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DAGUPAN CITY—When the quake-hit St. John Cathedral here was being restored in mid-1990s, Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz had told reporters touring the church ruins that he wanted to be buried there someday. At 10 a.m. on Friday,…
Catholic bishops have urged the faithful to participate in a collective prayer for the “healing” of the nation amid the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The bishops particularly asked the faithful to pray “10 Hail Mary’s daily”…
MANILA, Philippines — Catholic Church leaders maintained that capital punishment, in whatever form it comes, is never a deterrent to crime. “Studies have proven this time and again,” said Bishop Jose Baylon, who heads the Catholic Bishops’…
MANILA, Philippines — A Catholic bishop on Monday challenged Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo to file a case over the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) pastoral letter raising concerns over the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Panelo earlier…
MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is calling for prayers amid the recent signing of the highly controversial Anti-Terror Act of 2020, saying the return of warrantless detention is reminiscent of the…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Secretariat of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has announced on Friday, June 5, 2020, the cancellation of its plenary assembly that was supposed to be scheduled in Manila in…
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino Catholic bishops have issued guidelines for liturgical celebrations under the “new normal” condition. Davao Archbishop and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Romulo Valles said the Holy Eucharist “is central and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Like most Catholics in Cebu, Kohleen Yvonne Chong is now preparing herself to take a break from eating pork. This Wednesday, February 26, 2020, hundreds of devotees like Kohleen are expected to flock…
The Archdiocese of Manila clarified that priests in the city may still put ashes on the forehead of devotees despite a Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines recommendation that the clergy tweak the Lenten practice by sprinkling…
MANILA, Philippines — The proposal for the ordination of married men is limited to the Amazon region, where there is a scarcity of clergy, an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said on…
MANILA, Philippines — An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) was among the 23 people injured in a bus accident while on their way to an Israel border, the Department of Foreign…
MANILA, Philippines — An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) was among the 23 people injured in a bus accident while on their way to an Israel border, the Department of Foreign Affairs…
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