Archbishop Jose Palma

To mark the 456th founding anniversary of Cebu, the oldest city in the Philippines, the provincial government has organized a grand procession on August 31, 2025, showcasing the patron saints of the island province’s 44 municipalities, six component cities, and three highly urbanized cities.

The CHARIS (Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service) National Spiritual Directors Conference officially opened on August 18, 2025, at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center in UN Avenue, Manila, bringing together spiritual leaders, preachers, and lay coordinators from across the country.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Alberto Uy as the new Archbishop of Cebu, one of the most prominent archdioceses in the Philippines.

After more than four decades, the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Patrocinio de Maria Santissima in Boljoon, Cebu, regained possession of the four long-lost pulpit panels in a Pontifical mass highlighted by the unveiling and blessing of the newly restored panels and Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma preaching from the pulpit.

Jose Palma through Fr. Glenn Therese Guanzon, chairman of the Archdiocesan Commission on Worship announced that the launch of Jubilee 2025 on December 29, 2024 will take place simultaneously in four major churches:

CHARIS Philippines believes that it is essential for the public to understand the presence and movement of the Holy Spirit in each individual's life to strengthen the unity with Jesus' mission in the community.

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is almost certain that Rome will approve the plan to create two new dioceses in the rapidly urbanizing Cebu province with a Catholic population of more than 4 million.

“The pro-life and pro-family advocacy in the Philippines is weakening. The culture of death is making inroads in this country,” said Fr. Shannen Boquet

“It is helpful if we have a common stand with regard to certain practices,” Archbishop Palma said.

"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.

The central Philippine archdiocese of Cebu has approved the creation of a service center in every parish that will cater to the concerns of the parishioners, especially the poor.

'Peace is not about the absence of pain and suffering but the realization of God’s presence in the midst of pain and suffering'