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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No youths should feel excluded from pre-synod meeting, cardinal says
VATICAN— As the Catholic Church prepares to welcome youths from around the world to a preparatory meeting for the Synod of Bishops on youth, Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri said the church is using eve…
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Priesthood isn’t an assignment – it’s a mission, Pope tells seminarians
VATICAN— Pope Francis met with the community of the Pontifical Maronite College on Friday, explaining how their seminary formation isn’t about them or
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Lab tests rule out sabotage behind Ash Wednesday burns
MANILA— A health lab has ruled out sabotage behind the ashes that caused adverse reaction into the forehead of churchgoers at the San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan City.
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Lipa Carmel offers Chinese Masses for ‘vocations for China’
For over 30 years, Carmel of our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace has been
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Pope updates resignation norms for bishops, prelates in Roman Curia
VATICAN— Updating the norms and regulations governing the resignation of bishops and of Roman Curia department heads who are not cardinals, Pope Francis said they will continue to hold office until…
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Vatican denies report Pope Benedict has degenerative disease
VATICAN— The Vatican denied that retired Pope Benedict XVI has a degenerative neurological disease or paralyzing condition after his brother, 94-year-old Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, told a
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Bishop vows probe into Ash Wednesday forehead burns
MANILA— A Roman Catholic diocese vowed to leave “no single stone unturned” in its investigation into the “strange” burns on churchgoers’ foreheads at Ash Wednesday service in Caloocan C…
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Pope told Jesuits he regularly meets abuse survivors, journal reports
VATICAN— Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits in Peru that he often meets on Fridays with survivors of sex abuse.
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Reach out to the poor, says bishop in Lenten message
MANILA— The season of lent provides opportunity for Catholics to focus attention on the poor and the needy, a Catholic bishop said.
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Pope Francis voices sorrow for ‘devastating’ Florida school attack
VATICAN— On Thursday Pope Francis assured of his spiritual closeness to all those affected by a deadly shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 dead, offering prayer for the victims and voici…
