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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Nueva Segovia archives declared ‘national treasure’
The Philippine government has classified the Nueva Segovia Archdiocesan Archives as “national cultural treasure”.
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Pope to make historic visit to United Arab Emirates in February
Pope Francis will visit the United Arab Emirates next year, becoming the first pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula, the Vatican announced.
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Prayer is a constant learning experience, pope says
Jesus’ way of praying to his father throughout his life is a reminder for Christians that prayer is more than asking God for something but is a way of establishing an intimate relationship wi…
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Faithful reminded: ‘Priests imperfect yet chosen by God’
Giving this year’sTheology for the Modern Age (TMA) lecture on Nov. 17, Dominican preacher Fr. Enrico D. Gonzales reminded the faithful from parish lay organizations and religious communities…
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9 Bulacan altar servers are 1st Gawad Obispo Almario awardees
Maria, Bulacan; Jose Mari Bacolod Navarro of Saint Joseph the Worker Parish, Malolos, Bulacan; Ronald Allan Doma of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Plaridel, Bulacan; Jerome Completo of the San Isidro Labrador Parish, Valenzuela City; and Vince Joseph Inocencio of the National Shrine and Parish of St. Parishes nominated those whom they believe to manifest zeal in their service both inside and outside liturgical celebrations and whose leadership have an exemplary impact on other youth. Lakbay-Tugon is a annual seminary-sponsored diocesan event which aims not only to promote camaraderie among altar servers but also “to deepen altar servers’ understanding of their role in lay empowerment, of the universal call to holiness, and of the priestly vocation.” Formerly called as Sacristans’ Day, it took a break from 2014 to 2016 and resumed in 2017 with the name Lakbay-Tugon.
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Priests given 4 reflection points at ‘Year of Clergy’ closing
Maria Gorretti Parish, Manila, gave the priests and religious four points to ponder on, during the official closing of the Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons in the Diocese of Malolos on Nov. He asked, “How do we continue Christ’s work?” According to Concepcion, this is can be done by meditating on the following points: What do we need to do?; What we do, we do out of love; When we do out of love, we increase our faith in God; and When we act out of love, we always think of what we should hope for. Tribute to the clergy and religious The clergy and religious communities of the Diocese of Malolos began the celebration with a Holy Mass led by Cubao Bishop and Malolos Apostolic Administrator Honesto Ongtioco at the Malolos Sports and Convention Center in this city. The faithful attended various activities to honor the priests and religious serving the local communities in the diocese.
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Search in Rome continues for remains of 1st Filipino bishop
A search continues for the remains of the first native Filipino bishop who died in Italy more than a century ago.
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At Advent, make peace, not war, pope says at morning Mass
The Advent season is a time of preparation for the coming of the prince of peace and not a time of making war with those around you, Pope Francis said.
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Cardinal Tagle visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, president of Caritas Internationalis, the global federation of the Catholic charity, visited a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh and called on the international commu…
