“As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied graces.” (1 Pet.4:10) Dear People of God, We mark this year the 500th year of the coming to our shores of the Christian Faith. Our commemoration of the event...
Fr. Filemon Dela Cruz was elected new prior provincial of the Philippine Province of the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominicans. The election of the priest, who turned 57 today, came during their 12th Provincial Chapter in Nasugbu, Batangas on Sunday. Fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner, the...
Catholic bishops’ top ecumenical official has called for more work for unity, saying that ecumenism is not just a gift but a responsibility. Archbishop Angelito Lampon, chairman of the Episcopal Commission on Ecumenical Affairs, said a concerted effort is needed to achieve unity not only among...
In contrast to the millions of crowds in the past years, only around 284,000 people joined Saturday’s Black Nazarene feast celebration, church authorities said. Of the total, about 98 percent devotees flocked to Quiapo Church, while the remaining attended Masses at the nearby Sta. Cruz Church...
Due to the increasing crowd, the Basilica Minore Del Sto. Niño De Cebu has cancelled all public Masses starting Tuesday until the feast of the child Jesus on Jan. 17. In a statement released Monday, the basilica’s Augustinian friars said the decision was made for the...
THE Archdiocese of Cebu and the Cebu City Government have launched the 100-day countdown to the start of the yearlong celebration for the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines. The launching was held at the historic Magellan’s Cross in Cebu City on Monday afternoon, Jan....
Giablihan ang pinakaunang National Catholic Media virtual Convention subay sa tema “Real Talk” nga gibase sa mensahe ni Santo Papa Francisco sa pagsaulog sa World Communications Day niining tuiga, Nobyembre 23. Gisalmotan kini sa nagkadaiyang social communication practitioners sa mga dioceses kon lokal nga mga simbahan...
A Catholic bishop has told people on Sunday to help others because they mean it, not because they have extra things to spare. In his homily for World Day of the Poor, Manila archdiocese’s administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo said that help should be sincere and not...
A Catholic bishop has told the victims of recent typhoons that claimed lives and destroyed properties not to give up. Bishop Joel Baylon of Legazpi, in a message issued Nov. 14, urged the survivors to face the devastation “with new hope and a firm resolve to...
Super Typhoon Rolly, internationally known as Typhoon Goni, recorded as 2020’s strongest typhoon made landfall in the Philippines last November 2 in Luzon, particularly Catanduanes, Albay, Quezon province & Batangas. This has affected an estimated 1.2 million lives, displacing around 200,000 individuals from their homes. Typhoon...