With the news of Pope Francis’ passing on Monday, April 21, former senator Bam Aquino remembered his two visits to the pontiff, from whom he learned about humility and courage. Former senator Bam Aquino's close encounter with Pope Francis (Photo from Bam Aquino Facebook page) In a post on...
Roman Catholics will commemorate on Tuesday, April 25, the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist (San Marcos Evangelista), the author of the second Gospel of the Holy Bible and the founder of Christianity in Africa. St, Mark (Catholic News Agency) As one of the Catholic faith’s most popular saints,...
The local Church will hold the Second National Mission Congress from April 17 to 24 to culminate the celebrations for the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines. Photo CBCP News With the theme “Gifted to Give,” the weeklong event is spearheaded by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the...
The Archdiocese of Cebu has launched the 500 Legacy Trees for 500 Years of Christianity program to help promote environmental care and protection. (Archdiocese of Cebu Facebook page) The Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Environmental Concerns (CACEC) led the recent launching in line with Pope...
500 years of Christianity commemorative plate Pope Francis has granted a jubilee year with the inherent plenary indulgence for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines. It was 500 years ago when Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan representing the Spanish Empire,...
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic moved back the commemoration of 500 years of Christianity by a year. Instead of a culmination, what was marked last Easter Sunday was the start of year-long activities. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma pointed out that there are two important milestones: The first mass...
And what this says about our understanding of our colonial history Philippine history teaches us that we have been under one foreign power and the next for the majority of our societal consciousness as a budding nation. There were the Spaniards, the Americans, and then the Japanese—oh, and you...
500 years into having a ‘written’ history, there are still gaps to fill in our society’s collective memory The year 2021 is a peculiar one, and it’s not solely because of the still ongoing pandemic. As far as Philippine history is concerned, it is a milestone. The country is celebrating 500...
Get the facts straight about the first recorded voyage around the world EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan We all know Ferdinand Magellan as the first-ever explorer to travel around the globe. But do we really know his story? In commemoration of the 500th year since Magellan...
It was in 1521 that Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan landed in the Philippines at the head of a Spanish expedition to reach the East by sailing West. He planted a cross and led in the celebration of the first mass in the Philippines on Easter Sunday in what church...
