Cebu expects around 12,000 pilgrims for Nat’l Youth Day
Around 12,000 pilgrims are expected to gather in Cebu this month for the country’s biggest gathering of Catholic youth.
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Philippine Catholic groups criticize Canadian agency for ‘opaque’ review
In a letter addressed to the Canadian bishops and the leaders of their Caritas affiliate, Development and Peace
At retreat for South Sudan leaders, pope literally begs for peace
At the end of a highly unusual spiritual retreat for the political leaders of warring factions, Pope Francis knelt at the feet of the leaders of South Sudan, begging them to give peace a chance and…
Retired pope publishes reflection on abuse crisis
Retired Pope Benedict XVI, acknowledging his role in helping the Catholic Church come to terms with the clerical sexual abuse crisis beginning in the 1980s, wrote an article outlining his thoughts …
Visiting holy sites? Come as pilgrims not tourists
A visit to the holy places is always meant to be a life-changing experience. But do people who come to the Holy Land get the most out of their visit spiritually?
New ‘One Praise’ album coming out on Easter Sunday
The Jesuit Communications Foundation through the Jesuit Music Ministry (JMM) will release a new album entitled “One Praise 3”.
Text scam targets Cardinal Quevedo
Retired Cardinal Orlando Quevedo of Cotabato alerted the public about a scam persuading people to pay his supposed medical bills. He said an unidentified person has been sending text messages to his friends and raising money for his alleged “triple heart bypass operation”. The text message reads as follows: Hi.How are you? I am at the moment scheduled for a triple heart by pass operation. Please keep this as a confidential message as only few people knows that I am about to undergo the surgery. My friend Rey Golingan from Gensan also pledged to share. The cardinal assured the public he had no outstanding balance in any hospitals. “Warning!
Amidst digital world, Cardinal Tagle pushes for ‘true communication’
In a world of tweets, facebook, and instant messaging, a Catholic official reminded an Asian church-run radio station of their mission to create “true communication”.
Devil targets those who succumb to despair, negativity, pope says
Sometimes Christians seem to prefer complaining and being unhappy in life, but that makes them a perfect target for the devil, Pope Francis said in a morning homily.
Pope urges Radio Veritas to be voice of the poor
Pope Francis felicitated the Radio Veritas Asia on its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, encouraging the radio station to be a channel of love by being the voice of the poor.
