A pilgrim image of Our Lady of Fatima, which has been an iconic symbol of the 1986 peaceful revolution, was formally honored with pontifical coronation on Feb. 25, the 38th anniversary of the popular uprising. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Valenzuela City...
The Archdiocese of Cebu has claimed ownership of 19th-century pulpit panels removed from a church in Boljoon decades ago, now held by the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP). Archbishop Jose Palma said the four panels were removed without the church’s permission and demanded for its...
An association of Catholic schools is opposing the supposed “people’s initiative” to tweak the country’s Constitution. Echoing the stance of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) said that the efforts to amend the charter lack transparency. It deplored...
The Filipino Catholic migrants in the Diocese of Copenhagen in Denmark received an image of “La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc” from Bishop Renato Mayugba of Laoag during Mass on Feb. 3. Hundreds of Filipinos attended the Mass in celebration of the Presentation of the Lord at...
After three years of deferment, the national gathering of Catholic youth in Naga City will finally take place in July 2025. Hosted by the Archdiocese of Caceres for the first time, the National Youth Day (NYD) is expected to draw thousands of young pilgrims from across...
With Black Nazarene devotees spread throughout the world, a ranking church official said he wouldn’t be surprised if Quiapo Church would be declared an international shrine. Speaking during Mass declaring the church as a national shrine, Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan hinted at the possibility...
Pope Francis has granted the title of minor basilica to the National Shrine of La Virgen Divina Pastora in the northern city of Gapan, the oldest church in the Diocese of Cabanatuan. The pope elevated the shrine to what is now the 22nd minor basilica in...
The passing away of Archbishop Nanding Capalla in Davao City on January 6 after a long lingering illness marks the end of a historic period of Mindanao Church history. That period began in 1971 with the first Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Conference, that momentous gathering of Mindanao...
The head pastor of Quiapo Church has disclosed a proposal to declare January 9 of every year as the national feast of the Black Nazarene. Fr. Rufino “Jun” Sescon, the church’s rector, said that the ball is now in the Vatican’s court after the Catholic Bishops’...
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) shared important reasons why “GomBurZa” is a must-watch historical biographical film. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, CBCP president, shared his insight in a social media post regarding one of the 10 entries in this year’s prestigious...