Pope Francis accepts Ouellet’s resignation, appoints American to lead Dicastery for Bishops
Pope Francis on Monday named an American as the next prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops to succeed Cardinal Marc Ouellet.
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Pope Francis decries culture that ‘throws away’ unborn children, elderly, poor
In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis decried a culture that “throws away” unborn children, the elderly, and the poor if they are not useful.
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‘Cancel culture’ is contrary to synodality, says CBCP head
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines issued a warning Saturday against so-called “cancel culture” during his address to the CBCP plenary assembly.
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Archbishop Soc receives honorary doctorate from Baguio’s Saint Louis University
Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan was conferred an honorary doctorate on Thursday, Jan. 26, by Saint Louis University (SLS) in Baguio City.
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Occidental Mindoro’s new bishop to be ordained, installed next month
The country’s newest bishop, Pablito Tagura, will be ordained to the episcopate on Feb. 17, five days before Ash Wednesday.
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Pope Francis confers lay ministries upon ten people in St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Francis formally conferred the ministries of lector and catechist upon four men and six women from the Philippines, Mexico, Congo, Italy, and the U.K. on Sunday at a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Bishops to gather in Manila for 125th plenary assembly
Catholic bishops from across the country will gather in Manila next weekend for their 125th plenary assembly.
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Here’s the newest basilica in the Philippines
The church of St. Dominic in Pangasinan province’s city of San Carlos was formally declared a minor basilica Saturday, making it the first church of such stature in Asia under the patronage of the founder of the Order of Preachers.
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Cardinal Rosales stable, will remain in hospital for monitoring
Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, the archbishop emeritus of Manila, will remain hospitalized but he’s in stable condition, the archdiocese’s spokesperson said.
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Stand for truth and justice, Manila cardinal urges Nazarene devotees
Celebrating Mass on the Feast of the Black Nazarene for the second time as Manila archbishop, Cardinal Jose Advincula called on devotees to work for truth and justice as Christ did.
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Devotees join big procession for Black Nazarene feast
Tens of thousands of devotees have joined the first ever “Walk of Faith” in Manila before dawn Sunday, on the eve of the Feast of the Black Nazarene.
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BREAKING: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at age 95
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from office in nearly 600 years, has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced.
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