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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‘Be humble, help poor,’ Pope tells Cardinal Advincula
Pope Francis urged newly elevated Cardinal Jose Advincula of Capiz to be humble and not forget the poor.
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Bishop warns against ‘sedevacantist’ group
Bishop Victor Bendico of Baguio admonished the faithful against a “sedevacantist” group that sprouted in one of the diocese’s parishes.
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Bulacan bishop elevates Pulilan church to diocesan shrine
A parish church known for the festival of “kneeling carabao” in Bulacan province has been designated a diocesan shrine.
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Pope Francis prays for victims of Islamist attack in Nigeria that left 30 beheaded
Pope Francis said Wednesday that he was praying for Nigeria following a
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Pope Francis: God is patient and never stops waiting for a sinner’s conversion
Pope Francis said Wednesday that God does not wait for us to stop sinning to start loving us, but always holds out hope for the conversion of even the most hardened sinner.
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Mindanao prelate calls for ‘peace spaces’ in conflict areas
The head of the Catholic Church’s social action office has called for respect of “peace spaces” in conflict areas in southern Philippines.
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Instructions on the celebration of Aguinaldo Masses, Misa de Gallo or Simbang Gabi
One of the powerful expressions of Filipino Catholic faith is the practice of novena Masses (Aguinaldo Masses, Misa de Gallo, Simbang Gabi) traditionally held at dawn from December 16 to 24.
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Immaculate Conception: Pope Francis cancels traditional act of veneration due to pandemic
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will not visit Rome’s Piazza di Spagna this year for the traditional veneration of Mary on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception due to the pa…
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Pope Francis tells Orthodox leader: I am confident we will achieve full unity
Pope Francis told the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Monday that he is confident that Catholics and Orthodox Christians will attain full communion.
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43 Catholic priests have died in Italy’s 2nd wave of coronavirus
Forty-three Italian priests died in November after contracting the coronavirus, as Italy experiences a second wave of the epidemic.
