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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Condemning terror: ‘’What has happened to humanity’’?
AN important question must be asked, does the “war on terror” make us any safer? Critics argue that the “war on terror” has unfortunately left us less safe, with some going as far as claiming that …
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The Church’s Tangible Presence to the Poor
LAST October, I moved to my new assignment in the Diocese of Kalookan. Responding to the invitation of Bishop Ambo Virgilio David, the Jesuits gave a concrete yes to help the poorest of the poor in…
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A blessing for every abuse? Nonsense or perfect sense?
THE Roman Catholic Church, no doubt, is engulfed in an often distressing crisis locally and around the world.
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Both delicate and tough
ESPECIALLY in discussing highly contentious issues, like the political and social ones, all parties involved should try to be both delicate and tough. This is how we can conduct our discussions in …
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A letter lights a candle in the dark
SOMETIMES my email inbox yields something so precious that I feel it must reach as many eyes and ears as possible.
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Reclamation in Manila Bay
THE Reclamation of Manila Bay has been talked about for many years now. It is made up many projects—at various stages of conceptualizations and even implementations
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To kill a priest
HARPER Lee’s extremely popular “To Kill a Mockingbird” which was published and translated into 40 languages and a global readership of about 35 million, not to mention a Pulitzer Prize, is weaved …
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Pope to sign letter to young people at popular Marian sanctuary
The place Pope Francis chose to sign his letter to young people is an important and popular sanctuary housing the Holy House of Loreto.
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Seven 20th-century Romanian bishops declared martyrs
Pope Francis declared Tuesday the martyrdom of seven Greek-Catholic bishops killed by the communist regime in Romania in the mid-20th century.
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Pope in Morocco: Highlighting Catholic-Muslim ‘dialogue of solidarity’
Pope Francis wanted to go to Morocco in December to draw attention to the need for international cooperation in assisting migrants and in alleviating the situations that force people to seek a bett…
