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.
The Vatican has suppressed two Catholic associations based in southern Italy after determining that their founder’s alleged supernatural revelations were inauthentic.
Pope Francis’ prayer intention in the month of July is for the world to leave behind polarization and enmity in favor of building up social friendship and dialogue.
The ecclesiastical territories that are “sede vacante” or without a bishop are down to four after Pope Francis recently filled two vacancies in the country.
The country’s Catholic bishops will convene virtually next week to elect their new president and other officials.
From highly urbanized Metro Manila, Bishop Broderick Pabillo is off for a new mission as shepherd of one of the youngest and poorest ecclesiastical territories in the country.
Pope Francis thanked Benedict XVI on Tuesday for his continual prayer for the Church in his retirement, calling the pope emeritus “the contemplative of the Vatican.”
Papal nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown on Tuesday has used his first “Pope’s Day” celebration in the Philippines in asking the faithful to step up commitment to saving creation.
In the largest Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica since the start of the pandemic, Pope Francis celebrated the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul with a message that true freedom is found in Christ.
President Rodrigo Duterte must face accountability for the widespread killings under his anti-drug crackdown, an interfaith group said Tuesday.
Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila as the new bishop of the Taytay in Palawan province.