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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CRS supports PWDs, informal workers as lockdown continues
As church groups joined various efforts in distributing aid, a Catholic charity focused its attention to helping people with disabilities and informal workers.
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Meditations from the dark valley
The world has entered a valley of shadows. We don’t know where we are going or when it will end.
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The Catholic Church and the origin of hospitals
In my last column, I promised to write in future columns about the good Spanish friars in Philippine history whose real-life legacies have been obscured by the fictional evil Spanish friars in Jose…
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Respond to front-liners’ urgent need for PPEs
The front-liners in the hospitals are appealing for donations of medical supplies, especially PPEs or Personal Protective Equipment and Hazmat suits (similar to what astronauts wear).
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France’s Macron echoes pope’s call for debt relief amid pandemic
French President Emmanuel Macron has echoed Pope Francis’ call for debt relief for the world’s poorest countries amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Remain faithful in uncertain times, urges Pope Francis
In uncertain times, our ultimate goal should be to remain faithful to the Lord rather than to seek our own security,
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Chinese Catholics aid Manila’s poor amid lockdown
Catholics in mainland China have donated a big amount to help Filipinos in Manila’s slums cope with the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Homonhon residents disappointed on DENR turnaround
Local Church officials are disappointed over the decision by the government’s body to U-turn on the mineral loading operations of a Chinese-manned vessel off Homonhon Island.
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Back to the dark ages?
Of course, not! If at all, this extraordinary time we are having these days because of the coronavirus pandemic is a clear invitation for us to learn to live for the future. In fact, it is
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SHIT in the time of COVID
The following was forwarded to me, and instead of trashing it because of its title and its unknown origin (although its references are mostly Christian), I gave it a chance—and I am thankful I did.…
