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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Vatican releases schedule of pope’s trip to Baltic nations
Twenty-five years after St. John Paul II visited Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, Pope Francis will make the same three-nation visit Sept. 22-25, stopping at a number of the same places as his saint-…
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Cardinal Farrell again says priests have ‘no credibility’ for marriage prep
The Vatican official leading the Church’s office for laity, family, and life has said that priests do not have the credibility or experience to prepare couples for marriage. The official made simil…
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Duterte urged to lead nationwide ‘prayer for peace’
Different faith leaders on June 21 gathered and appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to lead a “nationwide moment of prayer for peace” in early December at the Club Filipino in San Juan City.
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Love should inspire our death
WE need to examine how our attitude is towards death which is unavoidable in our life here on earth.
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Duterte can’t handle criticism, bishop says
A Catholic bishop rebuked President Rodrigo Duterte for his repeated attacks on the Church, saying that the top official can’t take criticisms constructively.
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Pope taps Italian layman Paolo Ruffini as chief communications officer
After the Vatican’s former communications head stepped down in the fallout of a major fake-news scandal, Pope Francis has tapped layman Paolo Ruffini for the job, pulling him from a post with…
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Vatican publishes norms on consecrated virgins
Almost 50 years after the Church published the new Rite of Consecrated Virginity, the Vatican has issued an instruction on the state of life, its discipline, and the responsibilities of diocesan bi…
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CBCP, Immigration bureau renew ties
After 21 years, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines and the Bureau of Immigration have renewed cooperation in assisting foreign missionaries.
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Pope Francis asks Catholics to pray for their priests in July
In his latest prayer video, Pope Francis asked Catholics to dedicate the month of July to giving a spiritual gift to their pastors by praying for them, especially the priests who are tired or lonel…
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Humble companions: Catholic-Anglican document sees healing in difference
A new document driven by a fresh approach taken by the official Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue commission reflects a major development in ecumenism where difference is not cause for suspicion or …
