CBCP Updates Section
By Roy Lagarde July 17, 2023 Manila, Philippines The Catholic bishops’ leadership has given its endorsement to the proposed division of the Archdiocese of Cebu and the Diocese of Butuan. Gat... Read more
By CBCP News/ Manila, Philippines Bishop Ruperto Santos will be installed as the new shepherd of the Diocese of Antipolo on July 22. As bishop, he will oversee one of the Church’s fast-growi... Read more
Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Bishop Julius Tonel of Ipil as the new archbishop of Zamboanga. Tonel, 66, will succeed the late Archbishop Romulo de la Cruz, who died from an illness at t... Read more
” Mary arose and went with haste.” – Lk 1:38 With profound joy we greet and address you, our Young People in the Philippines as we celebrate the National Youth Day 2022, th... Read more
by RVA The CBCP Episcopal Commission on Social Communication, Radio Veritas Asia, and Radio Veritas 846 launched a coffee table book in commemoration of the 500 Years of Christianity in the... Read more
By CBCP News September 10, 2022 Manila, Philippines Retired Bishop Joseph Nacua of Ilagan, the first and only Filipino Capuchin to have been ordained to the episcopate so far, died on Saturd... Read more
By CBCP News Aug. 16, 2022 Cebu City All is set for the episcopal ordination of the Archdiocese of Cebu’s new auxiliary bishop. Msgr. Ruben Labajo will be ordained at a 9am Mass at the Cebu... Read more
By CBCP News June 23, 2022 Manila, Philippines Pope Francis on Thursday has appointed Msgr. Ruben Labajo as auxiliary bishop of Cebu. The Vatican announced on June 23 that Labajo, until now... Read more
By CBCP News April 26, 2022 Manila, Philippines The bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Manila enjoined Catholics to unite spiritually to pray the rosary for next month’s elections. In... Read more