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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College student conducts orchestra for WACOM4
CARL JAIME BORDEOS MANILA– In an effort to interpret the official theme song of the 4th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy (WACOM4), Pamela Tarrayo a 4th year college student from Christ the King College (CKC) in Calbayog City, Samar, will be leading her musical group’s performance of the official song during several WACOM4 events. Orchestrating such [a] piece is a great honor, but I always keep in mind that this opportunity is God’s way of humbling me, of reminding me of my Franciscan formation that I am sent to this world to serve, not to be served,” said the teenager. Despite all these, Tarrayo committed to lead the orchestra because for her, to do so “is one of the best ways to share God’s gift of music.” Traveling more than half a day by land, CKC-YSO arrived a day before the opening of WACOM4, on Jan.
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Communion of life, love and truth
Rev. Eutiquio ‘Euly’ B. Belizar, Jr., SThD By the roadside It was the strangest of days. You were on your way home from Manila. At the airport you excitedly headed for your flight’s ga…
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This bishop’s message to a generation afraid of waiting
16 to 20, 2017. ROY LAGARDE MANILA– As if sending a direct message to the generation that grew up on fast food and broadband internet, a prelate called on the faithful to do away with the fear of waiting. “Do not be afraid to keep quiet, to keep still, and allow the Lord to speak to you.” Secret to peace According to Villegas, on a wider context, a merciful world that knows how to wait will live in peace. … And it is by the power of our mercy, patterned after the mercy of the Almighty that the world will see the peace, the freshness, the new life…that it has been looking for all these years.
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Catholics urged: Speak out against killings
Speaking at the 4th Apostolic Congress on Mercy in Manila on Tuesday, Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said Christians should not be reined in by fear when confronting the crisis that has claimed more than 6,000 lives over the past six months. At the same time, he told more than 5,000 bishops, priests, and lay people from different countries gathered for the Congress that to speak out for the poor is not just opening one’s mouth but also listening and being available to them. “If we are true to our call to be Church of the Poor, we cannot as Church keep silent on these issues,” said Pabillo, who formerly chaired the Church’s National Secretariat for Social Action, and Peace (Nassa).
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Divine Mercy counters ‘Christian persecution’ in Europe
MANILA– With Europe fast becoming a hotbed for religious intolerance and discrimination, Europeans are pointing to the Divine Mercy for being the force that challenges them to continue procla…
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Villegas: ‘God’s mercy never runs out’
“When we think we are the most deserving of all mercy and we are afraid that mercy will run out when we start to give it,” said the CBCP president who spoke to around 5,000 delegates who came from all over the world for the international event on mercy. “It is only when we have nothing can we truly allow the Gospel of mercy to shine through us… When we become so full of our attachments, our ambitions…mercy becomes impossible to live, impossible to share,” he said. Papal legate to WACOM4 Archbishop of Lyon, France Philippe Cardinal Barbarin presided over the Eucharistic celebration, extending Pope Francis’ apostolic blessing to all those present.
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Christians face ‘alarming’ situation in Mindanao, priest says
An Italian Catholic missionary working for interreligious dialogue and peace in Mindanao said the situation of Christians in some parts of the region “is becoming alarming.”
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At WACOM4, CBCP head laments death penalty push
The prelate made the statement in his homily during Mass at the second day of the 4th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy (WACOM) held at the UST Pavillon in Manila on Tuesday. “If there’s no greater love than to die for a beloved, there is no greater act of mercy than to die for those who do not even ask for our mercy because that is how God dealt with us,” said Villegas. Reynado Umali, who chairs the House justice committee, said that among the priority bills, the target is to have it approved by May or before the end of the first regular session.
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Pope to Catholics: Seek new ways to spread God’s mercy
The Pope practically conveyed the same message that he made in his apostolic letter titled “Misericordia et misera” issued at the end of the Holy Year of Mercy in November last year. “It is the time of mercy because no sinner can ever tire of asking forgiveness, and all can feel the welcoming embrace of the Father.” Cardinal Barbarin is also set to deliver the pontiff’s official message to the delegates of the WACOM which will be held in Balanga, Bataan on Friday, the last day of the international church gathering. Around 5,000 local and foreign participants from at least 40 countries have gathered for the five-day event which started yesterday.
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How Divine Mercy saved a Satanist
17 what she calls a “Divine Mercy miracle” story at the sidelines of day 2 of the 4th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy (WACOM) about a young American inmate who claimed he came from a line of Satan-worshipers but who would later on have a stunning conversion. “He tells me his grandpa, dad, and himself were all Lucifer-worshipers, and he cuts himself and drips blood on people he prays over because he said Satan has given me a gift of healing,” said Tess Poling, membership director of the Divine Mercy Support Network of the Diocese of Sacramento in California. “And wow… When we went back this inmate came in and his cheeks were rosy, his eyes were like [a] baby’s eyes, and I don’t know what shampoo he used but he was so beautiful.” “And he was so happy to come back … The inmates, the volunteers all saw the transformation,” shared Poling.
