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 names 2 more Pinoy priests to mercy mission
Two more Filipino Catholic priests have been named by Pope Francis as “missionaries of mercy”.
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Covid-19 tones down traditional Peñafrancia festivities
The traditional Penafrancia festivities will be toned down to the barest minimum in compliance with calls for
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Pope Francis donates 35 ventilators to developing countries battling coronavirus
The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has donated 35 ventilators to overwhelmed hospitals in developing countries as the number of coronavirus cases worldwide nears 10 million.
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Maryknoll missionary who pioneered church media in Asia dies
Maryknoll missionary priest Robert F. X. Astorino, who pioneered the spread of church media in Asia, died at a New York hospital on Thursday, June 25. He was 77 years old.
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Anti-terror bill may do more harm than good, warns Manila clergy
Manila’s Roman Catholic Church has warned of the risk of unintended consequences from a proposed anti-
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Catholic catechesis directory addresses gender, biological sex, and bioethics
Bioethics, gender identity, and biological sex are new subjects covered in the Vatican’s latest Directory for Catechesis,
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Statement of the Archdiocese of Manila against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020
We, the clergy of the Archdiocese of Manila, are against any form of terror or lawlessness and we condemn those engaged in these activities that are meant to destroy lives, properties and the peace…
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Maasin diocese to expand renewable energy use
The world’s first Catholic diocese to go full solar aims to expand its alternative energy set-up within the next few years, its bishop said.
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Staying at Home: OPO
But by reflecting deeper, we come to know that your staying at home is like reliving what Jesus did after He was found at the temple at a very young age and before starting His public ministry. Before making decisions such as choosing His disciples (Luke 6:12), performing miracles like the raising of Lazarus (John 11:41), or undertaking a very important decision such as the agony in the Garden (Matthew 26:34) , Jesus always resorts to prayers. Jesus continued to assure us of offering what is best and most beneficial to us as He promised “ after I have gone and prepared a place for you, I shall come again and take you to me, so that where I am, you also may be” (John 14:3).
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Death penalty ‘is everything against God’ — priest
A Catholic priest said that death penalty is against God, and called on Christians to take a stand for life “wherever we find it”.
