The Catholic Church will commemorate on Thursday, Nov. 10, the Memorial of Saint Leo the Great (San Leo Magno), a Doctor of the Universal Church, and one of the greatest pontiffs in Church history. St Leo the Great (Catholic Online) Considered by Pope Pius XII as “the greatest among the great,”...
The Roman Catholic Church will commemorate on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, the oldest and first in rank of the four major basilicas of the Catholic faith in Rome, Italy, that include the Basilicas of St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Mary Major....
Father Rufino Sescon Jr. is the new rector and parish priest of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene or Quiapo Church in Manila. Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN Radio Veritas on Monday, August 22, said Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula appointed Sescon to the post based on...
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...
