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CBCP head elected to synod’s communication body
Delegates to the ongoing Synod of Bishops at the Vatican have elected the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to a commission in charge of the assembly’s communications.
CBCP chief stresses 3-fold priority as synod begins
By Felipe Salvosa II | CBCP NewsOctober 3, 2023Manila, PhilippinesBishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, CBCP President. SCREENSHOT/ KALOOKAN DIOCESE VIDEOThe head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) emphasized the threefold priorities of a...
Synod must serve God, says head of Asian bishops
The work of the synod is more than meeting with oral presentations and written reports, but a means to further serve God’s mission, the head of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) said.
FULL TEXT: Cardinal Bo’s homily during the closing mass of the Asian Continental Assembly
First Sunday of Lent
A Spiritual Conversation
Day 2 of the Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality began with the prayer of the Synod “Adsumus Sancte Spiritus”, invoking the grace of the Holy Spirit to guide and inspire all the delegates on this Synodal journey to truly reflect the voice of Asia.
Lay women speaking out on behalf of others in Asian synodal assembly
Women speak on the sidelines of the Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality, assuring their peers that, ‘In the synodal process, we are with you and our voices should be heard.’
FULL TEXT: Homily of Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi’s during the Opening Mass of Asian Continental Assembly
Homily, Opening Mass, Asian Continental Assembly, 24 February
Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD, Archbishop of Tokyo
Church must be source of hope, not despair, Japan archbishop tells Asian synodal assembly
The Asia continental synod assembly started in Thailand on Friday with a challenge for the Church in the region to be a ‘source of hope’, especially in the face encountered by the people.
There is Always Room in the Tent
The Opening Eucharist, the Mass of the Holy Spirit was presided over by Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi SVD, Archbishop of Tokyo and Secretary General of the FABC; and concelebrated by Virgílio Cardinal do Carmo da Silva SDB, Archdiocese of Díli and Louis Cardinal Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane, Laos.
Transfiguration is like a Synod
On the eve of the three-day of the Asian Continental Assembly in Baan Phu Waan, Bangkok, Thailand, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, presided over the Eucharist.
Indifference can kill people. Church has to produce hope
Church should not be the source of despair and sadness. We have to be the source of hope because we have the Gospel of life,
The Final Count Down
Baan Phu Waan (The Sower’s House), the magnificent Pastoral Training Centre of the Bangkok Archdiocese, is host to the Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality, from February 24 to February 26, 2023.
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FULL TEXT: Cardinal Advincula’s homily during Mass for Nat’l Synodal Consultation
Here’s the full text of Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula’s homily during Mass on the first day of the National Synodal Consultation at the Carmelite Missionaries Center of Spirituality on July 4, 2022
Opening Reflection for the National Synodal Consultation by CBCP President Bishop Pablo Virgilio David
TAGAYTAY City— Here’s the full text of CBCP President Bishop Pablo Virgilio David’s opening reflection for the
National Synodal Consultation at the Carmelite Missionaries Center of Spirituality in Tagaytay City on July 4, 2022: