Philippine Church issues warning over fake social media
Manila Archdiocese denies new archbishop has any accounts after Facebook page claiming to be his attracts many followers
New Manila archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula does not have any social media accounts yet. (Photo: Wikipedia)
Manila Archdiocese has issued a notice warning Catholics not to be fooled by fake social media accounts purportedly owned by the Philippine capital’s recently appointed archbishop, saying he has no social media account on any platform.
People have reported several accounts on Facebook using the name and photos of Cardinal Jose Advincula.
One Facebook page has gathered hundreds of thousands of likes from Catholics in the Philippines and abroad. It also posts the cardinal’s homilies and speeches as well as providing information on his public engagements.
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Catholics race to be ready to install Manila s new archbishop
Cardinal Advincula is to receive his red hat and ring from the papal envoy to the Philippines
A craftsman conducts repair work on the image of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary in Manila Cathedral. (Photo courtesy of Manila Cathedral)
Catholics in the Philippines have begun preparations for the installation of Cardinal Jose Advincula as the 33rd archbishop of Manila.
He will succeed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who is now head of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples at the Vatican.
Manila apostolic administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo has confirmed that the installation ceremony will take place on the morning of June 24 at Manila Cathedral.
Papal nuncio urges Filipinos to live out Catholic faith
Faith is a gift that needs to be practiced and spread, he tells gathering marking first-ever baptism in Philippines
Archbishop Charles Brown celebrates Mass in Cebu at an event to commemorate the first Christian baptism in the Philippines 500 years ago. (Photo: Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines)
The apostolic nuncio to the Philippines has challenged Filipino Catholics to live out the faith they received 500 years ago from Spanish missionaries.
Archbishop Charles Brown, Pope Francis’ envoy to the Philippines, also urged Filipinos to take up modern-day challenges in the Catholic faith.
He laid down the challenges during a Mass on April 14 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the country’s first-ever baptism in Cebu.