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.
The St. John the Baptist Parish or Quiapo Church has been elevated to the status of an archdiocesan shrine.
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that it is a civilizational loss when dogs and cats
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño
Lk 4,14-22) That gospel episode somehow reminds us that like Christ, we too should proclaim our faith as revealed in the gospel first with our own life, words and deeds, before we can proclaim it to everybody else with a certain eloquence and effectiveness. We have to expect to be misunderstood and to suffer, even up to death, since Christ already showed us how these possibilities can also happen to us as it happened to him who was the perfect embodiment of the Christian faith. Especially these days when delicate moral issues need to be resolved very clearly: abortion, confusion about sexual identity and human nature, disconnection of science and technology from morality, lack of respect for freedom of conscience, questionable educational thrusts in schools, etc.
For the first month of 2022, Pope Francis has asked Catholics to pray for those facing religious discrimination and persecution.
A Catholic bishop in the central Philippine diocese of Dumaguete urged the faithful to continue the spirit of
Authorities on Tuesday banned public Masses and other activities in Quiapo Church for the feast of the Black Nazarene amid the spike of coronavirus cases in the country.
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