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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Pope Francis: Be bold in responding to the Lord’s call
It takes courage and boldness to trust in God’s promises and follow the vocation he has set out for you, Pope Francis said in a message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, released Saturday.…
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Abuse summit results in recommendations for diocesan best practices
Leadership Roundtable CEO Kim Smolik sees two crises “plaguing our church”: abuse by clergy and failures by leadership.
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New photo book chronicles Manila Cathedral history
Manila Cathedral has launched a new book on Saturday telling the story of the church from its foundations to the present day.
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Construction of clergy home in Puerto Princesa underway
The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa is currently building a house for the retired, aging, and sick priests of Palawan.
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Lent is a time for a little less hypocrisy, pope says
Lent is a time to ask for God’s grace to chip away at hypocrisy, which is seen in the natural human attempt to appear “worthier than we are,” Pope Francis said.
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Pope: God is purifying the church with ‘unbearable’ pain of abuse scandal
The clerical abuse scandal has caused everyone in the Catholic Church “pain and unbearable suffering,” Pope Francis said, but it also is a call to repentance and the renewal of the chur…
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Cardinal Tagle, Syrian prelates visit Ghouta, see ‘unspeakable suffering’
Catholic prelates in Syria, accompanied by Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
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Pinoy priest charged with rape in Philadelphia barred from ministry since March 2018
A Filipino Catholic priest who is facing charges of rape and sexual abuse of a
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Church eyes divesting from ‘dirty energy’, mining
Talks are underway for Catholic dioceses to withdraw from “dirty energy” holdings as a means of fighting climate change, a bishop said.
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Number of priests declined for first time in decade, Vatican says
The percentage of Catholics in the world has remained steady, while the number of priests has decreased for the first time in almost a decade, according to Vatican statistics.
