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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Advent advice from Pope Francis: Choose prayer and charity over consumerism
This Advent, choose prayer and charity over consumerism, Pope Francis said Sunday in his first Mass of the liturgical year.
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Pope asks Catholics to set up, be enchanted by a Nativity scene
A Nativity scene is a simple reminder of something astonishing: God became human to reveal the greatness of his love “by smiling and opening his arms to all,” Pope Francis said in a let…
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Pope Francis: The Church seeks truth and healing for wounded marriages
Pope Francis said Saturday that the Church suffers with couples who are in a “wounded marriage,” and seeks their healing in truth.
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Faith is not a numbers game, says nuncio
Christian faith is not about numbers, size, or even popularity but the quality is of the essence, the outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines said.
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Let’s be good activists
If we are really good citizens of our country, truly concerned about how things are, then we should be, one way or another, a good activist pursuing advocacies that can make authentic improvements …
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Egypt: Faith, wonders, and surprises
We were not exactly expecting to be invited to Egypt this soon (Nov 6-16).
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Protest against red-tagging
Everyone has a right to his/her good name. If this is true for each individual person, it is more so for groups and institutions.
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Looking up to the ‘land of interreligious dialogue’
The recent apostolic journey of Pope Francis to Thailand and Japan certainly gives boost to the upcoming Year of the Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and Indigenous Peoples, which will be ushered…
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Outgoing papal envoy leaving PH with ‘heavy heart’
The Vatican’s outgoing ambassador to the Philippines has nothing but good words for the Filipinos.
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Dispute ideas, pope tells theologians, but don’t confuse the faithful
Theologians must explore and debate disputed questions, at times even taking “risks” with what they propose, but those discussions should take place within the academy so as not to conf…
