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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Christ in the new technologies
Fr. Roy Cimagala Candidly Speaking “Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel.” (1 Cor 9,16) This was the cry of St. Paul conveying his burning desire to transmit the Good News to the early Ch…
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Christian groups divided over ‘safe zones’ for Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 11, 2017–After President Donald Trump pushed for the creation of safe zones for refugees in the Middle East, advocates and humanitarian aid groups are divided over whethe…
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Bishops reaffirm support for refugees as judges scrutinize Trump policy
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 10, 2017–The U.S. bishops welcomed a federal appeals court ruling that affirmed a legal injunction against a Trump administration executive order on refugee resettlement …
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Bishop says the Christian influence in Jordan is still strong
AMMAN, Jordan, Feb 10, 2017–Jerusalem Bishop William Shomali, newly appointed to the Latin Patriarchate of Jordan, says that although Christians are a very small minority in Jordan, through t…
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Portland responds with love after Latino Catholics harassed during Mass
Portland, Ore., Feb 9, 2017–A week after Hispanic Catholics experienced racial harassment and taunts from a group of men during a Spanish Mass, the local community in Portland, Oregon sprang …
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Seoul Archdiocese to vastly expand Radio Vatican’s Korean service
SEOUL, Feb 10, 2017–Korean Catholics will surely make their “ears attentive to wisdom” when Seoul Archdiocese establishes the first Radio Vatican branch outside the Vatican in the…
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Thousands of faithful at the feast of Our Lady of Gunadala
VIJAYAWADA, Feb 11, 2017–This year our Lady, the Mother of health, gathered at his feet thousands of faithful for the three-day festival in Gunadala, from 9 to 11 February. Two days ago, unde…
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Indian bishops prioritize family life
BHOPAL, Feb 10, 2017–India’s bishops have decided to give special pastoral attention to people estranged from the church and their families. The Latin-rite bishops were attending the 29…
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Bishop thai for the World Day of the Sick
BANGKOK, Feb 10, 2017–Msgr. Philip Banchong Chaiyara, bishop of the northeastern diocese of Ubon Rachathanee and president of the Episcopal Commission for social work has sent a letter to the…
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Seoul Archdiocese wants to share its plethora of priests
SEOUL, Feb 9, 2017–Seoul Archdiocese wants to become the ecclesiastical version of a dandelion, spreading priests the world over to “fall on good soil,” as Jesus said. On Feb. 3, …
