Church probes priest over molestation claims

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/22/2015

THE Archdiocese of Cebu will investigate claims that a priest  molested a 17-year-old female choir member inside the parish convent in Aloguinsan town last December. Pending results of the investigation, Fr. Prudencio Operiano will continue performing his…

Archbishop Villegas calls on LGBT community to aspire to become holy, saints

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/17/2015

Be holy and aspire to become saints. This was the challenged posed by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transexual (LGBT) community during a convention on family and life by Catholic leaders in…

Archdiocese to hold BBL forum today

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/16/2015

THE Cebu Archdiocese will hold a forum on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) at the SPFY Covered Court inside the Archbishop’s Residence compound along D. Jakosalem Street in Cebu City at 8 a.m. to 12 noon…

Care for streetkids, public urged

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/27/2015

Church leaders in Cebu called on the people to reach out and care for street children instead of maltreating them in the wake of the death of 11-year-old street child Chastity Mirables a day after Easter Sunday.…

San Pedro Calungsod church in Pulangbato

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/26/2015

After the San Pedro Calungsod Chapel at the South Road Properties, a church named after the Cebuano saint will soon rise in barangay Pulangbato, Cebu City. A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday and was attended by Cebu…

Time to work for renewal

01/23/2015

Pope Francis is back in the Vatican, but the message he gave to Filipinos remains. Not just to reflect upon. While the pope’s calls to stop corruption in all levels,  to serve the poor and work to…

Palma dismayed at churches rejecting evacuees

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/07/2014

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma yesterday voiced out his disappointment  over reports that some churches refused to open their doors to evacuees. The 63-year-old prelate said Catholic churches should serve as refuge for people, especially during typhoons and…

Make up your mind on CICC

Peter L. Romanillos 09/25/2014

The Cebu provincial government will offer to sell the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) to another interested party if negotiations with the  Mandaue City government will remain deadlocked this year. Provincial Administrator Mark Tolentino said this yesterday…

Cebu officials, church ink good governance pact

Peter L. Romanillos 09/03/2014

Local governments of Cebu province, Cebu City and the Archdiocese of Cebu yesterday adopted a program on good governance that promotes partnership between local parishes and barangay chiefs for better delivery of basic services. The church will…

Strong push to abolish pork barrel starts in Cebu

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/24/2014

‘FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY’ For Bernard Villalon, walking isn’t as easy as it was two decades ago. But the 75-year-old theater arts director could not let an opportunity to change the country slip away. Accompanied by a…

Reshuffle of priests continues in Cebu

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/20/2014

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,…

Palma to Cebuanos: Be like Fr. Rudy

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Apple Ta-as 07/11/2014

T Twenty-nine years ago today, armed men abducted Fr. Rosalio “Rudy” Romano in barangay Tisa in Cebu City. The Redemptorist missionary priest was a popular advocate for protecting the poor and led the campaign against human rights…

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