Palm Sunday and palm crosses

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Palm fronds or lukay is commonly used to produce hanging rice or puso –  an iconic Cebuano staple. But in Roman Catholicism, this symbolizes peace and victory. In most liturgical churches, it is…

Palma to Cebuano faithful: Value life amid the COVID-19 threat

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma reminded Cebuano faithful of the need to value life while most parts of the world face the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “Karun panahona tungod sa COVID-19, we…

Cebuanos told: Create palm fronds for Palm Sunday amid COVID-19 threats

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Devotees in Cebu are encouraged to create their own palm fronds in celebration of Palm Sunday this April 5, 2020. With the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in place for the entire island of…

Holy Masses go online, traditional Lent activities suspended

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Archdiocese of Cebu has suspended indefinitely the conduct of congregational eucharistic celebrations to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said that recommendations from the Philippine Center…

Palma: Masses to continue in Cebu, for now

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Masses and several big gatherings from the religious sector in Cebu will push through at this point. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma made this announcement in a circular he issued on Saturday, March 14,…

This Lenten season, Palma asks devotees to include others in prayers

Gerard Vincent Francisco, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is asking devotees to pray not only for themselves and their loved ones but also for others amid the threats of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). “Let’s hope the…

Palma recommends following CBCP’s COVID-19 guidelines

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has recommended for Catholic churches in the province to follow the recent guidelines issued by the Catholics Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).…

Palma to priests: Offer hosts by the hand during communion to fight coronavirus

Futch Anthony Inso 01/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is urging priests to offer the communion by the hand instead of putting the host into the mouth of a faithful during masses as a precautionary measure against the…

Palma calls for unity in Cebu to solve traffic, environment and peace and order problems

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma today called on local officials, members of the private sector, and the general public to be united in helping solve the problems plaguing Cebu. “We have a prayer for…

Cebu’s future wonders of the world

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 01/05/2020

In a previous column, I wrote about the impact of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) otherwise known as the 3rd Cebu Bridge and soon to be baptized as the Santo Nino Bridge.  The P30-billion project is being…

Palma: ‘Continue praying oratio imperata to end EJKs’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said the oratio imperata to end the spate of killings in Cebu will continue to be recited in 2020 after the post-communion prayer in all Masses of the archdiocese.…

Pope celebrates ‘Misa de gallo’ for Filipino community

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio, TIna Santos 12/17/2019

As the traditional dawn masses kicked off in churches in the Philippines on Monday, Pope Francis celebrated the first “Misa de gallo” (dawn Mass) for Rome’s Filipino community at the Vatican. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said this…

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