Davide, Garcia argue for and against Bangsamoro autonomy law ABOUT 300 people from various sectors attended yesterday’s forum on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) hosted by the Cebu Archdiocese. The forum held at the SPFY Covered…
Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma said he wasn’t visible during the visit of Pope Francis because he wanted to give other bishops the chance to meet him. “I will not deprive others and give them the opportunity,”…
The visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines is focused on consoling the survivors of supertyphoon Yolanda and the events slated in Manila are dispensable additions, Manila Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of…
In a matter of six days, Pope Francis will arrive in the Philippines, the last leg of his Asian journey which begins in Sri Lanka from January 12 to 15. He has a full schedule when he…
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is confident that the Filipino people will counter any plans by the Aquino administration to suspend the national elections in 2016. Palma, former president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP),…
About 40 priests in the Archdiocese of Cebu will be reshuffled before the end of July to “inject new blood and energy.” Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said the reassignment of diocesan priests started in November last year,…
With El Niño expected in June, Catholic bishops want all faithful to recite at Mass an oratio imperata or mandatory prayer, for deliverance from calamities and disasters. The special prayer shall also be said before the first…
