COTABATO City, August 29, 2014 — Eleven lay pastoral workers from Germany visited the Archdiocese of Cotabato from August 18-27, 2014 with the aim of touching base with different Cotabato communities in what has been dubbed the “Regensburg Visit.” The visitors, some of whom are pastoral...
MANILA, August 31, 2014—Inspired by the success of the recently concluded Asian Youth Day, which left the Church in South Korea energized, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Culture (CBCP-ECC) expresses confidence Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the country in 2015...
“Ganito Noon; Paano Ngayon?” The Dignity and Mission of the Laity Twenty Years after the Second Vatican Council, Blessed John Paul II, as a product of the 1987 Synod of Bishops on the Laity, came up with the Apostolic Exhortation on the “Vocation and Mission in...
The Philippines loves Mama Mary, the country’s Patroness. There are a number of reasons why this is so but one of the most compelling may be the matriarchal culture of our society. So it is not surprising that we celebrate Mama Mary’s birthday, Sept 8,...
This is for the people who live, have lived, and will live on this earth. This is for people who contribute for a better world and to those who are open for a greater change. This is about love for the country. This is for the people...
Recognizing the role of the laity in the growth of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, the Archdiocese of Davao has launched the celebration of Vocation Month with the theme, “Laity: Seedbed of Vocation.” Archbishop of Davao Romulo G. Valles officiated the Holy Eucharist together...
Is Student Government still important to a school campus? “Student Governments are the vanguards of thestudents,” current president of the student government of Ateneo de Davao University, Mr. Regel Kent Asuero said. It is the primary role and main thrust of a student council to lobby students’...
As the Archdiocese of Davao celebrates the month of Vocations this September, the Archbishop of Davao reminded his flock to intensify their support for the priestly vocations. In his circular letter dated August 13, Archbishop Romulo G. Valles asked “the parish priests to make some adjustments...
“Ganito Noon; Paano Ngayon?” Part 8 •The basis of the lay apostolate The call of the laity to the “apostolate” is given in baptism and confirmation, and not by a special mandate of the hierarchy which singles out some of the faithful from others. Neither is it derived...
TAGUM CITY—“This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad.” Kini ang giingon sa bag-ong gi-ordinahan nga pari sa Dyosesis sa Tagum human niya madawat ang sakramento sa ordinasyon pinaagi sa pagpandong sa kamot ni Bishop Wilfredo Manlapaz sa iyang...