The Diocese Romblon sails on as a pilgrim church with higher hopes after it recently marked its golden birth, learning the lessons, and recognizing the challenges of the times, according to its narrative emailed to Radio Veritas Asia.
On May 24, 2025 Pope Leo XIV appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as the new titular of Albano, a suburbicarian diocese the pontiff himself held before his papal election, according to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News.
In the lead-up to the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si', Bishop Gerry Alminaza of the Diocese of San Carlos co-celebrated Mass at the historic Notre-Dame de Paris alongside Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort of Reims, appealing for support from the French community in urging French banks to cease financing fossil fuel projects threatening the Verde Island Passage (VIP) in the Philippines—hailed as the “Amazon of the Oceans.”
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, May 18, presided over the Mass of Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry in Saint Peter’s Square, and invites the Church to walk together along the path of God's love and remain united in one family, according to Vatican News.
The Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose (AVSJ) - Caritas Occidental Mindoro expressed “deep concern” over the Supreme Court Decision Nullifying Occidental Mindoro’s 25-Year Moratorium on Large-Scale Mining and Upholding Mining in the Philippines, in a statement issued on Sunday.
Pope Leo XIV on Friday made his first appointment of a Filipino bishop, naming Fr. Dave Dean Capucao as the new shepherd of the Prelature of Infanta, according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News.
The new Pope, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, taking the name Leo XIV, was celebrated on May 8 with his election as the 267th Pope, the first American-born pope, in the Church’s 2,000-year history.
A tree planting Activity held was held at the SVD (Society of the Divine Word) Farm’s St. Peter’s Fishpond and Gazebo in commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home, on May 3.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), in a statement released on Saturday, expressed its “profound sorrow and solidarity with all victims and survivors of sexual abuse, especially those harmed by members of the clergy. We acknowledge the deep wounds inflicted upon individuals and communities and commit ourselves to the path of healing, justice, and renewal.”
In his welcome message during Friday’s multi-sectoral forum on the Verde Island Passage (VIP) held in Quezon City, Fr. Edwin Gariguez, lead convenor of the Protect VIP Network , said “Let us honor Pope Francis not only with our tributes, but with our courage - to live out his legacy by choosing the path of ecological conversion.”
