The pericardium heart relic of Saint Carlo Acutis will arrive in the Philippines on Thursday, Nov. 27, beginning an 18-day pilgrimage that will bring the first-class relic to more than 30 churches in 16 dioceses across Luzon, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on...
Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, also known as Manila Cathedral (Photo from the Manila Cathedral website) In preparation for the Jubilee 2025, several churches across the country have been designated pilgrimage destinations by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines...
MARGET FERNAN VILLARICA Marget Fernan Villarica, owner of a tour company in Cebu, disappears in a crowd, switches from friend to tour leader effortlessly, not even breathless in between the 100 kilometers to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. And when her group members look alarmed and lost, Marget...
Some 30 Filipinos awaiting repatriation to the Philippines are currently stuck at the Port of Sudan as flights became unavailable due to the Hajj pilgrimage, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, July 13. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes (right) talks about the...
Muslim worshippers and pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 24, 2023, as they arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP MECCA, Saudi Arabia -- Vast crowds of robed pilgrims made solemn circles around the...
In this elevated view from a hotel overlooking the Grand Mosque, Muslim worshippers and pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, in the holy city of Mecca on June 22, 2023, as they arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Rania SANJAR / AFP MECCA, Saudi Arabia -- Enormous crowds of...
LUCBAN, Quezon – Thousands of people visited the Kamay ni Hesus healing church in Barangay Tinamnan, this town, this Holy Week, starting on Holy Monday and peaking on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. PEOPLE visit the 50-foot statue of the Risen Christ at the Kamay ni Jesus healing church in...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando, in cooperation with the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, joined the Diocese of Malolos in welcoming the fifth Philippine visit of the pilgrim relics of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in celebration of her 150th birth and 100th beatification...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Philippines have signed an agreement on the upcoming arrangements for the annual Islamic pilgrimage or Hajj. This came after Saudi's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah signed with various countries, including the Philippines, a number of pacts for the Hajj season 1444 AH...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP Life is often described as a journey from the womb to the tomb, or as others put it, “from conception to resurrection.” Most people make this journey like tourists. They visit interesting places, enjoy transitory joys and pleasures, realize short-term...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES The City of Antipolo – the Pilgrimage Capital of the Philippines – had a special “pilgrim” come and visit the country’s only international Catholic religious shrine: The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The special “pilgrim” is the...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis departs Sunday for a historic six-day visit to Canada where he is expected to ask forgiveness of Indigenous survivors of abuse committed at residential schools run by the Catholic Church. The "penitential pilgrimage", as the pontiff has described it, is seen...
