Mindanao bishop is new CBCP chief
Mindanao bishop is new CBCP chief
MANILA, July 11, 2009— The new president of the influential Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is based in Mindanao.
Winning by an overwhelming majority of bishops from 86 dioceses in the country, Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar would succeed outgoing CBCP chief Archbishop Angel Lagdameo.
Odchimar, a canon lawyer, is currently [...] Read more »
CBCP 99th plenary assembly starts today
CBCP 99th plenary assembly starts today
MANILA, July 11, 2009— Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) started Saturday their two-day plenary assembly where they are going to discuss and come up with a common stand on current issues.
The assembly, which is currently being held at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center in [...] Read more »
Mindanao bishops call for resumption of peace talks
Mindanao bishops call for resumption of peace talks
MANILA, July 9, 2009—The Catholic bishops from Mindanao remain steadfast in their call to the Philippine government to sit down with their counterparts from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to resume the stalled peace talks, according to Prelature of Isabela Bishop Martin S. Jumoad.
In an interview with Catholic-run [...] Read more »
