Diocesan Statements
‘You shall not defile the land where you live’
Unlike the joyful season of Easter, our country’s situation is urgent. We are in the middle of a long-staying pandemic, with its uncertainties and deeply disturbing viciousness and escalation.
Statement of Protest Against the NCIP’s Resolution Denouncing the Use of Term Lumad
In the strongest possible terms, we the members of the Episcopal Commission for Indigenous People (ECIP) – Mindanao
Bicol Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on the Year of St. Joseph
Last December 8, 2020, on the Feast of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis, in his Apostolic Letter Patris Corde (With a Heart of a Father), proclaimed the celebration of the Year of St. Joseph, in order to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the declaration of St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church by Pius IX on December 8, 1870.
Our Faith, Our Joy, Our Mission
Grace and peace in the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Let us always thank the Lord our God for the gift of faith he gave us.
Pastoral letter of Western Visayas bishops on the Tumandok killings
"The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties…especially of those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieites of the followers of Christ," (Gaudium et Spes, #1). Life is sacred! "YOU SHALL NOT KILL!" (Ex. 20:13)...
“He calms the storm” (Ps 107:29)
It has been seven years since Super Typhoon Haiyan or Yolanda came our way. Despite the pandemic we are going through, we still have fresh memories of the horrors we went through last November 8, 2013 and the painful months and years after.
Statement on Pope Francis remark regarding civil unions
In a documentary film entitled FRANCESCO that premiered in Italy last week, an old interview with Pope Francis conducted in Spanish appeared where he said the following:
Movements of the ship: Sail, carry and reach
Pastoral Message on the occasion of the 25th National Seafarers Sunday 27 September 2020 In celebration of our National Seafarers Sunday, on behalf of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, let me express our gratitude for the services and sacrifices of...
Pastoral Instructions for All Saints and All Souls Day
September 21, 2020 Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Circular 2020-33 RE: All Saint's-All Souls' Day Reverend Fathers: It is evident and to be expected that like the Lenten and Easter seasons, our observance of All Saints-All Souls Days will be...
Pastoral Instruction: One with Our Beloved Dead
A few weeks ago, the mayors of Metro Manila came out with a resolution to
close the public cemeteries from October 31 to November 3 this year to avoid
large crowds congregating and thus spread the Corona 19 virus.
Study from home: Our salvation, our formation and our work
Remember our dear students, study from home is our salvation, our formation and our work.
Archdiocese of Manila’s Clergy Statement Against Death Penalty
The country is once again in the throes of dealing with the specter of death penalty as both the House of Representatives and the Senate are now preparing for its immediate reimposition as a State policy.