Palma’s New Year Message: ‘Welcome 2024 by bringing the lessons learned in 2023’

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is hopeful that everyone would apply the lessons learned this year as they prepare to welcome 2024. Palma said that people should be thankful for the things that happened…

Palma’s Christmas message: Let’s always celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Angay lamang nga maglipay kita taliwala sa tanan mga pagsulay na atong nasinati kay niabot na ang Ginoo.” (It is just right for us to be happy amid all the challenges that we…

What to expect in Cebu churches under ‘new normal’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Pews inside Cebu churches can usually hold around 10 persons but under the ‘new normal’, only three may be allowed to sit. These are just one of the guidelines the Archdiocese of Cebu…

Palma celebrates Easter Sunday Mass before empty Cathedral pews; thanks Cebuanos for following him online

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines -Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma officiated the Easter Sunday Mass in front of empty pews at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral this morning, April 12, 2020. But the prelate said he is grateful to the thousands…

Archdiocese of Cebu to help underprivileged, frontliners, health workers

Morexette Marie B. Eram 03/27/2020

CEBU CITY,  Philippines – The Archdiocese of Cebu has launched an initiative aimed at providing assistance to frontline workers and relief for those affected by the economic impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In an advisory,…

Birthday wishes for Palma go online

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Mañanita Mass for his 70th birthday celebration may have been cancelled but the Archdiocese of Cebu has found a new way for the faithful to greet Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma on his 70th birthday.…

130-foot Divine Mercy icon to rise in Consolacion town

PR 11/09/2019

Pilgrims and visitors from all over the world planning to visit Cebu during the commemoration of the quincentenary of Philippine Christianization in 2021 can look forward to be welcomed by an imposing icon of the Divine Mercy…

Palma: Remember those who went through Tokhang

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 12/24/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma called on the faithful to remember the drug surrenderees and the poor this Christmas. In his homily during the Christmas eve Mass on Monday (December 24) at the Cebu Metropolitan…

Palma wishes Taliño Godspeed

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/16/2017

CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma yesterday congratulated Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, the outgoing chief of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), for his promotion. “I understand the life (military and police) and being promoted (transferred) to another…

Thousands attend Mass for feast of Virgin of Guadalupe

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 12/13/2015

Thousands of people trooped to barangay Guadalupe in Cebu City yesterday to celebrate the feast of Cebu’s patroness. In a Mass he presided, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged the faithful to turn to Mary and to never…

‘Postpone bridge repairs’

Victor Anthony V. Silva with Mary Claire U. Catado 12/10/2015

A request to hang banners for the International Eucharistic Congress along the two Mactan-Cebu bridges was approved yesterday. The request of Cebu Archbihsop Jose Palma was taken up in a meeting of the  Mactan-Cebu Bridge Management Board…

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