The Catholic Church remains non-partisan but it doesn’t mean turning a blind eye to social justice, Caritas Philippines said. Its national director Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo said the Church “can and will never be neutral” in the face of social and moral issues. “We will proclaim what...
Cardinal José Advincula of Manila visited Ilocos Norte for a two-day pilgrimage at the Basilica of Badoc where the miraculous image of “La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc” is enshrined. Advincula was welcomed by well-wishers led by Bishop Renato Mayugba of Laoag and Fr. Joel Castillo at...
The clergy of the Manila archdiocese will lead a “penitential walk” on Thursday, Feb. 17, to pray for the voters as they choose the country’s next leaders this coming May elections. They will be joined by other priests from Manila’s suffragan dioceses and the religious men...
A network of Catholic schools in the country on Monday chided political candidates who use disinformation on social media in an attempt to win the May elections. The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines did not identify any politician by name but it criticized the “brazen”...
The National Shrine of St. Joseph in Cebu province’s city of Mandaue inaugurated its “Gallery of Saints” on Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The event was led by Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu with a Mass together with his auxiliary bishop,...
The Diocese of the Parañaque announced Wednesday that the canonical coronation of the image of Mary, Help of Christians enshrined at her national shrine will be held on May 24. The ceremony will coincide with the feast of the said Marian title, according to the diocese. The...
Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Arnaldo Catalan as the new apostolic nuncio to Rwanda. The appointment was made public Monday, Jan. 31 and published by the Holy See Press Office. Msgr. Catalan succeeded Archbishop Andrzej Józwowicz who was transferred to Iran in June 2021. In appointing Catalan as...
The upcoming local and national elections and the crafting of a pastoral statement will be among the top agenda items when Catholic bishops gather online in plenary assembly this week. Msgr. Bernardo Pantin, secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, said the meeting...
The Kkottongnae Congregation of Brother Jesus, a Korean religious order which works with the outcasts of society, has opened its first seminary in the Philippines. Located in the central Philippine province of Leyte’s Palo town, the Kkottongnae House of Spirituality is the congregation’s first seminary outside...
Pope Francis has honored three priests of the Diocese of Borongan in Eastern Samar province by appointing them as “Chaplains to His Holiness” with the title of Monsignor. The diocese announced the appointments on Friday, January 7. The new papal chaplains are Msgr. Lope Robredillo, Msgr. Eutiquio...