Cebu Archbishop Alberto Uy has directed all parishes and rectories under the Archdiocese of Cebu to undergo structural assessments following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on the evening of September 30. Through Archdiocesan Chancellor Msgr. Renato Beltran Jr., the...
Pope Leo XIV has named Tagbilaran Bishop Alberto Uy as the new archbishop of Cebu. According to an article posted Wednesday on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News, the appointment came after the Vatican accepted the retirement of Archbishop Jose Palma, who, on March...
The Archbishop of Cebu urged Catholic educators to foster "synodality" in students' knowledge. CBCP / MANILA BULLETIN On Oct. 21, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) posted on Facebook that Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu stated that for the faithful, synodality is...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said that the National Retreat for Priests (NRP) to be held in Cebu in November aims to provide a deeply enriching and spiritually rejuvenating experience for all priests. Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu (Photo from CBCP news) In partnership...
Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown will preside over a thanksgiving Mass in honor of Venerable Teofilo Camomot in Cebu province’s city of Carcar on July 27. PHOTO FROM VENERABLE TEOFILO CAMOMOT FB PAGE The Mass will be held at a chapel located inside the Daughters of St....
Pope Francis on Thursday, June 23, appointed Msgr. Ruben Labajo as auxiliary bishop of Cebu. Photo Archdiocese of Cebu FB Labajo is the Vicar General of the Cebu archdiocese. CBCP News said, like current Auxiliary Bishop Midyphil Billones, Labajo's task is to assist Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma. Born...
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has invited the faithful to join the novena in honor of Senor Santo Nino in preparation for the feast of the Child Jesus on January 16. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma (File photo courtesy of CBCP via PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) The novena masses in observance of the 457th Fiesta...
Parishes in the Archdiocese of Cebu will now have an ecological ministry. Photo from Archdiocese of Cebu FB In a circular letter dated Nov. 3, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma encouraged the establishment of a “Parish Ecological Ministry." "Apart from the global pandemic that we are all experiencing...
With the increasing number of deaths in Cebu due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the difficulty to find vacant spaces for burial, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has allowed the burial in Catholic cemeteries of non-Catholics who succumbed to the disease. Photo from the Roman Catholic...
An image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu was enshrined in a parish in Vatican City on Wednesday, Sept. 1. Photo from Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu Facebook page In a Facebook post, the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu said the image was enthroned at the Sta. Ana Parish by Cebu...
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has approved the episcopal coronation of the oldest venerated image of St. Joseph in the Philippines. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma (File photo courtesy of CBCP via PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) The National Shrine of St. Joseph in Mandaue City, where the 17th century image is...
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has called for the recitation of the prayer for the canonization of Servant of God, Archbishop Teofilo Camomot in his archdiocese. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma (File photo courtesy of CBCP via PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a circular letter dated June 29, the prelate said the...
