Tagle inducted to French Legion of Honor

Jerome Aning 02/18/2024

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the highest-ranking Filipino prelate serving in the Vatican, has been inducted to the French Legion of Honor, the highest recognition France bestows on its citizens and foreign nationals. In ceremonies held in Rome…

Sugbuswak: Cebu clergy, lay finalize proposal to break up Archdiocese of Cebu

Max Limpag 11/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — From a feasibility study, Sugbuswak, or the breakup of the Archdiocese of Cebu into three new territories, is now a proposal that will be presented again to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the…

CBCP clarifies its rep’s role in anti-Red task force

Dexter Cabalza, Kathleen de Villa - @inquirerdotnet 09/02/2023

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Friday clarified its association with the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac), after its head announced earlier that the bishops now had a representative…

CBCP to be represented in the NTF-Elcac

Jean Mangaluz 09/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has now representatives in the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac), according to Executive Director Usec. Ernesto Torres on Thursday. The NTF-Elcac…

CBCP eyes sainthood of Niña Ruiz-Abad three decades after her death

Charie Abarca 07/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is considering sainthood for Niña Ruiz-Abad, noting that she could serve as a “good model of piety and fortitude” for today’s youth. This comes 30 years…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Woman, 19, was possibly tortured before she was killed and stuffed in box – PRO-7 exec

CDN Digital 07/19/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Wednesday, July 19. Woman, 19, was possibly tortured before she was killed and stuffed in box…

CBCP creates 3 new suffragan dioceses including 2 in Cebu

Mariele Ocubillo 07/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Three new dioceses including two in Cebu have been named, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) revealed. On July 9, 2023, the Catholic bishops gathered for their plenary assembly in Kalibo,…

Palma backs CBCP’s decision on the proper gesture of hands during ‘Our Father’

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The faithful can either hold or raise their hands in praying the Lord’s Prayer in the Mass, this was the decision of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Cebu Archbishop Jose…

CBCP: It’s up to faithful how to pray ‘Our Father’

Kathleen de Villa 07/15/2023

Whether raised, joined together or held by someone else’s hands, Catholic churchgoers may use any of these gestures in praying “The Lord’s Prayer” during Mass. This was the official decision of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the…

CBCP sinabing ‘blasphemous’ ang viral drag performance ni Pura Luka Vega: That is the prayer taught by Christ himself

Therese Arceo 07/15/2023

NAGSALITA na ang Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) ukol sa viral “Ama Namin” remix version drag performance ni Pura Luka Vega. Nitong Huwebes, July 13, ipinalabas sa “24 Oras” ang pahayag ng spokesperson ng organisasyon…

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines ‘unanimously’ approves proposal for new Cebu dioceses

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The proposal of the Archdiocese of Cebu to create additional dioceses under its ecclesiastical jurisdiction got “unanimous” approval from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma announced in…

Archdiocese of Cebu to host National Retreat for Priests in November 2023

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Aimed to provide the Catholic priests a time for personal reflection, renewal, and recommitment to their sacred calling, the Episcopal Commission on Clergy of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will…

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