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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Holocaust calls us to have ‘respect for the dignity of every person’
VATICAN, Jan. 27, 2017 — In a message marking Friday’s observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, a Vatican official has said it is reminder that we need to maintain vigilance against vio…
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Bishop nixes ban on OFW deployment to Kuwait
MANILA, Jan. 29, 2017— The Labor department should reconsider its plan to ban the deployment of Filipino domestic helpers to Kuwait due to reports of abuses by employers, a Catholic bishop said. Bi…
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The beatitudes: a source of hope and challenge
Fourth Sunday of Year A (Matt 5:1-12a) January 29, 2017 By Fr. Sal Putzu, SDB MANKIND has always valued and exalted the strong, the beautiful, the successful . . . . The happiness of a person has u…
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Does God Care for the Poor, the Voiceless and the Powerless?
Homily on the Fourth Sunday of Year A (Matt 5:1-12a) January 29, 2017 By Msgr. Lope C. Robredillo, SThD REACTING to an article “The Free Market for Hope” in Newsweek, Indranil Chaudhuri of Culcutta…
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Anti-RH lawyer receives CBCP’s highest award
MANILA, Jan. 28, 2017– The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines conferred its highest award, the Jorge Barlin Golden Cross, to pro-life lawyer Maria Concepcion Noche. The bishops c…
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January 31, 2017 – MK 5:21-43
Memorial of Saint John Bosco, Priest Reading 1 HEB 12:1-4 Brothers and sisters: Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to…
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January 30, 2017 – MK 5:1-20
Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 HEB 11:32-40 Brothers and sisters: What more shall I say? I have not time to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and th…
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January 29, 2017 – MT 5:1-12A
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 ZEP 2:3; 3:12-13 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who have observed his law; seek justice, seek humility; perhaps you may be sheltered on the day…
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January 28, 2017 – MK 4:35-41
Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church Reading 1 HEB 11:1-2, 8-19 Brothers and sisters: Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Bec…
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CBCP head calls for pastoral courage amidst a changing world
MANILA, Jan. 28, 2017–Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan has opened a gathering of more than 90 bishops on Saturday by urging them not to let the Church become a “shell institut…
