Quiapo Church elevated as ‘Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene’
The St. John the Baptist Parish or Quiapo Church has been elevated to the status of an archdiocesan shrine.
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New CBCP head laments ‘escapism’ among Filipinos
The new head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines on Wednesday lamented what he described as growing “escapism” among many Filipinos.
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Amid protests against Italy’s vaccine rules, Cardinal Parolin says Church’s message is clear
Commenting on protests against Italy’s vaccine rules, the Vatican’s Secretary of State said that the Church’s message is clear that vaccination is an “act of love.”
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Pope Francis’ prayer intention for December is for catechists
Pope Francis is asking Catholics to pray in December that catechists will witness to the Gospel with courage and
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Bishop David officially assumes post as CBCP head
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan on Wednesday officially assumed his new post as president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.
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2 Zambales parish churches declared diocesan shrines
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba in Zambales province has officially elevated two of its parish churches to diocesan shrines.
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Bishop hits proliferation of e-sabong
A top church official has criticized the proliferation of electronic sabong (cockfighting) or “e-sabong” in the country.
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Report: Pope Francis could bring 50 migrants from Cyprus to Italy
Pope Francis could reportedly help to bring up to 50 migrants to Italy as part of his trip to Cyprus and Greece this week.
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Immaculate Conception: Pope Francis cancels public act of veneration again due to pandemic
For the second year in a row, Pope Francis has canceled the Roman tradition of a public gathering at the Spanish Steps on Dec. 8 to venerate a statue of the Immaculate Conception due to the COVID-1…
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Covid-infected bishop asks unvaccinated to get jabs
“When you join the vaccination program, you are not only helping yourself, you are helping our society,” he said.The 52-year-old bishop also assured the public that he is recovering well and attributed his mild condition of Covid-19 to the vaccine. “It is very difficult to get Covid and I am one of the witnesses to it,” he added as he thanked the doctors and health workers who took care of him and others who are sick. CBCPNews is a church-based news agency operated by the Media Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. This apostolate aims at helping the work of the new evangelization through the news media. This is non-commercial and non-profit. That being the case, it totally depends on generosity of its readers and supporters.
