Bayombong Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao has asked the faithful in his diocese to heed the call of Pope Francis for a day of fasting for peace. Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao (Photo CBCP) This amid the escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine. "Let us heed the invitation of Pope Francis to make...
Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de Cardona also known as La Virgen de Sapao has been granted Pontifical Coronation by Pope Francis, it was announced by the Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Cardona, Rizal. Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de Cardona (PHOTO DAN RAPHAEL...
Newly appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda Arnaldo S. Catalan was ordained as bishop on Friday, Feb. 11. Screenshot Manila Cathedral FB Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, led the ordination of Catalan at the Manila Cathedral in...
The Diocese of Cubao has informed the public that Rico Sabanal is no longer a Catholic priest. Photo Diocese of Cubao FB "Fr. Rico Sabanal is no longer a Roman Catholic priest and has no priestly faculty to perform any religious activities anywhere in the Philippines,” CBCP News quoted the...
Newly appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, Msgr. Arnaldo S. Catalan, will be ordained as bishop on Feb. 11. Manila Cathedral FB He will be ordained at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros. In a Facebook post, the Manila Cathedral said Catalan will be ordained by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect...
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...
Archbishop-elect Arnaldo S. Catalan, newly appointed Nuncio to Rwanda, visited Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Photo Manila Cathedral FB The Archdiocese of Manila posted pictures of the visit on Facebook the same day. The archdiocese said Msgr. Catalan was welcomed...
A Filipino priest has been appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda. Photo Manila Cathedral FB Pope Francis announced the appointment of Msgr. Arnaldo S. Catalan in the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 31. "His Eminence Jose Cardinal F. Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, thanks the Holy Father for this gift and...
The solemn declaration of the Parish Church of St. Nicholas of Tolentino Shrine of Señor Sto. Cristo Milagroso in Sinait, Ilocos Sur as a minor basilica will be held on Feb. 16. Photo Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia FB CBCP News said it will be the first minor basilica in the Archdiocese of Nueva...
7AC90E57-BEB9-49E2-97F4-D411E6F1D16F ROME, Italy — Pope Francis, a lover of classical music, made a surprise visit to a Rome record store to bless the premises -- and picked up some vinyl while there. The 85-year-old pontiff slipped into Stereosound, located across from the Pantheon, on...
Three priests from the Diocese of Borongan were appointed papal chaplains, the diocese announced on Friday, Jan. 7. (Photo from Diocese of Borongan / MANILA BULLETIN) They were Msgr. Eutiquio Belizar, Jr., PC; Msgr. Lope Robredillo, PC; and Msgr. Romeo Solidon, PC. "His Holiness Pope Francis...
Pope Francis has asked for prayers and assistance for typhoon "Odette" victims in the Philippines. Pope Francis and Archbishop Charles John Brown in the Vatican in December, 2018. (VATICAN MEDIA FILE PHOTO) CBCP News said the Pope expressed his closeness to Filipinos suffering from the devastation...
