The Archdiocese of Cebu announced on Friday that there will be a retreat for lay people with Irish nun Sr. Briege McKenna, a well-known international speaker and faith healer. The retreat will take place on Nov. 11, two days after the three-day National Retreat for Priests...
The nation’s youngest active bishop has been installed as the fourth apostolic vicar of Calapan. Bishop Moises Cuevas, 49, was welcomed at the door of the Sto. Niño Cathedral in the city of Calapan before the two-hour installation Mass. Prior to the start of the liturgy, he...
The Catholic bishop of the central Philippine diocese of San Carlos has decreed the authenticity of the relics of St. Charles Borromeo held by their cathedral. Bishop Gerardo Alminaza made the decree after an “expert on relics” confirmed that the two relics “originated” from the bones...
[gallery columns="2" link="file" size="full" ids="41385,41386"] The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa Hosts the Culmination of the 400 Years of Christianity on August 25th at the RVM Sports Complex. All parishes throughout Palawan were represented in what appeared to be a 10,000 crowd in attendance. The Vicariate...
A Catholic diocese has said that officers and members of any church organization must vacate their positions if they intend to run in the October 30 barangay and youth polls. In a circular issued on Aug. 10, Bishop Dennis Villarojo of Malolos provided guidelines for this...
A northern Philippine diocese has issued an edict inviting testimonies about a 13-year-old Filipino girl being pushed for sainthood. The edict was published on Aug. 16, exactly 30 years since the death of Niña Ruiz-Abad, whose short-lived life was devoted to the Eucharist. The cause of Abad...
A Catholic official estimated not fewer than 1,500 Filipino pilgrims are projected to travel to Portugal for this year’s World Youth Day, the largest gathering of young Catholics from around the world. Father Jade Licuanan, executive secretary of the bishops’ Episcopal Commission on Youth, said the...
The Catholic bishops’ leadership has given its endorsement to the proposed division of the Archdiocese of Cebu and the Diocese of Butuan. Gathered for their plenary assembly on July 9 in Kalibo, Aklan, the bishops voted in favor of creating at least three new dioceses in...
A new exhibition, revisiting previous papal visits to the Philippines, will be launched at the Manila Cathedral on Thursday, June 29. “The Popes in the Philippines” exhibit showcases memorabilia from the apostolic journeys of St. Pope Paul VI, St. Pope John Paul II, and Pope Francis. “We...
The head of the Jesuit order has appointed another Filipino to oversee the congregation’s mission work in Asia-Pacific region. Fr. Primitivo Viray Jr will take over the post as president of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific from Fr. Antonio Moreno, who served since 2017. As JCAP’s...