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Italian Jesuit Martyr Fr. Francesco Palliola, Killed in Zamboanga del Norte, May Be Canonized

January 30, 2026
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DIPOLOG, Zamboanga del Norte — An Italian Jesuit priest who was killed by a Subanen tribesman in 1648 in the town of Ponot—now Jose Dalman—may soon be canonized, the Diocese of Dipolog…

CBCP Taps Former Rome Chaplain as New Executive Secretary of Migrants Ministry

December 11, 2025
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MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has appointed Scalabrinian priest Fr. Ricky Gente, a former chaplain for Filipinos in Rome, as the new executive secretary of its…