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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UN and US trade criticism over abortion during coronavirus
United Nations Human Rights Council has criticized some U.S. states for using the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to restrict abortion.
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Amid riots, Minneapolis basilica damaged by fire
The nation’s first basilica sustained fire damage amid the Minneapolis riots that have crippled the city after the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed by a police officer May 25.
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Pope Francis asks Mary to intercede for end to pandemic during rosary with world’s shrines
Pope Francis asked the Virgin Mary to intercede for an end to “this terrible pandemic” as he recited the rosary with Marian shrines worldwide via videolink May 30.
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Mass testing to stem the spread of Covid-19
However we call it in the Philippines—Enhanced Community Quarantine or ECQ, Modified ECQ, General Community Quarantine or GCQ or Modified GCQ
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Amnesty confers La Salle brother top human rights award
An international rights watchdog has conferred a Filipino Catholic missionary its highest award for human rights defenders.
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Exposing a virus, being exposed by the virus instead
I woke up in the middle of the night recently. The pall of gloom seemed worsened by a massive blackout in Eastern Samar my province.
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Honing the sense of communion
A friend of mine once told me that he was a bit sad because his 4 children and the grandchildren are slowly moving out of his house to settle down in other places.
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Hope for the best but prepare for the worst
We are of course praying for an early end to this pandemic.
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San Fernando archdiocese to stage online Marian concert
The Archdiocesan Liturgical Commission of Pampanga will host an online Marian concert on Sunday in tribute to Covid-19 frontliners.
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Angelicum School Iloilo stays open, says board of trustees
The Angelicum School in Jaro, Iloilo will stay open, according to the school’s board of trustees.
