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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Fatima confirms no pilgrims for May 13 feast day celebrations
For the first time in over a century, the annual May 13 celebrations at the Fatima shrine will take place without the physical presence of pilgrims, the bishop of Fatima confirmed this week.
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CBCP Statement on the closure of ABS-CBN
My first thought in the currently much talked-about closure of ABS-CBN is our people – our people who are in these extremely difficult and trying times because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Protocol for religious services in the Archdiocese of Manila
These guidelines are given due to our extraordinary situation. They are therefore temporary in nature.
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Manila bishop rules out ‘online confession’
The Catholic Church has been taking advantage of the internet as tool for evengalization but it can never replace the traditional face-to-face confessions, a bishop said.
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Italian teen who died in 2009 declared ‘venerable’ by Pope Francis
Pope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of five men and women, including an Italian teenager who died of a brain tumor in 2009, declaring them “venerable.”
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Pope Francis speaks up for ‘harshly exploited’ agricultural workers
The coronavirus crisis can be an opportunity to recenter work on the dignity of each person, Pope Francis said in an appeal at the end of his general audience broadcast on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis hails St. John Paul II’s ‘great witness’ ahead of centenary
Pope Francis said that he has looked up to St. John Paul II throughout his priesthood in a book foreword he wrote ahead of the 100-year anniversary of the Polish pope’s birth.
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Australian bishops to hold plenary by video conference amid pandemic
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference will enter uncharted territory this week as it holds its biannual plenary meeting, using video technology to allow its work to continue during the …
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Radio Veritas, Catholic schools stand with ABS-CBN
A Catholic-run radio station, which played a pivotal role during the Martial Law, stood with the country’s largest broadcasting network after it was forced to shutdown due to an expired franchise.…
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Church leaders alarmed over govt’s shutdown of broadcast network
If freedom of expression and dissent is curtailed, human rights will follow suit, a Catholic archbishop has warned.
