Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan said applause is a product of boredom during Mass, noting that it reduces the liturgy to a source of entertainment rather than a spiritual ...

Pope Francis has taken a momentous step by appointing a Filipino priest as the new Archbishop of Guam. This decision heralds a new chapter in the religious landscape of Guam and holds profound ...

Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula has been elected chairman of the Commission on Pontificio Collegio Filippino (PCF) ...

Pope Francis has recognized the heroic virtue of a Filipino archbishop with a reputation for having the ability to bilocate. In a decree promulgated on May 21, the Pope recognized a miracle ...

There was much rejoicing in the Philippines when Cardinal-designate Luis Antonio Tagle opened the Year of Faith in Manila over the weekend.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) elected its new president on Saturday, as the politically ...

Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila shared this and other reflections from the 50th International Eucharistic Congress in a homily to about 250 priests, bishops and other Massgoers at the ...

Philippines Archbishop Socrates Villegas said during these times, pastors must not be afraid to “fill the dark world with the light of Christ,” and he encouraged the crowd to live up to the ...

Lipa Archbishop Gilbert Garcera will be the new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) by ...

Guam’s Catholics gathered in the capital city of Hagåtña to meet their new archbishop—a Filipino. Archbishop Ryan Jimenez was installed Thursday as the new shepherd of the Archdiocese of ...

Archbishop Oscar Cruz of Lingayen-Dagupan in the Philippines, said this week, that the regaining of moral values and the fight against corruption continue to be a priority for the good of the ...

In a pastoral letter anticipating the beginning of Lent on Wednesday, Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan has asked that the faithful not clap in church, either during or after Mass.