By Luz Villar Through a luminous display of faith and solidarity, over 200 parishioners, students, and community leaders formed a human Living Rosary at St. Anthony of Padua Church on Saturday evening, October 25, to denounce corruption and seek mercy amid the nation’s ongoing Trillion Peso March movement. The event, held on the church patio immediately following the 5:30PM mass, drew participants from the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP), Ceguera Technological C

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 Responsorial Psalm Psalm Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23 R. (7a) The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Second Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Gospel Reading: Luke 18:9-14 Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his po

By CBCP News Safeguarding is not merely a Church policy but a “Gospel imperative” that springs from the very heart of Christian love, a Catholic bishop said Monday, Oct. 20. Presiding over the opening Mass of the first National Safeguarding Conference at the San Fernando Cathedral, Bishop Joel Baylon of Legazpi urged Church leaders to embrace safeguarding as a moral and spiritual responsibility. “Safeguarding is not merely a program—it is a culture, a way of life. It is a way

By CBCP News A Filipino papal nuncio on Friday, Oct. 17, urged seminarians to embrace their formation years with “total commitment” and to build their priesthood on strong spiritual foundations. Speaking during the 80th anniversary Mass of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia Seminary in Sorsogon City, Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, apostolic nuncio to Israel, said the seminary years are a “precious time” for personal and spiritual growth that will define a priest’s lifelong ministry.

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Exodus 17:8-13 Responsorial Psalm Psalm 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 R.(cf. 2) Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Second Reading: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Gospel Reading: Luke 18:1-8 Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being. And a widow in that town used to

By Myrna Bermudo St. Carlo Acutis, the newly canonized Millennial Saint, was chosen as the patron saint and model of holiness by Christ the King Parish Social Communications Ministry (CKP SOCOMM) in Palestina, Pili, with Arjay Recaña as President and Fr. Emil Valeza, Parish Priest. “He is our patron and inspiration in serving God through the media,” the Parish-based social media group said. A triduum mass was celebrated on Oct. 9-11 in preparation for Acutis’ feast on Oct. 12

By CBCP News The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has urged the faithful to wear white every Sunday in October and November and display white ribbons in homes, churches, and public spaces as a prayer for the nation’s renewal amid corruption issues and recent calamities. In a circular issued Oct. 11, CBCP president Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David said the use of white clothing and ribbons represents the people’s plea “for transparency, accountability, and good gov

By Lilette P. Manauis Four seminarians were ordained to the sacred order of Deacons in a solemn ceremony at the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga City last October 10, 2025. Sem. Mark Christian Estrebello Degracia and Sem. Marx Karl Azur Bergado both of the Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Balatan, Camarines Sur, Sem. Mark Kevin Valera Alba of the Parish of St. Rose of Lima, Anayan, Pili, Camarines Sur and Sem. Jesua Folloso Mortega of the Parish of St. R

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: 2 Kings 5:14-17 Responsorial Psalm Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 R. (cf. 2b) The Lord has...

Dear Father Bill, Táno ta an Octobre sinasabing Rosary Month? An minagalang, Rea Dear Rea, An Octobre pigsasabing Rosary Month o Bulan...

By Myrna Bermudo The Episcopal Commission on Social Communications held a simple turnover ceremony last Tuesday, October 7, as a new...

By Kirstie Kaye S. Tino About 800 Catechists from the different parishes and vicariates of the Archdiocese of Caceres came together at...

By Roy Lagarde/CBCP News The country’s Catholic bishops on Monday, Oct. 6, warned against any ‘whitewash’ in the investigation of alleged...

Caceres Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon presided over the eucharistic celebration at the Parish of St. Francis of Assisi, Naga City on the...

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 Responsorial Psalm Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 R. (8) If today you...