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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Trampling on women’s dignity is a sin, says bishop
Exploiting women or treating them like objects is “a direct offense against God,” an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said.
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On the celebration of Women’s Month
In the history of our salvation, one woman played a very important role: the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Pope Francis: Be strong in faith amid coronavirus trial
In a video streamed live to St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis prayed for those suffering from the “coronavirus epidemic” and encouraged Catholics to live through this trial with the stre…
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Lenten recollection for Filipinos in Rome cancelled amid coronavirus outbreak
The Lenten recollection with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle for the Filipino communities in Rome has been cancelled
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The Christian community as a living Word of God
2nd Sunday of Lent, Year A (Matt 17:1-9) March 8, 2020 By Msgr. Lope C. Robredillo, SThD
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Archbishop asks Indian state government to return Christ statue to cemetery
“It is a blow to the communal harmony of the people in our villages and also violation of the religious freedom guaranteed to us by the Indian Constitution.” The 12 foot tall statue was taken down March 3 from Mahima Betta cemetery in Doddasagarahalli, more than 30 miles north of Bangalore in India’s Karnataka state. According to Archbishop Machado, Christians have been making devotions at the cemetery “for the last 30 to 40 years without any difficulty,” and “there is absolutely no problem from local people to our burials, nor our prayers and devotions on the hill.” He noted that for the past week or so “some people from outside have been creating tensions by spreading wrong rumors that the place is used for conversion, which is completely far from the truth.” “The local villagers have publicly said that the presence of Christians and their prayers are absolutely no problem for them and, this being the case, why should some outsiders come and disturb the harmony of the village,” the archbishop asked. He suggested that the government investigate the allegations of “forceful conversion,” but that “it will not bring credit to the Government and to the local authorities to unnecessarily interfere in the religious tenets and practices of Christians by yielding to the pressure of some groups.” The archbishop said Christians love peace, “obey the rules of the country”, and “render their selfless service to the nation in the best possible ways, irrespective of caste, color or religion.” “The Christians of Bangalore consider the forceful removal of the statue of Lord Jesus at our legally allotted burial ground at Doddasagarahalli as unacceptable and are greatly shocked and we condemn this high –handed action of the local authorities.” He asked that the Christ statue “be reinstalled immediately,” and urged that the Karnataka government “instruct the local authorities to do this redressal act immediately.” “We request the authorities to take action against the perpetrators of such acts that have pained the community,” he added.
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How Franciscans in Syria are helping kids heal from war trauma
As a wartime missionary priest in Aleppo, Fr. Firas Lufti witnessed the trauma endured by a generation of Syrian children who have spent the entirety of their lives in the uncertainty and tragedy o…
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Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Barbarin as Archbishop of Lyon
The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin as archbishop of Lyon after his recent acquittal at the conclusion of his appeal of a 2019 …
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Pope Francis announces a 2022 synod on synodality
The next ordinary Synod of Bishops will be a synod on synodality, the Vatican announced March 7.
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Vatican City confirms first case of coronavirus
Vatican City has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a Vatican spokesman said Friday.
