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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Philippines now has 17 minor basilicas
Quezon City’s oldest church was formally declared a minor basilica on Monday, making it the 17th Catholic place of worship in the Philippines with such title and dignity.
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Manila Cathedral reopens after coronavirus closure
The Manila Cathedral will reopen to the public on Wednesday after six months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pope Francis: Put forgiveness and mercy at the heart of your life
We cannot demand God’s forgiveness for ourselves unless we are prepared to forgive our neighbors, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday.
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Like Jesus Christ, forced to flee
At the beginning of this year, in my Address to the members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, I pointed to the tragedy of internally displaced people as one of the challenges of o…
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Salvadoran imprisoned for 1989 killings of 5 Jesuit priests
Montano maintained his innocence, though witnesses testified that he believed the Jesuits were collaborators of the Marxist guerilla Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, which El Salvador’s military junta fought in a bloody civil war that spanned more than a decade. “We value our ongoing working relationship with the Salvadoran Armed Forces, but will continue to use all available tools and authorities, as appropriate, to address human rights violations and abuses around the world no matter when they occurred or who perpetrated them.” “Today’s actions underscore our support for human rights and our commitment to promoting accountability for perpetrators and encouraging reconciliation and a just and lasting peace.” Pompeo said Jan. It listed Montano, Juan Rafael Bustillo, Juan Orlando Zepeda, Francisco Elena Fuentes, Guillermo Alfredo Benavides Moreno, Yusshy René Mendoza Vallecillos, José Ricardo Espinoza Guerra, Gonzalo Guevara Cerritos, Carlos Camilo Hernández Barahona, Oscar Mariano Amaya Grimaldi, Antonio Ramiro Avalos Vargas, Angel Pérez Vásquez, and José Alberto Sierra Ascencio, who it said ranged in rank from general to private.
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Prayers pour in for Cardinal Tagle’s recovery
After Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, netizens took to social media to wish his speedy recovery.
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Archbishop Gänswein hospitalized ‘with severe kidney problems’
Archbishop Georg Gänswein, prefect of the papal household and personal secretary to Benedict XVI, has been hospitalized in Rome.
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Cardinal Tagle tests positive for coronavirus in Manila
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelizaton of Peoples, has tested positive for coronavirus upon his arrival in Manila yesterday.
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Cardinal Tagle: Diversity is not ‘an enemy’ of evangelization
Diversity is not a bad thing, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said in an interview published Wednesday, noting that dialogue within authentic relationships can help Catholics to recognize the people th…
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Allow Filipino health workers to work abroad, bishop asks gov’t
A Church official has echoed calls for the government to lift the deployment ban and allow Filipino health workers to
