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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Pope’s prayer intention for January: At the service of fraternity
The Pope Video for January, the first of 2021, was released on Tuesday with the prayer intention that Pope Francis is entrusting to the entire Catholic Church through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (which includes the Eucharistic Youth Movement – EYM). The message chosen to open the year 2021 is dedicated to human fraternity: in response to all the challenges facing humanity, the Holy Father asks that we open ourselves to each other and unite, as human beings and as brothers and sisters, “with those who pray according to other cultures, other traditions and other beliefs.” As he has said on other occasions, “There is no alternative: we will either build the future together or there will not be a future. Religions, in particular, cannot renounce the urgent task of building bridges between peoples and cultures.” Sons and daughters of the same Father The path towards fraternity proposed by The Pope Video starts with openness “to the Father of all,” and with seeing “in the other a brother or sister.” He had already advanced this idea in his latest encyclical, Fratelli tutti: “We are certain that ‘only with this awareness that we are not orphans, but children, can we live in peace with one another.’” For the Pope, the differences among people who profess different religions or who live according to other traditions should not impede achieving a culture of encounter, since after all, “we are brothers and sisters who pray.” The essential of our faith In the pursuit of this spirit of fraternity, the Pope also reminds us not to forget that, for Christians, “the wellspring of human dignity and fraternity is in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” In this sense, he asks believers to return to what is essential to our faith: “the adoration of God and love of neighbor.” In dialogue with other religions, as the Pope also explains in Fratelli tutti, this becomes fundamental, since while others may drink from other sources, “for us Christians, the wellspring of human dignity and fraternity is in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” JANUARY: AT THE SERVICE OF HUMAN FRATERNITY The text of the January 2021 prayer intention: “When we pray to God following Jesus, we come together as brothers and sisters with those who pray according to other cultures, other traditions and other beliefs.
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Ex-Vatican bank president given 9-year prison sentence for money-laundering
The former president of the institute commonly known as the “Vatican bank” has been given a sentence of eight years and 11 months in prison by the Vatican court.
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Missing priest in Burkina Faso found dead
A Catholic priest in Burkina Faso who went missing Tuesday has been found dead in a forest, the local bishop announced Thursday.
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Pope Francis sends condolences after 32 killed in suicide bombings in Iraq
Pope Francis said on Thursday that he was praying for the victims of two suicide bombings in Baghdad, which took place less than two months before his scheduled visit to Iraq.
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Pope Francis prays Biden will respect ‘dignity of every person’ in inauguration message
In a message to Joe Biden on inauguration day, Pope Francis said he is praying the new United States
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Retired Bishop Sorra of Legazpi dies aged 91
Philippines’ oldest bishop, Jose Sorra of Legazpi, has died Thursday at the age of 91.
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Be ‘HOT’ like St. Joseph, bishop tells faithful
Even amid challenges, St. Joseph lived a phenomenal vocation in God’s plan of salvation, an example for all Catholics to imitate, a church official said.
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Hands off the Constitution, lawmakers told
He said it would be better to pass measures to help millions of people suffering from lack of food, shelter, jobs, education and a comprehensive health care system.
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Unity is both gift and responsibility, says Church’s ecumenism chief
Catholic bishops’ top ecumenical official has called for more work for unity, saying that ecumenism is not just a gift but a responsibility.
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Philippine Dominicans elect new head
Fr. Filemon Dela Cruz was elected new prior provincial of the Dominican Province of the Philippines, also known as Dominicans.
