4+ hour, 7+ min ago   (478+ words) MANILA — A Philippine bishop who joined the global Synod on Synodality has captured his experience in Rome into a book aimed at helping Catholics put synodality into practice in their parishes and dioceses. Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara of Pasig launched…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (300+ words) BORONGAN City — A Catholic bishop has urged parents to teach children from an early age to protect the environment, saying care for creation should begin at home. Bishop Crispin Varquez of Borongan said families should raise children who understand that…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (168+ words) Pope Leo XIV has reappointed Filipino catechetical expert Dr. Lysander Rivera to a Vatican advisory council for another five-year term. The council, under the Holy See’s Dicastery for Evangelization, brings together bishops, priests, religious and lay experts from around the…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (304+ words) Manuel Tagle Sr., the 96-year-old father of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, died Sunday, with the cardinal asking for prayers for his father’s eternal rest. Cardinal Tagle, 69, was in Rome when his father died at 7:09 a.m. Manila time. He is the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (365+ words) TACLOBAN City — Catholics should use their wealth to help the poor, whose gratitude may one day welcome them into heaven, papal nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown said Monday. Preaching at the opening Mass of the 70th national assembly of the Pontifical Mission…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (309+ words) The Little Sisters of Jesus are urging ordinary people to serve the poor, saying compassion does not require advanced training or special qualifications. Sr. Cecilia Grace of Jesus, the congregation’s sister-in-charge, made the appeal as the sisters marked 50 years in…...