[REFLECTION] ‘We have hope because we are loved’

Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, released the following pastoral reflection on Saturday, December 28. The statement fleshes out the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope declared by Pope Francis.

According to a research firm that regularly conducts a year-end survey on hope and optimism, Filipinos’ hope for what lies ahead every new year has not dipped below 90% since 2010, and has been above 80% since their polls started in 2000.