500 Years of Christianity
In 2021 the Philippines will mark half a millennium of Christianity in the country.
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After deadly shipwreck, Pope Francis appeals for safety of migrants
As up to 150 migrants are feared to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, Pope Francis made an appeal to the international community Sunday to act decisively to ensure the safety and …
Batanes prelate appeals for aid for quake victims
A Catholic bishop has appealed for funds to help the victims of twin earthquake that toppled houses and claimed lives in the country’s northernmost province.
The deep longings of the poor in the light of the petition, “Hallowed Be Thy Name”
Today’s Gospel is about Jesus’ vision for the poor. Of course, in its context, this Sunday’s 3rd Reading is about prayer, and although we are not told where or when Jesus prayed on this part…
Negros bishops hit ‘cycle of violence’; issue oratio imperata vs killings
The four Catholic bishops of Negros Island has joined voices to urge an end to the “unfolding cycle of violence” in the region.
Pope Benedict visits hill town outside of Rome for walk, dinner
Retired Pope Benedict XVI visited the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo in his first visit to the papal summer residence in four years.
Bishop urges prayers for Batanes after deadly quakes
A Catholic bishop has asked everyone to join him in prayer for the suffering victims of the twin earthquakes that struck the islands in the northern Philippines on Saturday.
Centuries-old ‘Iglesia de Santa Ana de Piddig’ restored
The two-century old church of St. Anne in Piddig, Ilocos Norte was turned over by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines to the Diocese of Laoag after undergoing restoration.
A call for an integral climate of peace and to end the killings in the Negros island
As we lost another defender of justice, Atty. Anthony Trinidad of Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, in the hands of the elusive ‘riding-in-tandem’, the Diocese of San Carlos joins the cry, “End the kill…
‘Make the beauty of the Christian faith shine out amidst persecution’
A Catholic bishop urged the faithful to make the beauty of their Christian faith shine out even in the midst of attacks against the church and other problems besetting the country.
