CBCP Statements
Decree of Implementation on the Revised Translation of the Trinitarian Conclusion of the Collects and Presidential Prayers
On 13 May 2020 (Prot. N. 228/20), a communication from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments was sent to the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
CBCP message congratulating Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa
We, your Pastors and Bishops, wish to add our voices to that of the entire nation in congratulating Ms. Maria Ressa, for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts “to safeguard freedom of expression.”
Jesus walked with them (Luke 24:15)
Future generations will look back to this day the seventeenth of October 2021 as a historic milestone in the life of the Church.
CBCP message for the speedy recovery of Cardinal Advincula
The Archdiocese of Manila, in a statement released last night, confirmed that Cardinal Jose F. Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, tested positive for COVID-19. He is now on quarantine observing strict protocols.
CBCP message for the victims of Typhoon Jolina
On the day we joyously celebrated the Feast of the Nativity of Mary, our brothers and sisters in the Philippines,
Journeying together this Season of Creation 2021 towards renewing the Oikos of God
“Code Red for humanity” is how the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres describes the latest IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, which shows the world is dangerously close to irreversible global warming unequivocally caused by human activities.
Celebrating the gift of faith, learning from the past, and journeying together
“Let us be glad and rejoice” (Psalm 118) on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines.
CBCP Statement on the Motu proprio, Traditionis Custodes
His Holiness, Pope Francis, in his Motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, establishes that “the liturgical books promulgated by Saint Paul VI and Saint John Paul II
CBCP President’s message for the 122nd bishops’ plenary assembly
Welcome to the 122nd Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines! This is our second and last Plenary Assembly for the year 2021.
CBCP statement on the Sulu plane crash
It is with great sadness that we, your bishops, received the news of the crash of a C-130 aircraft in Jolo, Sulu.
CBCP message for the speedy recovery of Pope Francis
The Holy Father was admitted to the Gemelli Hospital in Rome and underwent a scheduled surgery for colon diverticulitis yesterday, July 4, 2021.
CBCP’s condolence message on the demise of former President Aquino
It is with deep sorrow that my brother bishops and I received the news of the passing of former President Benigno S. Aquino III this morning.