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June 27, 2011
"No wang-wang" is P-Noy's only achievement - Archbishop Cruz

MANILA, Philippines (June 27, 2011) - Time and again, sky-high expectation generated by euphoria and unquenchable thirst for change is proving to be the vulnerability of popularly chosen leaders.

MANILA, Philippines (June 27, 2011) - Time and again, sky-high expectation generated by euphoria and unquenchable thirst for change is proving to be the vulnerability of popularly chosen leaders.

It hounded Cory Aquino in the later years of her presidentcy. Three years into the Obama presidency, many US voters are still wondering when the candidate Barack Obama shall finally shine. The current Philippine President Benigno C. Aquino III, who also replaced a highly unpopular predecessor, has to contend with it.

September 15, 2011
Desire and Be Devoted to Christ

The much awaited and ardently prepared for 14th Marian Youth Congress was held last September 10-11, 2011 at the Seat of the Archdiocese of Caceres, the Pilgrim City of Naga.

September 13, 2011
Peñafrancia rites begin

NAGA CITY (Sep. 10, 2011) –Thousands of pilgrims and devotes from all over Bicol converged in this city on Friday (Sept. 10) for the traditional “Traslacion Processional” a 19th century religious rite, which starts the 9-day celebration of the feast of Bicolandia’s patroness, the Virgen of Peñafrancia.

NAGA CITY (Sep. 10, 2011) –Thousands of pilgrims and devotes from all over Bicol converged in this city on Friday (Sept. 10) for the traditional “Traslacion Processional” a 19th century religious rite, which starts the 9-day celebration of the feast of Bicolandia’s patroness, the Virgen of Peñafrancia.

August 17, 2011
CBCP official urges Catholics to defend life

MANILA, August 17, 2011— A ranking Catholic Church official urged the faithful to defend the sanctity of human life now that the reproductive health bill is one of the Aquino administration’s priority measures.

Filipinos must oppose measures that go against the basic values of life and marriage, said Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

August 15, 2011
Senate probes on ailing Arroyos to continue

MANILA, Philippines - Despite appeals from some bishops and other parties to go easy on the ailing Arroyo couple, the Senate shall continue to probe accusations of corruption during the past Arroyo presidency.

MANILA, Philippines - Despite appeals from some bishops and other parties to go easy on the ailing Arroyo couple, the Senate shall continue to probe accusations of corruption during the past Arroyo presidency.

Sen. Franklin Drilon said there shall be no let up in the ongoing investigations of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee into the alleged corruptions during the 9-year rule of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former first gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo.

July 19, 2011
Mindanao Peace-talk Negotiators Need Help

Archbishop Antonio Ledesma of Cagayan de Oro has called on stakeholders in the peace process to join forces and help the government end conflict in Mindanao.

“It is part of the challenges of the peace process that we pool our resources,” Archbishop Ledesma told a meeting of bishops, governors and civic leaders in Cagayan de Oro yesterday.

July 14, 2011
Montero is Pajero, "devil's money" is people's money

The bishops came out cleaner from yesterday's Senate hearing, but maybe only enough to allow them to restart with clean slate in their relationship with the government and, more importantly, the Filipino people.

The bishops came out cleaner from yesterday's Senate hearing, but maybe only enough to allow them to restart with clean slate in their relationship with the government and, more importantly, the Filipino people.

Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos' humble admission of some "lapse of judgement" in requesting for a vehicle from former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a courageous act borne out of deep reflection.

July 13, 2011
SUV scandal is Church ‘biggest wound’

MANILA, Philippines (July 12, 2011) —The Aquino administration has made a history in the Roman Catholic Church.

MANILA,Philippines (July 12, 2011) — The Aquino administration has made a history in the Roman Catholic Church.

A senior prelate said the fund mess at state-owned lottery maybe the “biggest wound” inflicted by the government to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

In his 45-year experience as a member of the bishops’ collegial body, retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz said the recent issue has dipped the image and credibility of the Church.

July 11, 2011
Why did Odchimar refuse a second term as president?

MANILA, July 10, 2011—After two years, Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar has decided to vacate the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) highest post in December.

MANILA, July 10, 2011—After two years, Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar has decided to vacate the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) highest post in December.

Filling his shoes is 61-year old Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, the current vice president of the bishops’ collegial body.

In electing Palma as the CBCP president, the bishops broke a long-time practice in the Catholic hierarchy.

By tradition, Odchimar is supposed to assume the presidency for two terms or a cumulative of four years.

July 7, 2011
Defense, counterattack galore as Senate probes PCSO mess

MANILA, Philippines (July 7, 2011) - In what is an emerging pattern of behavior, former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo keeps her silence on anomalies she is perceived of having a lead role, leaving her minions to defend her.

MANILA, Philippines (July 7, 2011) - In what is an emerging pattern of behavior, former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo keeps her silence on anomalies she is perceived of having a lead role, leaving her minions to defend her.

At yesterday's Senate hearing, officers of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the Commission on Audit (COA) enumerated alleged anomalies committed by the previous management with probable involvement of the former president.

June 30, 2011
PCSO identifies bishops in SUV scam

MANILA, Philippines (June 30, 2011) - A priest and several Catholic bishops were controversial recipients of luxury sports utility vehicles (SUVs) during the dying months of the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo presidency.

