Did CBCP fail to connect with the poor?

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 02/09/2017

The recent pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) concerning the campaign against prohibited drugs was reportedly read during the Masses of Catholic churches nationwide last Sunday. Admittedly, however, I only knew of…

Palma: ‘We need a change of heart’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/16/2016

  As Catholics trooped to churches at the start of the Misa de Gallo on Thursday, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma called on the faithful to deepen their relationships with the Lord and to prepare spiritually for Christmas.…

Palma echoes CBCP objections to Marcos burial at the Libingan

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/13/2016

IN solidarity with his fellow bishops, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma echoed the objection of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, through CBCP president Archbishop Socrates Villegas, to the burial of ousted president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan…

DIGONG GETS A PASSING GRADE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/07/2016

FROM ARCHBISHOP PALMA TO GOVERNOR DAVIDE Amid the rising death toll in the war against illegal drugs, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma gave President Rodrigo Duterte a passing rate based on the latter’s overall performance in his first…

CEAP on its 75th year

Jobers R. Bersales 09/28/2016

The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) is on its second day of a three-day national convention at the Cebu Waterfront Hotel in Lahug. This gathering of some 3,500 delegates comes as CEAP marks its 75th…

CBCP exec seeks independent probe of Parañaque jail blast

08/14/2016

AN official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines is calling for an in-depth investigation into the explosion inside the Parañaque City jail that killed 10 inmates on Thursday night. Rudy Diamante, executive secretary of the…

Vidal offers to mend Duterte-CBCP gap

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/15/2016

Hoping to bridge the gap between Catholic Church bishops and the new administration, Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal on Wednesday visited President Rodrigo Duterte in what the prelate considered as a worthwhile encounter with the country’s…

CPCP to discuss ‘socio-political landscape’ in plenary assembly

07/09/2016

The country’s current social and political landscape will be among the issues that will be discussed by the Catholic bishops as they convened for a three-day assembly that began yesterday in Manila. Fr. Marvin Mejia, secretary general…

Archbishop Soc Villegas invites netizens for a nationwide candle lighting ceremony

05/06/2016

Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas is urging all Filipino voters to join a nationwide candle-lighting ceremony on Saturday (May 7), in preparation for the upcoming national elections. The invitation, which first appeared on the Lingayen Dagupan’s Facebook page…

Discernment

Editorial 05/04/2016

The pastoral letter issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) last Sunday should be heeded by Filipino voters regardless of one’s political or religious belief in light of the weighty burden of choosing the…

Duterte camp on defensive, says attacks are ‘baseless’

Carmel Loise Matus, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/03/2016

Supporters of Davao City Mayor and presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte denounced what they described as “orchestrated, virulent” attacks against him, saying they expect it to intensify as the May 9 elections draw near. In a statement sent…

AN ACT OF FAITH

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus, Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/02/2016

Exactly a week to go before the polls on May 9, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) appealed to all Catholic voters to shun “a candidate who takes positions that are not only politically precarious…

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