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Pentecost Sunday in Warsaw, Poland
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (110+ words) Polish churches celebrate Pentecost Sunday by draping red stoles over the image of Jesus on the crucifix, symbolizing His martyrdom and resurrection. The color also references the "tongues of fire", or the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus' Apostles…...
Santacruzan is more than pageantry, spectacle, Cardinal Advincula says
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (221+ words) The Santacruzan should be seen as more than a colorful procession or spectacle, but a reminder of the importance of the Catholic devotion to its flock, Manila Cardinal Jose Advincula has said. According to a report by CBCP News, Advincula…...
Pope Leo establishes new Vatican body that aims to coordinate AI discussions, policies
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (401+ words) VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV has approved the establishment of an Inter-Dicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence, a new Vatican body aimed at coordinating discussion, projects, and policies related to artificial intelligence within the Holy See. According to a Rescriptum ex…...
Pope Leo appoints new bishop of Bacolod diocese
1+ week, 4+ day ago (226+ words) Bishop-designate Louie Galbines of Kabankalan was appointed as the shepherd of his home diocese of Bacolod in Negros Occidental by Pope Leo XIV, the CBCP News reported. He will succeed Bishop Patricio Buzon, who served the diocese for 10 years. Galbines,…...
Digital tools should be used responsibly " Cardinal Advincula
1+ week, 4+ day ago (278+ words) Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula encouraged media professionals and church communicators for the responsible and ethical use of digital tools ahead of the Catholic Church's celebration of World Day of Social Communications on Sunday, May, 17, 2026, CBCP News reported. "In our…...
Vatican'warns rebel Catholic group it risks excommunication
1+ week, 5+ day ago (347+ words) VATICAN CITY - The Vatican on Wednesday urged a breakaway Catholic group dedicated to the old Latin mass to cancel plans to ordain new bishops without consent from Pope Leo, warning the action would incur excommunication from the 1. 4-billion-member Church. In…...
CBCP asks public to trust in God's blessings amid challenges
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (31+ words) Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines president and Lipa Archbishop Gilbert Garcera on Thursday reminded the Catholic faithful to trust in the blessings of God despite the challenges being faced....
Advincula: Sto. Ni'o de Tondo basilica status calls faithful to be synodal Church
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (563+ words) Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula on Monday said the declaration of the Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of Sto. Ni'o de Tondo, as a minor basilica, is an invitation for its faithful to become a synodal Church. "Such a designation bestowed…...
Emulate St. Francis of Assisi's simplicity, humility " Cardinal Advincula
2+ week, 5+ day ago (302+ words) Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has called on the parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi church in Mandaluyong City to emulate their patron saint's simplicity and humility, as the community marks the dedication of its church and altar, 69 years after…...
A year into papacy, Pope Leo finds his 'clarion voice"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (804+ words) VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo marks his first year leading the Catholic Church on Friday with a higher public profile and a ramped-up schedule, having grown more outspoken on the world stage and drawn the ire of US President Donald Trump....