Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David gave his "blessing" to a lay discernment initiative supporting the candidacy of Vice President and presidential candidate Leni Robredo. Photo VP Leni Robredo FB "My dear laity, you have my blessing and I thank the Lord that you have taken this initiative because...
The Diocese of Maasin in Southern Leyte will have its first pontifically crowned image. Our Lady of the Assumption (Photo CBCP News) Pope Francis has granted canonical coronation to the image of Our Lady of the Assumption, the patroness of the diocese. CBCP News said a canonical coronation is the...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) released on Saturday, Jan. 29 a revised version of the "oratio imperata" (mandatory prayer) for the protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). CBCP/MB In this second revision of the prayer, the prelates CBCP/MB asked the...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged the faithful to take part in addressing the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the climate emergency being experienced worldwide. In its Pastoral Statement on Ecology released after the bishops' 123rd Plenary...
As the Catholic Church observes National Bible Week, Taytay, Palawan Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo cited the importance of reading the Holy Bible as a means of communicating with God. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (Manila Bulletin file photo) "The Word of God is available to us anytime. We can always go...
The May 2022 polls will be one of the topics that will be discussed by members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in their plenary assembly this week. CBCP/MB Msgr. Bernardo Pantin, secretary general of the CBCP, said the meeting will bring speakers from a range of...
Military Ordinary Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio is in favor of having mandatory military service for the youth. Military Bishop Oscar Florencio/CBCP NEWS The prelate believes this will help instill more discipline to the young people. "I think we need that to instill more discipline to our young...
Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay, Palawan Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo cited the Holy Bible as most essential in unifying the faithful. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (Manila Bulletin file photo) In a pastoral letter to mark January as National Bible Month, Bishop Pabillo stressed that the Bible highlights...
Taytay Bishop Broderick Pabillo has urged the faithful to have a copy of the Bible. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a pastoral letter dated Jan. 20, the prelate also stressed the importance of reading the Bible and understanding it. "I encourage all of you to...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)-Episcopal Commission on Family and Life chairman Paranaque Bishop Jesse Mercado has expressed solidarity with the poor as he assured them of the Church’s prayers and support. Bishop Jesse Mercado (Screenshot/Diocese of Parañaque FB) The...
With only a few months left before the May 2022 polls, Taytay Bishop Broderick Pabillo has asked voters not to sell their vote. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "We should not sell our country by selling our vote," he said in his homily for the Feast of Sto....
Church lockdowns must only be the last resort. Photo Diocese of Novaliches FB The Diocese of Novaliches said this in the guidelines which was released on Thursday, Jan. 13 amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. "In our Diocese of Novaliches lockdowns must be our...
