THE teenaged martyr who will soon be declared a saint is a Cebuano saint, said Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu Ricardo Cardinal Vidal. “We are not sure exactly where he was born, (but) he is Cebuano,” the prelate told reporters. He was referring to Blessed Pedro Calungsod, also known as Beato Pedro, the catechist who was [...]
THE Archdiocese of Cebu is in the thick of preparations for a nationwide celebration of the canonization of the second Filipino saint, Pedro de Cebu. After Pope Benedict XVI’s expected announcement of the date for the canonization of teenaged martyr Pedro Calungsod, the local church is eyeing the opportunity to welcome local, national and international [...]
OFFER thanks for the blessings of the past year as well as for the “gift and task” of another year, said Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma. During a brief press conference after he delivered his message Saturday afternoon, the archbishop also expressed hope that conflict among government officials would end soon. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of [...]