Tag: Socrates Villegas
Bishops call for end to drug problem, ‘reign of terror’ vs poor
Adapt to change, Church leaders urged
Villegas closes PH celebration of Dominican Jubilee
Villegas: ‘Death penalty promotes revenge’
CBCP president calls for ‘hopeful Christmas’ amid summary killings
Pag-endorso ng laiko sa mga kandidato, suportado ng CBCP
(FILE PHOTO - Kuha ni Alvin Joseph Kasiban)
11 Agosto 2015, 10:38p.m. - SUPORTADO ng mga obispo ang balak ng mga grupong laiko na mag-endorso ng mga kandidato sa halalang pambansa sa 2016.
Ngunit hindi kailanman mag-eendorso ang Simbahan ng sinumang kandidato, bagkus ay ipauubaya ang pagpili sa mga botante, pahayag ng Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).
Mga Tomasino, hinikayat na maging ‘Hesus ng lipunan’
4 Agosto 2015, 01:23 a.m. - ANG TUNAY na misyon ng mga Tomasino ay maging tulad ni Kristo Hesus upang baguhin ang lipunan.
Ito ang mensahe ng pangulo ng Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Arsobispo Socrates Villegas, sa mga Tomasino sa taunang Misa de Apertura noong ika-3 ng Agosto sa simbahan ng Santisimo Rosario.
“The product of UST should be another Christ, and should engage in social transformation,” aniya sa pambungad na Misa sa pagbubukas ng bagong taong akademiko. “The product of UST must be saints.”
‘No one should suffer’ with K to 12 implementation — CBCP
July 15, 2015, 6:53 a.m. – THE CATHOLIC Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is urging the government to ensure that college professors keep their jobs during the transition period of the K to 12 program in 2016.
Archbishop Socrates Villegas, CBCP president, asked government agencies, schools, and parents to maintain an “attitude of openness and respect” in dealing with the K to 12 program in the pastoral letter “Advancing in wisdom and favor before God and man” released Tuesday.
Villegas reelected as CBCP president; Tagle gets new Vatican post
July 12, 2015, 2:22 p.m. - LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop
Socrates Villegas has been reelected as president of the Catholic Bishops’
Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).
Villegas told the Varsitarian he accepted the reelection with courage and determination.
“When I see my weak self and lack of experience, I am overcome with fear. When I gaze on the face of God rich in mercy, I take courage and regain my hope and courage. Thus, I accepted the reelection,” Villegas said in a text message to the Varsitarian which was also posted a few minutes later on his official Facebook account.
Villegas, who recently joined the Dominican Clerical Fraternity of the Philippines, became CBCP president in 2013, replacing Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma.
CBCP head joins Dominican order
June 15, 2015, 11:00 a.m. - THE HEAD of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is now a member of the Dominican Clerical Fraternity of the Philippines (DCFP).
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, CBCP president, received the habit of Saint Dominic during the vespers of the Dominican Community of Manaoag last June 12 at the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag in Pangasinan. Fr. Gerard Timoner, O.P., prior provincial, led the celebration.
Villegas considered it a blessing to be part of the Dominican order.
