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…
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…
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…
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…
Window With Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte leading the presidential race, will the pastoral letter issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) topple the Duterte bandwagon? The CBCP pastoral letter was read during Masses…
A pastoral appeal in the spirit of our love of God and country My dear countrymen: We address you as we get nearer the crossroads of our journey as citizens of this land and citizens of heaven.…
CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma yesterday advised Filipinos to elect a leader who is decent enough to face leaders of other nations. “When we elect people in power, we expect them to serve, but at the same time…
Helping survivors of supertyphoon Yolanda get back on their feet does not end with building houses and providing livelihood opportunities, a priest of the Cebu Archdiocese said yesterday. “We need to build sustainable and resilient communities,” said…
Voters, be careful. Genuine public service and mercy isn’t carried out by giving birthday cakes and gifts, said Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Answering a query during a…
But CPCP president says a same-sex union is ‘not a marriage’ “Be holy and aspire to become saints. This was the challenge posed by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transexual (LGBT) community…
The arrest of couple Leemuel Ivan Toleza Abenoja and Hazel Rose Nacario Dabatas by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) near the Gaisano Capital South in Leon Kilat Street, Cebu City last July 10 was…
AUTOMATED elections, voters’ education, the K-to-12 program and the illegal drug menace will be tackled in the three-day plenary assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) which opened yesterday. Fr. Marvin Mejia, who currently…
