The Religious of the Good Shepherd (RGS) congregation lauded the acquittal of their confrere, Sr. Elenita Belardo, from perjury charges, calling it a victory ‘for God’s little ones’. “The recent court decision is a glimmer of hope amidst the dark times our nation is living in,”...
The church of St. Dominic in Pangasinan province’s city of San Carlos was formally declared a minor basilica Saturday, making it the first church of such stature in Asia under the patronage of the founder of the Order of Preachers. At a Mass on Saturday, Jan....
The Catholic Church’s social action and advocacy arm urged the government to provide farmers with needed assistance amid the soaring prices of onions in the market. Caritas Philippines issued a statement Monday calling on the Department of Agriculture to help farmers increase onion production at less...
Bishop Emeritus Benjamin Almoneda of the Diocese of Daet in Camarines Norte province died in a Manila hospital on Friday evening, his diocese said. Almoneda died on the 33rd anniversary of his ordination to the episcopate. He was 92. “We unite prayers for his soul,” the diocese...
Ipinahayag ng Caritas Philippines ang pagtutol nito sa panukalang magtatag ng Maharlika Investment Fund sa gitna ng napakaraming problemang kinakaharap ng bansa sa kasalukuyan. Ayon kay Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, pangulo ng social action at development arm ng Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, “Hindi ito...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) declared February 5 next year as National Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking or NDPAAHT. The declaration stemmed from a request from the CBCP Cluster Against Human Trafficking (CCAHT) to strengthen the Church’s campaign against the...
The youth arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines warned young people about being self-absorbed to care about others, especially those in need and facing injustices. In his message for National Youth Day, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Youth chairman Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon encouraged...
Pope Francis has conferred papal awards to 14 lay Filipino Catholics with local ties to the Archdiocese of Lipa, south of Manila, for their exceptional service to the Church. The awardees received their honors from Archbishop Gilbert Garcera during Mass in the Lipa Cathedral on Tuesday,...
The General Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines is now accepting orders for the commemorative coffee table book on the 500 Years of Christianity in the country. Titled “Gifted to Give,” the book is a project of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Social...
Caritas Philippines, the Catholic Church’s social action arm, is supporting a petition to strike down the law that mandated the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, its national director, said they remain opposed to the move as it undermines...