Palma: Pray for beatification of Abp. Camomot, 2016 International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma reminded the faithful that Easter was the most joyous occasion in the Church’s liturgical calendar.
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma reminded the faithful that Easter was the most joyous occasion in the Church’s liturgical calendar.
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma yesterday said the Catholic church supports the ban on ivory and would cooperate with a government inquiry into the alleged role of Msgr. Cristobal Garcia in the illegal trade. At the same time, he criticized the National Geographic magazine for its October cover story “Ivory Worship”. Palma said its account, which [...]
The Cebu-based priest at the center of an ivory smuggling scandal was ordered suspended by the Vatican but it was for another reason – a 20-year-old child abuse case in California involving altar boys. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma yesterday said the past case against Msgr. Cristobal Garcia was brought to the Vatican’s attention even before [...]

The Aquino administration should see the rising number of students in the Philippines as a solution and not a problem that can be solved by population management, the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines said.

The top official of the influential Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday warned Catholic schools and teachers to toe the Church line or they may end up in trouble.
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma issued this appeal to those who joined yesterday afternoon’s prayer rally against the Reproductive Health bill.

The name of the game is numbers and the bishops are confident they have it wrapped up. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said the reproductive health (RH) bill will not pass the House of Representatives when it takes a vote on the measure on August 7.

The Catholic clergy has called for “judgment day” on the reproductive health (RH) bill on Saturday, as it urged opponents of the measure to join a mass protest at the Edsa Shrine three days before the actual House vote on it.
A day after the Senate handed a guilty verdict on Chief Justice Renato Corona, the leader of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) encouraged a divided nation to accept the verdict and “think of the things” that would unite the country.
Dunay mireklamo ni Sir Bobby Nalzaro sa dySS kagahapon kay gipaamot sila og dagkung kantidad alang sa surprise farewell party ni Director Recaredo Borgonia sa Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) kinsa mo-retire na karong buwana. Way problema kun dunay party. Ang nakaporke kay gipaapil pagpa-contribute ang mga principal ug P1,000 nga di makatambong [...]
CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma said the Church was silent on reports about a Minglanilla parish priest involved in a scandal because it wanted to resolve the case on its terms. He said this doesn’t mean that they aren’t doing anything to solve the concerns of the parishioners and the acolytes. “I will not tell the [...]
CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma fills in a new role as president of the influential Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) starting today. The 61-year-old Palma, who will replace Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar as CBCP’s president, will have a two-year mandate. A formal turnover ceremony was reportedly conducted yesterday at the CBCP Headquarters in Intramuros, [...]
Daanbantayan Mayor Ma. Luisa Loot offered to help purchase a two-hectare lot to replace the church cemeteries in four barangays, which she ordered closed last month.