The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) serenaded Bulakenyos with its world class performance at the historic Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan on Monday, December 18, 2023. The free concert, dubbed as the "Gabi ng Musika in Barasoain," was made possible through the initiative of Senate Majority Leader...
Celebrating the traditional “Simbang Gabi” Mass for the Filipino community in Rome, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle challenged the faithful to never be ashamed of witnessing to Jesus Christ. In his homily in St. Peter’s Basilica on Gaudete Sunday, a special Sunday of Advent which calls on...
Heeding the call of Pope Francis for the Church to identify 21st-century martyrs, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines will order a census of those who sacrificed their lives for the witness of Christ. Monsignor Bernardino Pantin, CBCP Secretary General, yesterday said that the list...
Global maritime charity Stella Maris intends to build more centers in the Philippines to reach areas with a large number of seafarers and fishers. Bishop Ruperto Santos, CBCP Promoter of Stella Maris-Philippines, said the organization is only present in 15 archdioceses and dioceses making it “difficult”...
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) recently honored its outstanding alumni at the 8th Distinguished Thomasian Alumni Night on November 18, 2023. Among the esteemed recipients was Sister Ma. Marissa R. Viri, RVM, a proud Thomasian alumna who has made significant contributions to the field...
An Irish nun who led a retreat for more than 2,000 Filipino priests has emphasized the need to ‘re-evangelize’ those who often take the sacraments for granted. Poor Clare Sr. Briege McKenna, whose healing ministry is totally centered on the Eucharist, said that “one of the...
ROME– The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is set to come up with a new formation program for the permanent diaconate, the establishment of which was recently allowed in the Philippines by Pope Francis. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, CBCP president, said the...
Lay vocation animators from across the country will gather in Tagaytay City next month for their first-ever national assembly. Dubbed as the “National Conference of Lay Vocation Animators,” the event will be held at the Caritas Philippines Academy in Tagaytay City from November 20 to 24. The...
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) emphasized the threefold priorities of a “synodal” church ahead of this week’s opening of the general assembly of bishops in the Vatican. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David sought prayers for all delegates to the 16th Ordinary...
A number of cyclists are expected to join the upcoming nationwide “Caritas Bike for Kalikasan,” which will be led this year by the Archdiocese of Lipa in Batangas province. Now in its second year, preparations for the environmental activity on October 7 are spearheaded by Caritas...