The Diocese of Kalibo in Aklan Province, Western Visayas, in the central Philippines, celebrated its Golden Jubilee on July 15 with a Eucharistic celebration attended by Church leaders from across the country, who called on the faithful to renew their commitment to synodality, evangelization, and missionary service.
Receiving one of the Catholic Church's highest honors for laypeople should mark not the end of service but the beginning of a renewed commitment to Christ and the Church, Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila said as two prominent Filipino lay Catholics, Hans Sy and Anita Co Ng, received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice award on July 12.
Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula warned that disinformation, exclusion and clericalism continue to cast shadows over Philippine society and the Catholic Church, urging the faithful to respond through conversion, communion and a renewed commitment to truth.
Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula urged Christians to respond to crises with generosity, understanding and courage, saying faith calls believers not to escape problems but to confront them with hope.
The Archdiocese of Manila in the Philippines has launched a program encouraging parishes, institutions, and households to collect used cooking oil for conversion into biodiesel, as part of its push for environmental sustainability and responsible energy use.
Jose Cardinal Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, presided over a thanksgiving Mass at the Manila Cathedral on March 17, 2026, marking the conclusion of the school year for institutions run by the Archdiocese of Manila.
In a message during the concluding Eucharistic Celebration at the 11th Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE) held at the University of Santo Tomas on July 20, Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula called on the delegates to carry on with the mission.
On Maundy Thursday (April 17), Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula will wash the feet of 12 persons, including priest, nun, health workers, youth, journalist, teacher, and lay leader, among others.
