Tag: Socrates Villegas
CBCP to voters: Shun political dynasties, ‘inexperienced’ bets
June 10, 2015, 12:18 p.m. - LESS than a year before the 2016 national elections, the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) warned voters against “spin doctors,” political dynasties, and “inexperienced” candidates.
CBCP President and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas reminded voters that the right to suffrage was not merely a political right, but a moral obligation. He urged them to vote for the “right reasons.”
‘Interreligious dialogue key to stopping violence and extremism’
May 2, 2015, 9:44 p.m. - ‘LOVE’ is needed to foster acceptance and respect among different religious denominations, the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said during the International Conference on Interreligious Dialogue held at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building Thursday.
Pope elevates Dominican Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag to ‘minor basilica’
Oct. 14, 2014, 2:09 p.m. - THE SHRINE of Our Lady of Manaoag, which is under the spiritual leadership of the Filipino Dominicans in the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, is now a minor basilica.
In a Facebook message posted yesterday, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines President Archbishop Socrates Villegas announced that Pope Francis had granted the title “minor basilica” to the shrine.
“The Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan is immensely blessed!” Villegas said on his Facebook page.
Prepare spiritually for Pope’s visit—CBCP
THE CATHOLIC Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is urging Filipinos to prepare spiritually for Pope Francis' visit to the country in 2015. Logistics and security concerns will be addressed, but the faithful should understand what they are preparing for, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said in a press conference earlier today, the last day of the 109th CBCP Plenary Assembly at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center in Paco, Manila. CBCP President Archbishop Socrates Villegas said the Vatican would release the Pope’s itinerary around the end of July or first week of August. Last Friday, Vatican officials led by Dr. Stephanie Izo of the Holy See's secretariat; Dr. Alberto Gasbarri, chief organizer of the pastoral visit; and Dr.
