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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Proficient with budget, deficient in accomplishment
The new year in the Philippines is almost always welcomed with a bang; firecrackers, horns, karaoke that refuses to retire, and enough noise to convince us that something truly new has arrived.
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Our dancing God: Sinulog beyond tourism
Before Sinulog was transformed into a touristic event in the 1980s, as it is in Cebu today, it was a prayer dance practiced by young and old, women and men, children and adults. Not so much on stre…
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Mending the broken, together
Within this movement, I reflected on Dilexi Te, the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Leo XIV on Love for the Poor (October 4, 2025) returning to love as the place where faith begins and the measure of its credibility. Participants named concrete directions across ecology, economy, governance, and synodality: advancing policies that protect life and creation; strengthening formation inspired by Laudato Sí; promoting just wages and dignified work; deepening people’s participation in governance; and challenging structures that perpetuate inequality and exclusion. Over the years, pastoral teaching has been translated into concrete mechanisms: ecology desks in dioceses and parishes, their growth into integral ecology ministries, and coordinated initiatives under the Laudato Sí Convergence within the church and civil society.
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Discipleship begins with the call to repentance
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Matthew 4:12-23) January 25, 2026 By Fr. Agustin Opalalic
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Bishops tackle ethical, human-centered use of AI in evangelization
Church communicators must ensure that artificial intelligence serves human dignity and authentic
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Pope appoints Capiz priest as new Kalibo bishop
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, Jan. 24, appointed a priest from the Archdiocese of Capiz as the new bishop of Kalibo.
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Bishop warns synodality can lose ‘soul’ if it becomes mere process
Bishop Edwin Panergo said communion is the foundation of synodality, warning
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Newly ordained bishop calls for protection of the unborn
A Catholic bishop on Thursday urged Filipinos to protect unborn children with compassion and support, warning that a modern “crisis of intimacy” fuels fear and painful decisions.
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Bishop links social injustice to ‘withered hands’ in modern society
A Catholic bishop on Wednesday delivered a sharp warning against corruption and social injustice, saying today’s “withered hands” belong to those who steal from the public.
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Iba bishop orders temporary closure of Subic chapel after desecration
The Catholic bishop of Iba in Zambales ordered the temporary closure of a chapel in the Subic Bay Freeport
