Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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CBCP president: EDSA Revolution a reminder that change can happen peacefully

THE PEOPLE Power Revolution serves as a reminder that conflicts can be resolved peacefully, Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, president of the Catholic Bishops’...

Daet’s Alarcon named new Caceres archbishop

POPE FRANCIS appointed Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon of Daet, Camarines Norte, as the new archbishop of Caceres in Camarines Sur on Thursday, Feb. 22. Alarcon,...

Thomasian priest appointed Dhaka auxiliary bishop

POPE FRANCIS has appointed Fr. Subroto Boniface Gomes, who had completed his licentiate in philosophy at UST, as auxiliary bishop of Dhaka, the capital...

Advincula urges Catholic families: ‘Address taboo issues, unsettling questions’

MANILA Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula underscored the importance of Catholic families being prepared to discuss taboo topics and respond to difficult questions to adapt...

‘Ash Wednesday purifies Valentine’s Day’

THE “HAPPY coincidence” between Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day underscored the importance of having a pure heart this Lent, one that seeks the forgiveness...

Bishops call for action to protect fishermen in West PH Sea

AS Filipino fisherfolk get harassed by Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea, local bishops called on the government to take all legal and...

Tandag Bishop Emeritus Nereo Odchimar, prelate vocal against illegal logging, dies

TANDAG Bishop Emeritus Nereo Odchimar, an outspoken prelate on environmental issues who was the first in his rank to be elected president of the...

CBCP cautions against latest cha-cha attempt

CAREFUL discernment is required before signing on to the people’s initiative to amend the 1987 constitution as some politicians use deceptive means to manipulate...

‘Biyaya ng Mahal na Senyor’: Quiapo Church declared a national shrine

WITH Quiapo Church becoming the 29th national shrine in the Philippines, the image of the Black Nazarene has affirmed its power to unite the...

Central Seminary vice rector named Alaminos bishop

UST Central Seminary Vice Rector Fr. Napoleon Sipalay Jr., O.P. has become the first Filipino Dominican to be appointed bishop in nearly three decades,...

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