Published February 21, 2021, 9:32 AM
Another Catholic prelate has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The Archdiocese of Cebu said retired Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Antonio Rañola has contracted coronavirus disease and that his health condition is stable.
The 88-year old bishop was admitted to a hospital on Friday morning, Feb. 19, due to “severe coughing”.
“His vital signs are stable and is also under close medical supervision by his doctors,” CBCP News quoted the archdiocese statement released Saturday, Feb. 20.
The archdiocese said one of its priests, Father Russel Sungcad, was also hospitalized for COVID-19.
Sungcad is currently assigned at the Alliance of Two Hearts Parish in the city’s Banawa district.
SunStar No more public Novena masses starting Jan. 12
LAST CHANCE. Devotees attend one of the novena masses held at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño in Cebu City on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. At 5 p.m. Monday, the Basilica’s Augustinian friars announced that for the remaining five days of the novena masses of the Fiesta Señor, there would be no more face-to-face masses. To prevent a possible increase in Covid-19 cases, the masses will be purely virtual or streamed online beginning Tuesday, Jan. 12. / AMPER CAMPAñA
+ January 11, 2021 BEGINNING Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, devotees will no longer be allowed to physically attend any novena masses at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño as a precautionary measure against coronavirus infections, Augustinian priests announced on Monday, Jan. 11.
January 10, 2021 TWO contingents that signed up for the Sinulog 2021 ritual showdown are asking for a refund.
The Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) and the steering committee of Sinulog 2021 recently announced the cancelation of all Sinulog cultural performances this month.
Contingents may still be able to perform in April during the celebration of 500 years of Christianity in the country, but only if the coronavirus threat abates.
San Nicolas Proper Barangay Captain Clifford Jude Niñal said he already spent more than P100,000 for the barangay’s contingent.
Before starting preparations and rehearsals in November last year, he said he took out a loan to pay for the participants’ costumes and props.