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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FULL TEXT: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s spiritual testament
The Vatican on Saturday evening published the Spiritual Testament of Benedict XVI, written on Aug. 29, 2006, one year and four months into his pontificate.
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Benedict’s XVI’s spiritual testament underlines ‘the reasonableness of faith’
The Vatican published Benedict XVI’s spiritual testament on Saturday night in which the late pope underlined “the reasonableness of faith.”
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FULL TEXT: Archbishop Villegas’ pastoral letter for New Year 2023
We are in the Season that celebrates the Birth of Emmanuel – God-with-us, the Lord Jesus.
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Benedict XVI’s final resting place decided: He will be buried in Vatican crypt
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be buried in the crypt under St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said Saturday afternoon.
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Pope Francis gives thanks to God for Benedict XVI’s sacrifices for the Church
Pope Francis gave thanks for the good works and sacrifices of Benedict XVI, hours after the pope emeritus’ death on Saturday at the age of 95.
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CBCP statement on the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
If Pope Francis is known as the Pope of Mercy and Joy, Pope Benedict will be remembered as the Pope of Charity.
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Filipino bishops ask prayers for late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
The country’s Catholic bishops asked for prayers for the repose of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in 600 years.
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BREAKING: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at age 95
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from office in nearly 600 years, has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced.
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Begin the New Year with Mary
It’s a piece of advice that is worth taking seriously. That New Year’s Day is celebrated liturgically with the Solemnity of Mary
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Lessons from the Lord’s presentation
We should sharpen our desire to serve and not be served, always following the example of Christ who said, “The Son of man has not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mt 20,28) Let’s remember that to serve is the language and the action of love. The angels too, superior to us in nature, are made to serve us, following a divine law articulated by Christ himself when he said: “Let him who is greatest among you become as the youngest, and him who is the chief as the servant.” (Lk 22,26) Another lesson we can learn from the feast of the presentation of the Lord is that like Christ we should be ready to be a “a sign of contradiction.” We may ask, why should Christ and all Christians who try to be faithful be a ‘sign of contradiction’? Consider some words of his: “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” (Mt 20,16) “For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.” (Mt 16,25) We just have to realize that this whole business of being a “sign of contradiction” is part of the unavoidable tension that exists between the natural and the supernatural aspects of our life, the material and spiritual, the temporal and eternal, etc.
