Manila: Catholic dioceses in the Metro Manila area of the Philippines have suspended public Masses for three weeks amid a rise in COVID-19 infections. The news service of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines reported on July 31 that Masses would be online-only until Aug. 20. Manila archdiocese, asContinue Reading
Manila: The Philippines posted the most number of baptized young children in the world in 2019 and remains the most Catholic country in Asia, according to Annuario Pontificio, the Vatican’s statistical yearbook. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) quoted the Catholic News Service as reporting that more thanContinue Reading
Manila, August 12, 2020: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged Filipinos to keep their courage even as the “regime of death and darkness” under President Rodrigo Duterte “seems to be enjoying its fine hour.” In a statement on August 12, Filipino bishops blasted the killing of theContinue Reading
Manila, May 21, 2020: The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has appealed to prelates to show solidarity to the dioceses of Borongan and Catarman in Samar by providing aid to those affected by Typhoon “Ambo.” In this great time of need, we urge youContinue Reading
By Christina Hermoso and Leslie Ann Aquino Manila, Feb 22, 2020: To reduce the risk of transmission of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has recommended the sprinkling of blessed ash on the crown of the head instead of marking with ash theContinue Reading
Manila, September 23, 2019: In a low-key but historic event, the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints (Mormons), through its Family Search arm, recently turned over digitized Philippine Catholic Church records spanning four centuries to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The documents from 1614 to 2014Continue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) discourages Catholic priests to carry firearms. These recent days, the news has reported a good number of Catholic priests asking for a permit from the Philippine National Police (PNP) that they are allowed to carry firearms as, duringContinue Reading
Manila: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged the clergy and consecrated persons to make lifestyle and behavioral changes and go back to being more like Jesus Christ. “Renew your values, mind-sets, behavior and lifestyles by following the example of Christ, the Good Shepherd,” CBCP president andContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Cebu City: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged people to carefully discern well for the change of 1987 Constitution and shifting from a unitary to a parliamentary form of government. The bishops called people “to form or reactivate circles of discernment and useContinue Reading
Manila: In his first pastoral exhortation as head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao announced that the 2018 calendar will be dedicated to the clergy and consecrated persons. The year, he said, envisions that clergy and consecrated persons become “renewed” servant-leaders “who careContinue Reading