It was a grace-filled Christmas for some 100 displaced ambulant Carbon market vendors who lost their means of livelihood with the privatization of the city’s oldest and biggest public market. For the duration of the Misa de Gallo from December 16 to 24, several parishes in Cebu City and Mandaue City opened their doors to …
Displaced Carbon vendors sell in Cebu churches during Misa de Gallo Read More »
The Cebu Archdiocese Commission on Service-Cebu Caritas formally launched its Justice and Peace Program at the Balamban sports complex on December 10, 20222. More than 90 chapel leaders of the Parroquia de San Francisco de Asis in Balamban, Cebu and Parish Caritas volunteers from district 5 parishes joined the activity, which was co-organized by the …
Cebu Caritas’ Justice and Peace Program launched in Balamban, Cebu Read More »
Consultations are ongoing among various sectors to craft a post-election accountability program that Caritas Philippines plans to roll out in all diocesan social action centers nationwide. That was disclosed by Most Reverend Jose Colin Bagaforo, Caritas Philippines National Director and Bishop of the Diocese of Kidapawan. Bagaforo was the guest last Friday of Gugma ug …
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As closing rite of the San Roque Parish Congress on Social Services and Sustainability last March 27, the 60 participants were each given a piece of cloth. They were then asked to sew the pieces together to form a “quilt of commitment.” For Fr. Christian Sambajon, CM, the quilt is meant to symbolize the alagads’ …
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the communities that was hardest hit was the town of Poro in the Camotes Group of Islands in Cebu. A two-hour boat ride from Cebu City, Poro is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu. The 2020 census says it has a population of …
Poro Parish Caritas: Helping build a sustainable community Read More »
It is mid-morning in Maricaban, Sta. Fe in the island of Bantayan. A group of women are huddled in a hut, exchanging light banter and laughter over snacks. This is their pre-lunch break after a morning of backbreaking work, tending to the plants and watering them, all under the oppressive heat of the sun. Maria …
Birthday celebrants in a parish in Madridejos, Bantayan island have a unique and extraordinary way of marking their big day. They share their blessings with less privileged families of the parish. Under a program launched May 1, 2022, two families selected by representatives of the Immaculate Conception Parish Caritas are fetched from their homes and …
Madridejos parish offers physical, spiritual nourishment for the Anawim Read More »
Picture this scene. Chapel leaders prepare hot meals for the carpenters. Housing beneficiaries donate lumber from their coconut trees, as well as provide sweat equity. A local hardware owner loans out building materials. Sunday Mass churchgoers give more during the second collection for the project. Only the labor rendered by carpenters hired from another town …
Bayanihan spirit helps build Balay sa Paglaum houses in Samboan Read More »
The Nativity of Mary Parish in Canduman, Mandaue City just recently marked its 28th founding anniversary. No big celebration, no fanfare. Instead, its parish priest, Rev. Fr. Sinfronio Atienza, and parochial vicar, Rev. Fr. Dave Cantillas, took stock of what the parish has done so far to help alleviate the plight of its parishioners, most …
In focus: ABAG-CANTACACU Nativity of Mary Parish Caritas Canduman, Mandaue City Read More »
How was it possible for the Archdiocese of Cebu to mount a massive relief and recovery effort for victims of super typhoon Odette that ravaged many parts of Cebu? To date, the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Service-Cebu Caritas’ post-Odette activities have served 92 parishes and 81,363 families in Cebu. Cabu Caritas distributed 44,964 Bags of …
Rowing in the same direction: How the Archdiocese of Cebu answered challenges of Odette Read More »
