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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Prison ministry marks 13 years without death penalty
Thirteen years after the scrapping of death penalty, the Church’s prison ministry has marked the anniversary on Thursday with “disappointment” over calls to bring it back.
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Cardinal Tagle asks students not to bully
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila has asked the students to never bully others or allow bullying to happen in their schools or anywhere near them.
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Bishop urges gov’t to stop premium hikes for OFWs
Instead of adding burdens to overseas Filipino workers, the government should freeze all premium hikes to be collected from them, a church official said.
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Stand with Pinoy fishermen, bishops urge gov’t
Catholic bishops challenged the government to stand with Filipino fishermen whose boat was rammed and sunk by a Chinese vessel near Recto Bank.
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Polish priest ordained after cancer diagnosis dies
A young Polish priest who was ordained last month following a terminal cancer diagnosis has died, his community announced Monday.
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Paris archbishop celebrates first Mass in Notre Dame since fire
The archbishop of Paris wore a hard hat as he celebrated the first Mass in Notre Dame Cathedral since a huge blaze devastated the landmark building in April.
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Bishop urges BECs to promote human dignity
A Catholic bishop has encouraged Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) to continue to be instruments of evangelization and promotion of human dignity.
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Davao Catholic school deplores wrongful arrest of former staff
A Davao City-based Catholic school urged the government to take stern action against those involved in the wrongful arrest and detention of a former faculty member.
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Teaching piety to today’s youth
This may indeed sound like a pipe dream or an illusion, given the way many young people nowadays are, but this simply has to be done.
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Diplomatic notes: Concert marks anniversary of Israel-Vatican ties
Plaintive pleas and rousing, rhythmic recognitions of God’s goodness filled the air at Rome’s main synagogue as Israeli and Vatican officials celebrated 25 years of formal diplomatic re…
