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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Bishop: Learn, live, spread Fatima’s message
VALENZUELA City, Jan. 30, 2017 – Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo told hundreds of Marian devotees and pilgrims to help spread the Blessed Virgin’s message at Fatima, Portugal during the Nation…
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Did the sun really ‘dance’ in Bataan?
BAGAC, Bataan, Jan. 30, 2017 – Delegates from the recently concluded 4th World Apostolic Congress On Mercy (WACOM 4) took to social media claiming they saw a “dancing sun” above the shores of Las C…
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Newark auxiliary bishop assaulted during Mass
NEWARK, N.J., Jan 29, 2017–What started as a Mass remembering a Latino baseball star and humanitarian quickly took a violent turn as an auxiliary bishop was assaulted at the Newark cathedral …
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The spirited response of Mexico’s bishops to Trump’s border wall
MEXICO, Mexico, Jan 27, 2017–The bishops of Mexico on Thursday reacted to United States’ president Donald Trump’s executive order to build a wall on the nations’ border by u…
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Ivory Coast bishops call for dialogue, prayer after mutinies
KATIOLA, Ivory Coast, Jan 26, 2017–After two weeks of mutinies over pay by Ivory Coast’s army and paramilitary, the nation’s bishops are calling for open dialogue on unemployment,…
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China ‘forcing churches to conform to Party agenda’
BEIJING, Jan 27, 2017–The government of Chinese president Xi Jinping focused heavily on forcing Christianity in the country to conform to the Communist Party’s agenda, according to a ma…
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Vietnamese Catholics, Protestants reject past animosity
HO CHI MINH CITY, Jan 28, 2017–Catholic and Protestant leaders in Vietnam called on Christians to restore harmony and worship God together at an ecumenical encounter on the 500th anniversary …
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Jesus portrayed as Indian in mega Bible show
KERALA, Jan 27, 2017–A two-hour stage show premiered in India’s Kerala state recently depicting Jesus as Indian, thus correcting European Christianity’s “misrepresentation&#…
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Pope: Everyone needs help living the faith – no one can do it alone
VATICAN, Jan. 28, 2017– On Saturday, Pope Francis stressed the importance of having a solid guide in the spiritual life since no one – neither laity nor consecrated persons themselves – can s…
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Respond to violence with Christ’s love, strength, pope tells churches
VATICAN, Jan. 27, 2017– Pope Francis prayed for an end to the daily violence and brutality waged by fundamentalist extremists in the Middle East. “Your sufferings are our sufferings. I …
