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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Catholics in US called to solidarity with Japan ahead of atomic bomb anniversary
For the upcoming anniversary of the detonation of two atomic bombs on Japan, the US bishops have encouraged Catholics to pray for peace alongside the Church in Japan.
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Letter to the young ordinandi
I am writing you not so much as your provincial superior as your (older) brother. A few days from now, you will be ordained priests. By then, people will start calling you ‘Father’ – even those who…
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Bangladesh’s Archbishop Costa dies
Archbishop Moses Costa of Bangladesh’s Chittagong Archdiocese died at past nine o’clock in the morning on July 13 due to multiple strokes caused by brain hemorrhage.
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‘You are not forgotten,’ Vatican cardinal tells seafarers on Sea Sunday
A Vatican cardinal urged Catholics Sunday to exercise a “preferential option for the poor” for seafarers serving on the front line of the coronavirus crisis.
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Statues of Mary vandalized in weekend of Catholic church attacks
Boston police are investigating an arson attack on a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday night, the second attack in the U.S. on a statue of the Virgin Mary in two days, and during the same …
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Mission founded by St. Junípero Serra burns in overnight fire
A massive fire devastated an eighteenth century mission church in San Gabriel, in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, July 11.
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Bishop asks prayer after fire destroys Sto. Niño Church in Manila
A Catholic bishop has called on the faithful to respond with prayer after a major fire ravaged a Manila parish church, a home to a four-century old image of the child Jesus.
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Vatican diplomat tells UN ‘gender identity’ category not necessary for refugee protection
A Holy See diplomat raised concern at the United Nations in Geneva this week over the use of the term “gender identity” within the UN’s refugee protection categories.
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Pope approves canonical coronation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Pope Francis has approved the canonical coronation of the image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel enshrined in a minor basilica in Quezon City.
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CBCP mourns death of church architect
The bishops’ cultural heritage body mourned the death of celebrated church architect and priest Fr. Alex Bautista.
