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Catholics in Davao to hold 1st traditional pilgrimage

DAVAO City, April 9, 2013—As part of the celebration of the Year of Faith, Catholics in Mindanao will hold the 1st Catholic Traditional Pilgrimage on April 27, 2013.  Organized by the Latin Mass Society (LMS) of Davao, the event is part of the activities recommended by the Pontifical Commission for the New Evangelization.  According to Bro. [...]

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Bacolod launches Family and Life Center

BACOLOD City, April 6, 2013—The San Sebastian Cathedral of Bacolod diocese has launched on March 31 the San Sebastian Family and Life Center in an effort to provide natural family planning services to married couples.   The NFP services are the Center’s response to the growing need among Catholic couples who would like to follow the [...]

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Naval diocese opposes Biliran Geothermal operation

NAVAL, Biliran, April 4, 2013—Residents and clergy of the Diocese of Naval in Biliran province vocally expressed their opposition on the drilling and operation of the 1st geothermal exploration in the island paradise.  In a letter sent to the Department of Energy (DOE), the people of Biliran and the diocese, together with the Bishop, clergy, [...]

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Jaro archdiocese offers Summer Catechetical Institute

JARO, Iloilo, April 2, 2013—The Jaro Archdiocesan Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education (ACCCE) is again offering the Summer Catechetical Institute, a live-in basic formation program that involves five weeks of studies in four main phases.  According to Msgr. Ramon Pet, ACCCE Chairman, this was the first attempt, in the 148-year history of the Archdiocese [...]

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‘Barkada ni Pedro’ theme song launched during Local WYD

CEBU City, March 25, 2013—Over 2,000 young people attendees of a local activity in the Archdiocese of Cebu witnessed the launching of the official theme song of the ‘Barkada ni Pedro’ titled “Friends of Pedro.”  Together with young people from the Central and Eastern Visayas Region, the ‘Barkada ni Pedro’ launched last March 23, during [...]

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Caceres archbishop launches radio program

NAGA City, March 23, 2013—Caceres Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona has launched a radio program in partnership with the Caceres Commission on Communications (CCCom) and the Caceres Renewal Communities (CRC).  Debuting its first episode last March 3, Kumusta po, Bishop? is a teleradio program shown on PBN TV 5 and heard on 98.3, the Mother’s Touch, [...]

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Jaro holds forum to honor diocesan media pioneer

JARO, Iloilo, March 23, 2013—The Archdiocese of Jaro held a Media Memorial Forum themed “Responsible Citizenship: The Call of the May 2013 Elections” at the Blessed John Paul II Hall last March 13.  The forum was organized on the occasion of the death anniversary of Msgr. Jose ‘Pepe’ Buenaflor, considered the “Fulton Sheen of Iloilo.” [...]

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Caceres holds Lenten recollection for media practitioners

NAGA City, March 22, 2013—Some fifty media practitioners attended a Lenten Recollection organized by the Archdiocese of Caceres last March 19. Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona emphasized on the participants the importance of reflection and action. Tirona stressed that media practitioners, called to be witnesses of God, must continue not only to pursue the truth but [...]

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Cabanatuan to host 7th Central Luzon youth pilgrimage

MANILA, March 21, 2013—The Diocese of Cabanatuan is set to hold the 7th Central Luzon Youth Pilgrimage (CLYP) with more than 2,000 young people from 7 archdiocese and dioceses in the region expected to join.  The event aims to gather all the youth of Central Luzon region to share their faith experiences, defend one’s faith [...]

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Cebu youth to gather for Local World Youth Day

MANILA, March 12, 2013—Hundreds of young people from the Archdiocese of Cebu will gather for the celebration of the 28th Local World Youth Day to be held in Liloan City, Cebu on March 21-24.  The local gathering is a continuing journey of the young people of Cebu after the Canonization and National Thanksgiving of the [...]

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