The House Committee on Population and Family Relations' approval of the divorce bill saddened an official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). CBCP/MB Father Jerome Secillano, CBCP Public Affairs executive secretary, said he was saddened that lawmakers prioritized such...
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Moises Cuevas as apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga. Photo courtesy Archdiocese of Zamboanga Cuevas, the current auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese, was appointed apostolic administrator "sede plena" on August 11. CBCP News said “sede...
The number of parishes in the Diocese of Kalookan serving as vaccination sites has climbed to 12. Photo courtesy Diocese of Kalookan In an interview over Radio Veritas, Father Rene Richard Bernardo, head of the Health Care Ministry of the diocese, revealed that five more parishes have been added to...
Puerto Princesa Palawan Bishop Socrates Mesiona will lead the formal installation of Bishop Broderick Pabillo as the head of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay, Palawan on Aug. 19. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (Manila Bulletin file photo) Only a limited number of attendees will be present during...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos has ordered the suspension of all public religious activities in the Diocese of Balanga after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) placed the province under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 8 to...
Bishop Broderick Pabillo left Manila on Thursday, August 5, in preparation for his installation in Palawan this month. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Archdiocese of Manila said the prelate arrived in Puerto Princesa around 11:10 a.m. citing the report of...
The Manila Cathedral in Intramuros gave Bishop Broderick Pabillo a chasuble as gift for his upcoming installation as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay in Palawan. Photo courtesy Manila Cathedral The Cathedral posted a picture of their priests giving the chasuble to Pabillo on its Facebook page Thursday,...
The Diocese of Parañaque urged families to recite the Prayer of Hope in time of COVID-19 while in their homes during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine. Photo courtesy Diocese of Parañaque "We encourage everyone, especially families in their homes, to join in reciting the...
Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has appealed to the faithful to help feed the poor who will be affected by the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (CBCP News) "Like I’ve said many times before, lockdowns for the poor can mean hunger, especially...
Three more dioceses in Metro Manila have suspended their public masses. Photo courtesy Diocese of Novaliches The Dioceses of Cubao, Novaliches, and Paranaque announced the suspension of public masses in all their parishes and chapels from July 31 to August 20 in separate posts on Facebook Friday,...
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz was wearing another medal when she won the country’s first gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. CBCP-ECMI The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People said Diaz was also wearing the Miraculous Medal of Our Lady....
Diocese of Parañaque Bishop Jesse Mercado has called on the faithful to be “God’s instruments to help amid the pandemic and the natural calamities that have affected many Filipinos.” Bishop Jesse Mercado (CBCP image) The Church leader made the appeal amid the existing threat of the...
