The Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ECMI) is optimistic that the proposed personal prelature for Filipino migrants will be approved by the Vatican once it is submitted. (Bishop Narciso Abellana/Photo creedit to CBCP) Bishop Narciso Abellana of...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) clarified that only one of its commissions is involved with the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). (Photo credit to CBCP File Photo) “Not the entire CBCP,” President and Kalookan Bishop Pablo...
National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año (File photo) The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) joined the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to become its first private sector representative as the government bolsters its campaign...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) grieved the passing of Archbishop Charles Brown's mother, who died early this week. (Photo credit to CBCP) In a statement issued by CBCP on Thursday, Aug. 31, CBCP Secretary General Monsignor Bernardo Pantin said, "Our hearts ache...
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David condemned the series of incidents involving alleged police abuse as a “systematic” problem in policing. (Photo credit to CBCP) In a CBCP statement released on Tuesday, Aug. 29, Bishop...
Religious leaders from different denominations joined forces to call for accountability from both government agencies and corporations regarding their role in the socio-ecological crisis that has impacted the Philippines. (Screengrab from Caritas Philippines/Facebook) For this year's Season...
Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa, Palawan Bishop Socrates Mesiona expressed his "guarded excitement" to the recent halt order placed on the controversial mining project in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. ( Bishop Socrates Mesiona/ Photo from CBCP) “We will continue to pray and...
For the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, all officers and members of any church organization must file a leave of absence if they intend to run for any position, said Malolos Bishop Dennis Villarojo. ( Bishop Dennis Villarojo/ Photo credit to CBCP) “All incumbent...
The Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas (LAIKO), the lay arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), echoed an urgent call to the public to provide help for the victims of the wildfires that broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui. (Photo from Sangguniang Laiko ng...
The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Caritas Philippines, has expressed its opposition to the Japanese government's decision to release "contaminated" water from a Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. Photo credit to Caritas...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) has expressed sadness over the passing of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople. Secretary Susan Ople (Manila Bulletin photo) “We lost a hero,”...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced the speakers for the upcoming National Retreat for Priests (NRP), which will take place in Cebu from Nov. 7 to 9. Sr. Briege McKenna and Fr. Pablo Escriva de Romani (Photo from CBCP) With the theme "Priesthood: A...
