The Catholic Church will observe Tuesday, Aug. 23, the feast day of Santa Rosa de Lima, the first canonized saint of South America, and the revered patroness of Lima, Peru; South America; and the Philippines. Santa Rosa de Lima (Manila Bulletin) Commemorative masses in her honor will be offered in...
Quiapo has become a historic landmark for its old infrastructures and rich culture, prompting a Manila lawmaker to file a bill declaring the area a “national heritage zone”. Quiapo Church (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) A self-confessed “Batang Quiapo”, Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua...
Priests in the Archdiocese of Manila will have their reshuffle in November. Fr. Jerome Secillano (Screengrab/Radio Veritas FB) Fr. Jerome Secillano of the Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Parish in Manila said the announcement of the reshuffle will be made in October. "The re-shuffling is in...
The San Bartolome Parish in Malabon City was declared as an “Important Cultural Treasure” by the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) on Thursday, Aug. 11. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval, lawyer Ma. Rosenne Flores-Avila of the NMP, Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of the Diocese of Kalookan, and Rev....
Rev. Fr. Andy Ortega Lim, the rector of the Binondo Church, led the recent concelebrated high mass, to mark the 30th year of the Binondo Church as a Minor Basilica. Binondo Church (Facebook) Co celebrating the holy mass with Fr. Lim were Parochial Vicar, Rev. Fr. Joseph Mary Sigfred Arellano, and...
The Roman Catholic Church marks Thursday, Aug. 4, the feast day of Saint John Vianney (Jean Baptiste Marie Vianney), the revered patron saint of priests and model of all parochial clergy. St. John Vianney (Catholic Online) Aug. 4 marks his 163rd death anniversary. At the St. John Vianney Church in...
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- Pope Francis on Saturday said the treatment of Indigenous people in Canada amounted to a genocide, after a six-day trip where he apologised to survivors of abuse at Catholic-run schools. Graves are seen in the municipal cemetery of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, July 28, 2022....
With the ease of restrictions, organizers of the much-awaited feast of La Naval de Manila in honor of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Nuestra Senora Santissimo Rosario) have begun preparations for La Naval 2022. La Naval de Manila (Manila Bulletin file) Held at the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon...
First Filipino Russian Orthodox priest ordained at Saint Petersburg’s Theology Academy EASTERN FAITH Metropolitan Paul (Fokin) together with third secretary and vice consul Catherine Alpay of the Philippine Embassy in Moscow at the Theology Academy of Saint Petersburg Leoniel Gondayao of...
The Church People Workers Solidarity is appealing for school supplies to help some 300 children. CWS Every school year, CWS conducts programs and services that provide school supplies to children of workers, vendors, drivers of workers and community associations that the group partnered with. ...
Vice President Sara Duterte spent her first day officially as the country’s second-highest official by taking some “selfies” with supporters and attending a Holy Mass with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Vice President Sara Duterte takes a selfie with Manila residents during her first day in...
The Roman Catholic Church observes Wednesday, June 29, the joint feast day of the pillars of the Catholic Church - Saints Peter and Paul, which is traditionally celebrated as Pope’s Day. Saints Peter & Paul (Catholic News Agency) Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will lead the feast...
