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...
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 the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, an official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has appealed to the public to buy only the medicines that they need. Military Bishop Oscar Florencio/CBCP NEWS CBCP Vice-Chairman Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio issued the...
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged the faithful to do away with lavish Christmas parties. CBCP/MB Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said the faithful should instead set aside money to help the victims of typhoon “Odette." “Perhaps instead of...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has called on dioceses to hold a second collection in all Masses on Dec. 25 and 26 for the victims of typhoon "Odette." CBCP/MB The bishops' conference has also asked dioceses to dedicate the said dates as national days of prayer for...
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president and Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David led the national consecration of Filipino families to St. Joseph on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (Screengrab Diocese of Kalookan FB) Held at the San Roque Cathedral in...
Filipinos can gamble even their hard-earned savings right in the family living room for the next 25 years if the House of Representatives will pass next week another e-sabong (cockfight) legislative franchise application. A0BE7726-429E-4EDA-8B8C-01EEE9F8FE49 Former House Speaker and Taguig-Pateros...
(Photo from dlsu.edu.ph) Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation Inc. (CLFI), the corporate social responsibility arm of micro-financial services provider, Cebuana Lhuillier, partnered with De La Salle University (DLSU) in solidarity with the National Quincentennial Committee and the Catholic Bishops’...
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has lamented the growing “escapism” among many Filipinos. Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (COURTESY OF RYAN REZO/DIOCESE OF KALOOKAN) Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said such an attitude is “very wrong”...
Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has been conferred a Doctorate in Humanities, Honoris Causa, by the Holy Angel University on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Kalookan Bishop Pablo David (Photo CBCP Secretariat) The new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines was conferred the...
Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said electronic cockfight betting or “e-sabong” is way much worse than traditional cockfighting. Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (COURTESY OF RYAN REZO/DIOCESE OF KALOOKAN) He said this is because it can be accessed by anyone as it is available online....
Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David will formally assume his post as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Wednesday, December 1. Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (COURTESY OF RYAN REZO/DIOCESE OF KALOOKAN) The prelate was elected to the post last July...
