diocese of Kalookan

Choosing what truly matters each day is how God's Kingdom gradually takes root in people's lives, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, vice president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) and bishop of Kalookan, Philippines, said as he reflected on Jesus' parables of the fisherman and the householder.

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, vice president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), has called for greater transparency and ethical discernment over the proposed Pax Silica initiative, saying artificial intelligence must strengthen local capabilities while serving the common good.

Amid growing political uncertainty following the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has called on the faithful to remain prayerful and discerning while allowing the constitutional process to proceed fairly, peacefully, and without delay.

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, bishop of the Diocese of Kalookan, Philippines, and vice president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, led a seminar on synodality for Church leaders in Bangladesh from May 2 to 3.

A parish in the Philippines issued a public apology on April 9 following a controversial incident involving a pigeon tied to balloons during the Easter Sunday Salubong ritual.

Forty years after the 1986 People Power Revolution, EDSA remains both a memory and a question.

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.

During a press conference held at the Great Pilgrimage of Hope on November 29, Pablo Virgilio S. Cardinal David, Bishop of Kalookan and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, responded to questions on the Church’s preparations for the 2033 Jubilee Year marking 2,000 years since the death and resurrection of Jesus.

The Diocese of Kalookan in the Philippines has launched a new legal aid program to help poor and marginalized communities gain access to justice.

A Filipino cardinal reminded the faithful to emulate how the Blessed Virgin Mary remained in Christ’s love.

The newest cardinal of the Philippines vowed to put Synodality at the center of his ministry and become a symbol of unity and communion as “bridge-builders.”

Senator Risa Hontiveros introduced a resolution congratulating and commending the appointment of His Excellency, Most Reverend Pablo Virgilio David, Bishop of the Diocese of Kalookan, as a cardinal of the Catholic Church.

The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), the Church-affiliated election watchdog in the Philippines, launched six books as part of their values development program.

“As part of Program Paghilom, we have already excavated the remains of 101 victims; they will be the next in line for the next inurnment,” said Villanueva, a human rights activist

“[The drug war] must never happen again,” Bishop Ambo said. “This is not aligned with the rule of law in a civilized society.”

“Let us never succumb to the temptation to remain as a church in maintenance mode. Let us continue to go out, as He has commanded us, to the peripheries, Bishop David of Kalokaan.

Social media is a "perfect opportunity for making the Word of God accessible to people,” says Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, in an exclusive interview with Radio Veritas Asia

Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said in an exclusive interview with Radio Veritas Asia that as a Bishop his “main task in the Church is really to evangelize; it is really to engage in mission.” He added that “to evangelize is to bring people to Christ, to make Christ personally known to people.”

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has been a ‘blessing in disguise’ for a South Korean missionary working in the Philippines.