Author: John Frances Fuentes

[caption id="attachment_22224" align="alignright" width="350"] Photo Roy Lagarde/CBCP News[/caption]The clergy and the religious should draw inspiration from the life and ministry of Padre Pio. “The heart of Padre Pio, like that of Jesus, burned with a priestly zeal to save and not to condemn sinners,” said the...

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="22128,22129,22123,22124,22125,22126,22127"] KIDAPAWAN CITY --- In the almost cloudless afternoon heat, while some were having their siesta lull, a crowd of family and friends gathered in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Seminary Chapel here to witness the rite of ordination of two young...

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="21767,21766,21768,21763,21764,21765"] Restoration of Caraga church in Davao Oriental begins CARAGA, DAVAO ORIENTAL—Typhoons like Pablo in 2012 have passed and destroyed structures yet this church in this part of Davao Oriental stands still. The San Salvador del Mundo Parish in Caraga has been in existence for...

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="21850,21851"] DAVAO CITY---The Council of Lay Apotolates and Integrated movements (ACLAIM) in the Archdiocese of Davao gathered its members to reflect on their role in the local Church. Through a general assembly last August 25, ACLAIM reflected on their roles and what they can...