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For the first time in his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV received the prelates of the Roman Rota in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican on the occasion of the opening of the judicial year, emphasizing t…
Bishop-elect Cyril Villareal of Kalibo said humility and trust in God’s grace will
The Vatican has announced the retirement of Filipino Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana from the Holy See’s diplomatic service after 42 years.
The leadership of the Catholic Church said Monday it is open to dialogue with the Marcos administration, but only if it serves the common good.
A Catholic bishop on Sunday urged the faithful to rediscover simple faith and
October 3-7, 2025 marked an important milestone in the life of centuries-old Knights of Columbus.
The new year in the Philippines is almost always welcomed with a bang; firecrackers, horns, karaoke that refuses to retire, and enough noise to convince us that something truly new has arrived.
Before Sinulog was transformed into a touristic event in the 1980s, as it is in Cebu today, it was a prayer dance practiced by young and old, women and men, children and adults. Not so much on stre…
Within this movement, I reflected on Dilexi Te, the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Leo XIV on Love for the Poor (October 4, 2025) returning to love as the place where faith begins and the measure of its credibility. Participants named concrete directions across ecology, economy, governance, and synodality: advancing policies that protect life and creation; strengthening formation inspired by Laudato Sí; promoting just wages and dignified work; deepening people’s participation in governance; and challenging structures that perpetuate inequality and exclusion. Over the years, pastoral teaching has been translated into concrete mechanisms: ecology desks in dioceses and parishes, their growth into integral ecology ministries, and coordinated initiatives under the Laudato Sí Convergence within the church and civil society.
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Matthew 4:12-23) January 25, 2026 By Fr. Agustin Opalalic
