FULL TEXT: Balanga diocese’s pastoral letter about BNPP
It is said that due to the lack of electricity or the increase in oil price, there are those who are, once again, advancing the rehabilitation of the Bataan
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FULL TEXT: Archbishop Villegas’ pastoral letter for New Year 2023
We are in the Season that celebrates the Birth of Emmanuel – God-with-us, the Lord Jesus.
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CBCP statement on the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
If Pope Francis is known as the Pope of Mercy and Joy, Pope Benedict will be remembered as the Pope of Charity.
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FULL TEXT: Pope Francis’ 2022 Christmas ‘Urbi et Orbi’ message
May the Lord Jesus, born of the Virgin Mary, bring to all of you the love of God, wellspring of confidence and hope, together with the gift of the peace proclaimed by the angels to the shepherds of Bethlehem: “Glory to God in the highest heaven and on earth peace to those whom he favours” (Lk 2:14).
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FULL TEXT: Cardinal Advincula’s message for Christmas 2022
Unto us is born a child, a savior, Jesus Christ, our Lord!
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CBCP-ECY message for National Youth Day 2022
With profound joy we greet and address you, our Young People in the Philippines as we celebrate the National Youth Day 2022, this December 16th, the first day of our traditional Aguinaldo Masses and Simbang Gabi.
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FULL TEXT: Statement of the 17th Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Conference
We, the 275 delegates to the 17th Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Conference- lay faithful, consecrated men and women, priests and bishops- have reflected on the theme: The Gift of Faith and New Evangelization as a Synodal Church.
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Full text: FABC general conference’s message to the peoples of Asia
We, the Pastors of the Catholic Church in Asia, share this message of joy, hope, and solidarity with you, Peoples of Asia.
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CBCP-ECPPC message for Prison Awareness Sunday 2022
As the Church in the Philippines once again celebrates Prison Awareness Sunday, we are invited to grow in our awareness and knowledge of the situation and plight of our sisters and brothers in the various prisons and jails all over the country, our PDLs (persons deprived of liberty), as well as their dreams and hopes for true freedom, restorative justice and the chance for a new life.
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Full text: CMSP statement of solidarity for the RMP
On August 15, 2022, Solemnity of Our Lady of the Assumption, we were startled by the breaking news that 16 individuals were indicted by the Department
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CBCP circular encouraging the faithful to return to Sunday Masses in churches
On March 13, 2020 we issued a circular saying that, “Depending on the given circumstances, the Local Ordinaries may exercise their prerogative to dispense the faithful from the Sunday and the Holy Days of Obligation” (cf. Circular No. 20-14, n.2).
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FULL TEXT: 2022 Convention statement of the Conference of Major Superiors in the Philippines
We, the one hundred and fifty-five (155) delegates to the July 11-14, 2022 Convention of the Conference of
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