President Marcos marked the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception with a call for moral clarity in public life, urging Filipinos—and especially those in government—to begin every national undertaking “with truth, humility, and compassion” to rebuild public trust. In a message released by...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has endorsed an “alternative” Filipino translation of the Hail Mary. The new “Ave Maria” was approved during the CBCP’s recent plenary assembly as an alternative to the Tagalog-based “Aba Ginoong Maria.” CBCP Secretary...
​President Marcos has called on the Filipino Catholics to emulate the Virgin Mary by serving others with compassion and humility, especially as the nation strives to build a new Philippines (Bagong Pilipinas) desired for the people. Marcos joined the country for the Feast of the Immaculate...
The month of May is traditionally observed by Roman Catholics, particularly Marian devotees, as the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the country, festivities observed at this time of the year like Marian processions such as the Santacruzan and Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May) as well as...
A statue of the Virgin Mary within the collapsed Annunciation Cathedral in Alexandretta, Türkiye was left undamaged amid the massive earthquake that hit the country and Syria on Monday, Feb. 7. In a report from the Catholic News Agency (CNA), Turkish Jesuit priest Father Antuan Ilgit shared...
Devotees of the Blessed Virgin Mary will offer special prayers, light candles, and recite the holy rosary on Monday, Nov. 21, in celebration of the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple of Jerusalem, which is believed to be the beginning of the preparation for Mary’s...
Marian devotees will offer special prayers, light candles, and recite the holy rosary Sunday, Nov. 21, to mark the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple of Jerusalem, which is believed to be the beginning of the preparation for Mary’s mission and destiny as the Mother...
Marian devotees around the world, including the Philippines, celebrate Wednesday, September 8, one of the oldest Marian solemnities and one of the principal feasts of the liturgical devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary – the Feast of the Nativity of Mary. Photo RCAM Commemorative masses in honor...