Philippines

Gymnasts Eldrew (Grade 11) and Elaiza Yulo (Grade 10) paid a courtesy visit to the Adamson University president, Father Daniel Franklin E. Pilario, CM, on August 21.

A group of environmental advocates, fisherfolk, and civil society groups on Wednesday raised concern over policy inadequacies in protecting the Philippines’ seas from oil spills and in exacting accountability from polluters.

The 7th Word Conference is scheduled for November 30, 2024, under the theme “Praying the Word of God: ‘Lord, teach us to pray’ (Luke 11:1).”

He began with less than 50 books, placing them outside his home with a sign that simply said, “Reading is free.”

A senior official from Stella Maris Philippines advised Filipino workers in Lebanon to follow government advisories for their safety as tensions rise in the region.

Barangay Tagdon, a coastal village more than 600 kilometers southeast of Manila, honors its patron San Roque with a thanksgiving festivity of food, drinks, dances, Masses, processions, and more.

The World Apostolic Congress on Mercy (WACOM) officials are calling on the faithful to join the Fifth Asian Apostolic Congress on Mercy (AACOM), scheduled for October 14–19, 2024, in Cebu, Philippines.

The Diocese of Legazpi has announced the passing of Father Bernard B. Bañares, a dedicated Filipino priest serving in Louisiana, USA.

At a recent gathering in Manila, Sister Neusa de Fatima Mariano, Superior General (SG) of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo, Scalabrinians (MSCS), encouraged members to embrace the current times with openness, hospitality, and a renewed commitment to their consecrated life.

Philippines Lubang residents prepare oil spill boom from Bataan oil spill

A home for the neglected in the Philippines has been producing okras, beans, eggplants, other crops, and eggs in the one hectare of land where the nursing home was built on.

Social communicators in the Philippines are gathering for the 2024 National Catholic Social Communication Convention organised by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines - Episcopal Commission on Social Communications (CBCP - ESCS). The convention, themed 'Authentic Influencers for an Empowered Church', is taking place from August 5 to 8 in Banay-Banay, Lipa, Batangas.

Carlos Yulo waved his second gold medal, thumped his chest, and pointed his finger upwards while mouthing "All God, all God" after topping the vault final of the 2024 Paris Olympics men’s artistic gymnastics on Sunday night (Philippine time).

“Be brave, dare to be different,” says Sr. Leila Mendoza Montero

A Filipina nun who promoted media education in the country died on July 27. She was 77.

The Aurora has been a popular practice among Catholic communities across Bicol, a region in the Philippines southeast of Manila, since the long past.

Thousands of residents displaced by massive flooding in Metro Manila took refuge in churches in different dioceses in the metropolitan on Wednesday.

As heavy rainfalls from Typhoon Carina, the local name for Gaemi, battered Manila, churches opened their doors on Wednesday, July 24, to residents displaced by the ensuing floods.

In response to severe flooding from Typhoon Gaemi, locally known as Carina, and monsoon rains, Bishop Honesto Ongtioco of Cubao has ordered parish priests to open their churches to evacuees.

The CBCP has decided to distance itself from organizations involved in ecologically destructive efforts.