Jubilee Year of Mercy ends on Nov. 20

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/13/2016

The Jubilee Door of the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral officially closed today, a week before the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year of Mercy ends on November 20. Located at the left portion of the cathedral, Catholics going through the…

Palma: Pray the Holy Rosary for peace

Dominic D. Yasay 10/07/2016

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma encouraged devotees to pray the Holy Rosary to sustain peace. In his homily during the noon Mass held to at the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) Pavilion in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City to welcome…

Palma airs reservations on naming suspects

Izobelle T. Pulgo 09/27/2016

CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma expressed reservations against the Duterte administration’s naming of people allegedly involved in illegal drugs saying that it subjects one to condemnation even before proven guilty. “They have a reason to name all of…

Palma: Be like St. Teresa

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/07/2016

In a world where millions remain poor and hungry, devotion is good but insufficient. With this in mind, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma on Wednesday urged Cebuanos to perpetuate the mission of St. Teresa of Kolkata (Calcutta), not…

PALMA BACKS STATE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 09/07/2016

The Cebu prelate asks the public to be understanding of the President’s decision Concerned about the safety of all citizens, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma gave his tacit approval to the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to declare…

PALMA QUESTIONS DRUG LIST

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 08/09/2016

Ill-advised and half-baked. This was how Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma described the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to publicly identify the local officials allegedly involved in the illegal drugs trade. While he supports the President’s campaign to…

Palma: Respect life; no to death penalty

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jameela Antoniette I. Mendoza 05/18/2016

How much do we respect life? How much do we want to defend the right of innocent people (who are wrongly accused of doing something bad)? Do we give a chance to those who committed crimes and…

Slight rain gives respite to Cebu

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/20/2016

Like other Cebuanos Msgr. Joseph Tan, spokesperson of the Cebu Archdiocese, was elated over yesterday morning’s rains. He encouraged the faithful to continue praying the oratio imperata or invocatory prayer for rain. “It is always good to…

Archbishop Palma to Filipinos: Elect decent leaders

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/18/2016

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…

Choose decent leaders — Palma

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/18/2016

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma on Monday 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…

SPARE HOLY WEEK FROM POLITICS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus 03/23/2016

There is a clear separation of Church and state particularly in matters involving politics. But in this case, both the Catholic Church hierarchy and the head of the Commission on Elections in Cebu are sending the same…

Be sorry for sins; reconcile with God, faithful told

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/10/2016

As Christians all over the world began the season of Lent yesterday, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma called on the faithful to spend quality time with God and to give up something for the good of others. “God…

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