Quiapo Church elevated as ‘Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene’
The St. John the Baptist Parish or Quiapo Church has been elevated to the status of an archdiocesan shrine.
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Archbishop asks prayers to protect marriages amid divorce push in PH
A Catholic archbishop opened a gathering of youth ministers with an appeal for
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Vatican approves ‘Our Lady of the Rock’ shrine at alleged Marian apparition site in Italy
The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has accepted the decree of a bishop approving the spiritual activities of a shrine at the site of alleged Marian apparition “Our Lady of the Ro…
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Bishops back ’10 million solar rooftops challenge’
Philippines’ Catholic bishops are supporting a renewable energy campaign to install 10 million solar rooftops across the country.
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Columbans elect first leader from Philippines
Filipino priest Fr. Andrei Paz has been chosen as the new international leader of the Missionary Society of St. Columban.
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These are the members of the Synod on Synodality study groups
The Vatican published Tuesday the names of the members of 15 study groups doing
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Vatican reveals details about 1974 ruling on alleged ‘Lady of All Nations’ apparition
The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on Thursday released new information about its 1974 ruling on alleged apparitions in Amsterdam connected to the “Lady of All Nations” devotion.…
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Full text: CBCP pastoral statement on divorce
And so before we jump into the divorce bandwagon, before we end up regretting it and hearing those who dared to swim against the current, “But we told you so!” can we just take a little more time and ask — could there be a reason why we are practically the last remaining country in the world that still has not opted to legalize civil divorce? Should not both institutions of Church and State explore more effective ways of maximizing these remedies without “throwing away the baby along with the bath water?” The absence of a legal civil divorce remedy should in fact be an additional reason for couples to think twice or thrice before entering into a civilly-binding marital commitment, precisely because of the value we put on the family as the foundation of society. As we discern together, perhaps we can reflect on the thoughts of Pope Francis in his pastoral exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia”, which is addressed mainly to Catholics living in countries with civil divorce laws: “Helping heal the wounds of parents and supporting them spiritually is also beneficial for children, who need the familiar face of the Church to see them through this traumatic experience.
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Vatican clears way for inquiry into sainthood of ‘Ka Luring’
The Vatican has given the go-signal to open an inquiry into the cause for sainthood of a lay catechist from the Diocese of Pasig.
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New Instrumentum Laboris focuses on how to implement goals of Synod on Synodality
The guiding document for the final part of the Synod on Synodality, published Tuesday, focuses on how to implement certain of the synod’s aims while laying aside some of the more controversial topi…
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Bishops support bid for Padre Pio Shrine in Batangas to be internat’l shrine
A petition for the Vatican to elevate the National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio to the rank of international shrine got the