MANILA, Philippines (June 30, 2011) - A priest and several Catholic bishops were controversial recipients of luxury sports utility vehicles (SUVs) during the dying months of the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo presidency.

This was revealed by Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) yesterday. According to reports, the previous management of the agency purchased the vehicles out of its charity fund under questionable justifications.

June 19, 2011
Grateful nation celebrates Rizal's 150th birthday

Manila Philippines (June 19, 2011) - The Jose Rizal mystique lives on in a nation that for long was in need of heroes. Filipinos learning to find the hero in themselves celebrate today the 150th birthday of Dr. Jose Rizal,the national hero of the Philippines amid a rekindled patriotic fervor.

Manila Philippines (June 19, 2011) - The Jose Rizal mystique lives on in a nation that for long was in need of heroes. Filipinos learning to find the hero in themselves celebrate today the 150th birthday of Dr. Jose Rizal,the national hero of the Philippines amid a rekindled patriotic fervor.

Rizal was born in Calamba on June 19, 1861 and was executed in Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park) on Dec. 30, 1896 by the Spanish colonialists.

May 16, 2011
Palace to Bishops: Let's have healthy RH Bill debate

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang yesterday encouraged the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to a healthy debate over the reproductive health bill in Congress, but only within the bounds of law – without resorting to anything unlawful, like civil disobedience.

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang yesterday encouraged the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to a healthy debate over the reproductive health bill in Congress, but only within the bounds of law – without resorting to anything unlawful, like civil disobedience.

“This is a debate on an issue of national importance. We have different views but discussions should be within the means of the law,” Secretary Ricky Carandang stressed.

May 14, 2011
New Parish Opens in Tinambac, Camarines Sur

Bagacay, Tinambac, Camarines Sur (May 14, 2011) – Most Rev. Leonardo Z. Legazpi, Archbishop of the Diocese of Caceres, opens today the third and newest parish in the town of Tinambac in an elaborate ceremony called canonical erection and solemn installation of Parish of Saint Peter the Apostle.

Bagacay, Tinambac, Camarines Sur (May 14, 2011) – Most Rev. Leonardo Z. Legazpi, Archbishop of the Diocese of Caceres, opens today the third and newest parish in the town of Tinambac in an elaborate ceremony called canonical erection and solemn installation of Parish of Saint Peter the Apostle.

In the same occassion, Rev. Fr. Victor P. Atanacio is installed as its first parish priest who shall minister to around 15,000 parishioners from the barangays of Bagacay, Buyo, Caaluan, Cawaynan, Bulao-Balite, Canayonan, Mananao and Cawayan.

May 9, 2011
About Time: Caramoan Province

It’s great that Ateneo will be hosting a non-political, private sector summit on the proposed partition of Camarines Sur into two provinces...

It’s great that Ateneo will be hosting a non-political, private sector summit on the proposed partition of Camarines Sur into two provinces through a new province covering the fourth legislative district in the Caramoan Peninsula. Indeed, ABOUT TIME we divided Cam Sur. But, of course, the devil will be in the details. Hence, the conference could very well thresh all these things out in time for the next session of Congress.

March 9, 2011
Archbishop Legaspi's Ash Wednesday Message

Friends in the Media:Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, I and Fr. Enrico Paglinawan (CCCom Asst Director) I will again go to your station to impose ashes. Have a blessed Lenten observance. Here's the lenten message of the Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi.

Friends in the Media:Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, I and Fr. Enrico Paglinawan (CCCom Asst Director) I will again go to your station to impose ashes. Have a blessed Lenten observance. Here's the lenten message of the Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi.

December 29, 2010
Archbishop’s Message for Christmas and New Year

 

We will know if He is truly born in us, if we are able to look forward for the coming New Year with great hope. Love is truly powerful for it is “the greatest of them all” (Corinthians 13:13). Let us fill this New Year with the love we learned from Jesus this Christmas.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one and all!

It is often a spectacular scene to behold how the revered Christmas season lightens up the souls of people, enabling each one of us to sing a happy Christmas tune. For a time it helps us forget the daily grind and complexities of life. But then again the Christmas spirit is not simply a feeling to enjoy. It is an encounter with a person. Love which is the cause of this joyful season ceases to be a vague idea or feeling but is now born in flesh, in the person of Jesus.

November 29, 2010
Archbishop's Statement on the Pope’s Teaching on the Use of Condom

In order to clarify what the faithful might perceive as a change in the position of the Church on the use of condoms, the Archdiocese of Caceres issues this statement.

In an interview regarding his new book entitled “Light of the World: the Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times,” Pope Benedict XVI said that the use of condoms may be a sign of moral responsibility in some specific situations when the intention is to reduce the risk of HIV infection. In order to clarify what the faithful might perceive as a change in the position of the Church on the use of condoms, the Archdiocese of Caceres issues this statement.

April 20, 2009
Cardinal Leads Awardees for Environmental Heroism

MANILA, April 16, 2009- Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales leads the 2009 Fr. Neri Satur Awardees for Environmental Heroism.

MANILA, April 16, 2009- Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales leads the 2009 Fr. Neri Satur Awardees for Environmental Heroism.

Heherson Alvarez, Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate Change Secretary said that Rosales is recognized as an instrument of environmental activism.

The awarding ceremony will be held at the NBN 4 studio in Visayas Avenue, Quezon City on April 18, 2009.