A Catholic clergy organization has thrown its support behind two priests who say they are being harassed following their participation in a plunder complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte of the Philippines.
Major Philippine news organizations issued coordinated calls for accountability on December 9 as the country marked International Anti-Corruption Day, amplifying public concern over the ongoing social and economic damage caused by corruption, including recently raised allegations of large-scale irregularities in flood-control projects.
The story is usually told as a miracle: a basilica in Milan packed with people praying and singing while imperial troops waited outside, unsure of their next move.
Archbishop Gilbert Garcera of Lipa stepped into the presidency of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on December 1, a transition that signals not just a change in leadership but a quiet passing of responsibility within the country’s moral and spiritual life.
Former Miss Universe Catriona Gray delivered a fiery speech at a church-led mass rally in Manila, Philippines, on Nov 30, warning that “every time we stay quiet, corruption wins” as she urged for cases to be filed over missing public funds.
Amid coup rumors, mounting corruption scandals, and a widening political rift between President Bongbong Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte, the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines has declared its strong support for the “Trillion Peso March.”
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr. Samuel Naceno Agcaracar of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) as the new bishop of the Diocese of San Jose in Nueva Ecija, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on November 21
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao issued a statement on November 15 expressing its support and solidarity with the men and women of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as the country faces what it described as a challenging national moment.
