Pedro Calungsod

c. 1654 – April 2, 1672
November 24th, 2012

Archbishop Palma joins ‘Barkada ni Pedro’

CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma joined “Barkada ni Pedro” during the “Audience with the Archbishop” facilitated by volunteers of the Commission on Youth of the Archdiocese of Cebu few months ago at the Archdiocesan Youth Center.

The online prayer community called “Barkada ni Pedro” (BNP), which received great commendation, was presented by Marlito Cabigas to the archbishop of Cebu, who is also the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. Read the rest of this entry

July 6th, 2012

Calungsod takes spotlight in bi-annual bishops meet

THE forthcoming canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod is expected to take center stage in the 105th Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Saturday at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center in Paco, Manila.

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, CBCP president, said they expect the bi-annual meet to focus mostly on the forthcoming introduction of the second Filipino saint this October in Vatican. Read the rest of this entry