Kasmir Nema, RVA News

"I prayed, and I asked God if it was really His will that I would be a bishop. I was hesitant to accept the appointment, he said, adding that “I asked God if it was really what He wanted for me," Bishop Junie

“The laity is constantly involved through consultation and participation," Bishop Gaa of Novaliches

"Let's continue to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and our environment for the rise of the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia," said Joko widodo, the Indonesian president

Pope Francis chose Father Pablito Tagura of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) to be the new Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in the province of Occidental Mindoro on December 17.

"Our love for the Anawim—the lost, the least, and the last—should go beyond their needs of survival and, more importantly, for their integral well-being," says Archbishop Jose S. Palma of Cebu.

"Let us resist the temptation of self-absorption. May we not be simply concerned with self-preservation. Rather, let us look at the needs of others as our own," said Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon, chairman of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Youth.

"Do not allow yourselves to be enslaved by money, worldliness, and power.  Always take good care of that simplicity that only seeks the Lord," Bishop Raul Dael of Tandag to the news priests.

Roberto Duarte has been named provincial superior of the Province of Ecuador by the Society of Divine Word, also known as SVD (Societas Verbi Divini). He will be the first SVD religious brother to hold this post in the history of the organization.

"The Holy Spirit is the sigh of God's love for us. The Father is in eternity, and in eternity He reveals Himself through the Son. The most perfect relationship between the Father and the Son is the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God is love," said bishop Bunjamin.

"Disseminate the Christian faith, not just as a set of ideas or rules but as a way of life in the person of Jesus," Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle.