Tag: Diocese of Virac
Virac Diocese to join nationwide day of prayer, repentance
Virac Diocese joins CBCP-led National Day of Prayer and Repentance, urging unity and renewal amid moral challenges
Virac diocese closes Golden Jubilee celebration with 3-year pastoral plan
Established in August 1974, the diocese marked its Golden Jubilee as a local Church, reflecting on five decades of faith and community
Virac diocese appeals for help after super typhoon devastates Catanduanes
The diocese emphasized that donations, no matter the size, will help rebuild lives and restore hope for the affected communities
Cardinal Sanchez reinterred at Virac Cathedral
A number of people attended the reinterment service for Cardinal Sanchez, the first Filipino ever to serve at the Roman Curia
Historical marker unveiled for Bato church in Catanduanes
The church was first built in wood by the Franciscans in 1830 but the present coral stone church was completed in 1883
Philippine diocese builds ‘disaster-resilient permanent houses’ for typhoon victims
Each house is worth US$1,800, enough to build a three-meters-by-six-meters structure that is made of concrete walls and a concrete slab roof
The story of Joy (A different kind of Valentine’s Day story)
“Problems and sufferings will come but I know I can overcome because I know what love means”
Philippine diocese focuses programs on ‘vulnerable’ households in Catanduanes
“We will first construct houses for the poor before repairing damaged church structures,” said Bishop Manolo Delos Santos of Virac
Philippines’ oldest Catholic bishop laid to rest
Bishop Jose Crisologo Sorra, who served the Diocese of Virac as its first prelate and later bishop emeritus of Legazpi, died on Jan. 21
Philippine diocese braces for another strong typhoon
The Diocese of Virac in the province of Catanduanes has barely recovered from the devastation brought by super typhoon "Rolly"
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