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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Banners unfurled as faithful share stories of five saints
The Vatican hung banners of the Catholic Church’s newly canonized saints four days before the Mass that would officially recognize that they are in heaven with God.
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Bishop hits ‘sham’ drug war amid ‘ninja cops’ mess
A Catholic bishop has branded as “sham” the Duterte administration’s brutal crackdown on narcotics as the problem has reached the doorstep of the police force.
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Bishop favors Bible classes in public schools
While the proposed Bible studies in public schools is a ‘good idea’, a top churchman has urged prudence, in such a manner that it does not trample the religious freedom of others.
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Cardinal Sarah: Ideological push in Amazon synod an ‘insult to God’
The push by some Westerners to use the Vatican’s Amazon synod to advance their personal agendas is an insult to God and his plan for the Church, Cardinal Robert Sarah said in an interview published…
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Priest warns ‘very high’ chance of death penalty revival
A prison ministry official has called for a renewed commitment “to uphold the sanctity and dignity of life”, as he warned against a ‘very high’ chance that the death penalty would be re…
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Hagonoy holds episcopal coronation of Marian image
The Diocese of Malolos celebrated its second episcopal coronation this year with the crowning of the revered image of Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de Hagonoy on Oct. 7, her feast day.
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Most Amazon bishops support ‘viri probati,’ women deacons, bishop says
Most bishops who lead dioceses in the Amazon support the ordination of married men of proven virtue, or “viri probati,” as a way of addressing the lack of priests in the region, a Brazi…
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Cardinal Sarah: To oppose the pope is to be outside the church
Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, said the people who portray him as an opponent of Pope Francis are being used by the devil to help …
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Haitian bishops’ justice commission calls on president to step down
As Port-au-Prince began its fourth week of paralysis due to serious social unrest, the Haitian bishops’ justice and peace commission called on President Jovenel Moise to step down.
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Priestly celibacy discussed as Amazon synod gets underway
Some participants at the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops on the Amazon have responded critically to a proposal that the Church ordain married men – so called viri probati – in response to a …
