Palma, Rañola fully recover from COVID-19

Morexette Marie Erram 02/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two of the top leaders of the Roman Catholic church in Cebu are set to be discharged from the hospital after winning their battle against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Msgr. Joseph Tan,…

Safe alternatives for Ash Wednesday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several quarantine restrictions and health protocols remain in place as the Philippines is set to mark the start of the Lenten Season this 2021, or a year after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

Palma to devotees: Keep your faith in the Holy Child strong

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Amid uncertainties brought by the pandemic, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged faithfuls to keep their faith in the Señor Sto. Niño strong. Palma on Sunday, January 17, 2021, officiated the first-ever virtual Pontifical…

100-day countdown for 500 Years of Christianity starts

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Aside from the Fiesta Señor, Catholic faithful here in Cebu have another religious milestone to look forward to this year. Church leaders and officials from the city government led the ceremonial unveiling of…

Palma to faithful: Have faith that 2021 will bring more blessings

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Faith will bring blessings in 2021. This was the message of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma in his homily on the New Year’s Eve Mass at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral on December 31, 2020,…

Palma prods Cebuanos to obey health guidelines for a safe Sinulog 2021

Futch Anthony Inso 12/31/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is encouraging Cebuanos to obey the guidelines set by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-MEID), the local government unit, and the church…

Palma tells faithful: Continue to pray, don’t let virus stop you

Futch Anthony Inso 12/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is encouraging the public to continue praying and remain steadfast in their faith, despite the challenges brought by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Palma made this statement after…

Palma to faithful: Don’t lose sight of the true spirit of Christmas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Life-changing challenges, including the coronavirus pandemic, have greatly affected people all over the world including Cebuanos before the Christmas season arrived this year. But the top Roman Catholic figure here urged them not…

Archbishop Palma: The pandemic brought out the generosity in people

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The pandemic may have brought death and pain to many in the past months, but it also has brought out the goodness in people who were all willing to help each other survive…

Palma: Please stop killings, respect life

Futch Anthony Inso 12/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has issued an appeal to stop the spate of senseless killings here in Cebu. Palma made this appeal a day after lawyer Baby Maria Concepcion Landero-Ole was killed by…

Follow IATF policies for Dawn Masses, Palma tells faithful

Futch Anthony Inso 12/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has urged churchgoers to always observe the policies that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the government have implemented concerning Dawn Masses…

Palma on Feast of Immaculate Concepcion: Pray for pandemic to end

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippine — Cebuanos can survive, they can revive This was the homily of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma for the pontifical Mass for the Feast of the Our Lady of Immaculate Concepcion on December 8, 2020.…

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