Filipino pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia are reportedly currently stranded in Muzdalifah, an open area associated with Hajj, the Philippine Embassy in Saudi said Wednesday, June 28. The embassy said it is already acting on the situation, and has also called on Saudi authorities, including the...
Filipino pilgrims attending the Hajj have started arriving in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. The first batch of Filipinos composed of around 292 individuals arrived in Madinah via a Philippine Airlines flight, the DFA added. They were welcomed by Philippine...
Photo: Xinhua News Agency RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia announced on Monday its plan to bring the number of pilgrims during the upcoming Hajj season back to the pre-pandemic level. "The number of pilgrims will return to what it was before the pandemic, without any age limit," Saudi Minister...
Devotees will celebrate on Monday, Nove. 28, the Memorial of Saint Catherine of Laboure (Santa Catalina de Laboure), a popular French Marian visionary who relayed the request of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the creation of the Miraculous Medal. St. Catherine Laboure (Catholic Online) Pilgrims from...
House bills seeking to establish a medical center, a science high school, a multi-species hatchery, and a sports academy were among the first measures filed at the Lower Chamber by a congressman of the lone district of Basilan for his constituents in 19th Congress. Basilan Representative Mujiv...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual. Indonesian pilgrims prepare to depart from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on June 4, 2022,...
81122 Thousands of devotees of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, locally known as the ‘Birhen ng Antipolo’ (Virgin of Antipolo) are expected to attend Holy Masses and processions and fill the National Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage everyday starting this month as the...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia said Saturday it will permit one million Muslims from inside and outside the country to participate in this year's hajj, a sharp uptick after pandemic restrictions forced two years of drastically pared-down pilgrimages. The hajj ministry "has authorised...
The pilgrimage season at the National Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo City opened on Tuesday with the usual sea of devotees missing in what used to be a yearly tradition of faith and devotion. The image of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage is taken out of the...
Diocese of Iba, Zambales Bishop Bartolome Santos has called on the faithful to make an effort to visit the pilgrim churches as the Catholic Church marks the Year of St. Joseph and the 500 years of Christianity in the country. Manila Cathedral (Manila Buletin File Photo) Santos urged the faithful to...
Thousands of e-notes containing prayers and wishes from Filipino Christian faithful have found their way into the historic Western Wall in Old Jerusalem amid the pain and sorrow brought about by the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced over the...
Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today's celebration of the Holy Eucharist commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus. One dramatic highlight of the Mass is the reenactment of something that happened before the last supper—Jesus washed the feet of His apostles. I was in Grade 3 when I first heard...
