More street dwellers rounded up in Manila as APEC nears; Escudero hits government

11/11/2015

THE number of street dwellers rounded up in Manila’s clearing operations rose as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting drew nearer. The “rescued” persons on Monday alone was pegged at 300 — a huge leap from…

Pope sending proxy to Cebu in January

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/24/2015

Since he can’t visit Cebu in January, Pope Francis is sending a cardinal from Myanmar to represent him during the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) in Cebu City from Jan. 24 to 31, 2016. The Pope appointed…

Barangays act on Pope’s call to combat climate change

Juli Ann M. Sibi 10/23/2015

Some barangays in Cebu City are crafting work plans to combat the effects of climate change and improve  resilience in response to Pope Francis’s appeal. In his second encyclical, Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home,…

Church welcomes pope’s changes on annulment process

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/10/2015

The Cebu Archdiocese welcomed Pope Francis’s decision to revise the process for annulment of marriages among Catholics. Msgr. Joseph Tan, media liaison officer of the archdiocese, admitted that steps for annulment of marriage in the Catholic Church…

Pope: Priests in Holy Year can absolve ‘sin of abortion’

09/06/2015

Vatican City  — Pope Francis is applying his vision of a merciful church to women who have had abortions, easing their path toward forgiveness and saying he realizes some felt they had no choice but to make…

Leyte priest to be ordained this Friday

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/31/2015

Another priest who was named auxiliary bishop of Cebu by Pope Francis will be ordained on Friday. Hundreds of bishops and priests from around the country are expected to gather at the Palo Metropolitan Cathedral for the…

U.S. inmates ready pope’s walnut chair in Philadelphia

AP 08/26/2015

PHILADELPHIA — Pope Francis will have a nice place to sit when he meets with Philadelphia prisoners next month. Inmates in the city’s correctional system have been working for the past couple of weeks on a stately…

Environment forum on Aug. 21

Marc Eric Cosep 08/13/2015

The 2nd Kahayag forum will be held at the Sacred Heart Center-Convention Hall in Cebu City with the theme “Protect the Earth, Dignify Humanity” on Friday, Aug. 21. Sponsored by the Community of St. John in collaboration…

Cebuano priest ordained as bishop

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/10/2015

Serving coffee and carrying the luggage of a cardinal would have been easier. But Msgr. Dennis Villarojo said God intended him to shepherd His flock as a bishop. “Now I understand what it means to be asked…

Cebuano priest elevated to bishop

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/09/2015

Hundreds of bishops and priests from around the country will gather in Cebu tomorrow as a Cebuano priest will be elevated to the Order of Bishops. Most. Rev. Dennis Villarojo, D.D. will be ordained bishop at the…

Corruption as gangrene

07/18/2015

Pope Francis’ speech about corruption being the “gangrene of the people” in Paraguay was timely not only for that South American country where it is said to be rampant but also for the Philippines which he visited…

Pope Francis not attending Eucharistic Congress next year

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/14/2015

It’s final. Pope Francis won’t return to the Philippines for the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) in Cebu City in January 2016. The Holy Father, however, will send his representative during the week-long gathering, said Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates…

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