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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Bishop to BECs: Take Gospel to needy
A huge gathering of Basic Ecclesial Communities workers ended Thursday with a missionary mandate to work for justice and for the safeguarding of creation.
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Pope Francis denounces rise in anti-Semitism Pope Francis denounces rise in anti-Semitism
Pope Francis denounced rising anti-Semitism Wednesday as an attitude that is inhumane and unchristian.
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CBCP unveils logo for Year of Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and Indigenous Peoples
To mark the Year of Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and Indigenous Peoples, the Catholic Church has unveiled a new logo and theme for the celebration.
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Armenian Catholic priest and his father shot dead in Syria
Gunmen shot dead an Armenian Catholic priest and his father as they were traveling in a car in northeastern Syria. The attack was claimed by the so-called Islamic State group.
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‘I just wanted to be a priest’: Archbishop Gomez elected president of USCCB
When he became a priest four decades ago, Archbishop Jose Gomez did not expect that he would one day lead the largest archdiocese in the U.S., or the country’s bishops’ conference.
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Cardinal O’Malley: Pope Francis will publish Vatican McCarrick report ‘soon’
The results of the Vatican’s investigation of Theodore McCarrick should be published by early 2020, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston told U.S. bishops on Monday.
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Pope Francis: Inclusive capitalism leaves no one behind
Pope Francis Monday called for the renewal and purification of existing economic models to be fair, trustworthy, and capable of extending opportunities to all, not only a few.
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Mother Teresa Award given to group that exposed organ trafficking in China
An award named after Mother Teresa was given this week for outstanding efforts in social justice to a U.S.-based non-profit that has unmasked forced organ harvesting in China.
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Don’t let poverty destroy dreams, bishop tells young people
Being poor should not be a barrier to fulfill one’s dreams and be of service to others, a Catholic bishop said.
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Pope urges Catholics to meet the poor and speak to them with love
Go out to meet the poor, listen to them, and speak to them with the heart of Jesus, Pope Francis said Saturday at Mass in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.
