antipolo Bishop Ruperto C. Santos hopes to further promote devotion to the highly revered Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in addition to Antipolo’s old culture and traditions. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file) Antipolo, Bishop Santos said, is famous for its scenic...
Malolos Bishop Dennis Villarojo has called on the faithful in his diocese to attend the live holy masses starting June 11, on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi (Body and Blood of Christ). *Bishop Dennis Villarojo (CBCP) * Bishop Villarojo has lifted the dispensation from physical attendance in Sunday...
Retiring Antipolo Bishop Francis Mendoza de Leon will be the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Antipolo until incoming Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos is formally installed. The Antipolo Diocese, in a post on its official Facebook page, issued the guidelines for the eucharistic prayer in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Diocese of Bacolod has signed an agreement with a group of young lawyers for free legal services to the poor who seek assistance from the Catholic Church here. ATTY. Carmela Yasay Feria (left) of the Young Lawyers Association of Negros Occidental (YLANO) and Bishop Patricio...
BACOLOD CITY – The Diocese of San Carlos in Negros Occidental vowed full cooperation with authorities investigating a 62-year-old priest who allegedly raped minor church choir member in Sagay City. Bishop Gerardo Alminaza said that they will provide the needed information openly and honestly...
The Diocese of Balanga in Bataan has released a diocesan statement and prayer for the earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin File) “We recite the diocesan prayer at the end of our Holy masses. We will also donate our Sunday collection to our CBCP...
