CBCP Statements
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.
Pastoral Statement on the Launching of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
As the first-fruits of the Amoris Laetitia Family Year, the Holy Father established the “World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be held
CBCP message of condolence for the death of Cornelius Cardinal Sim
Cardinal Cornelius Sim of Brunei (September 16, 1951 - May 29, 2021) Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Cardinal Cornelius Sim, the...
One Ecumenical Family
As we commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines, we, the Christian Churches, give thanks and praise to our loving Triune God for the grace that sustained the faith.
An appeal for prayers for the people of Myanmar, for the Church in Myanmar
Since 1 February 2021, when the military coup in Myanmar was reported, we have been following in the news the very sad unfolding of events of the suffering of the people of Myanmar.