Diocese of Dumaguete opposes creation of Negros Island Region, asks Marcos to...
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Just two days after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in Bacolod City that he was inclined to sign into law the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill, the Diocese of...
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Diverse faiths, one city: Zamboanga marks Eid’l Fitr, Catholic diocese’s...
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story reported that it was the 117th year of the diocese of Zamboanga. This has been corrected. ZAMBOANGA, Philippines – As the sun set, Zamboangueños from...
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LOOK: Earthquake-damaged Vigan Cathedral on its way to rehabilitation
VIGAN CITY, Philippines – The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle or the Vigan Cathedral, which almost split in half after a strong earthquake hit Luzon in 2022, is on its...
View ArticleFrail pope to embark on Asia trip, his longest ever, in September
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will take his first overseas trip of the year and the longest of his 11-year papacy, traveling to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore from Sept. 2-13,...
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Italian police arrests ‘most wanted’ US fugitive in St Peter’s Square
ROME, Italy – Italian police arrested last week a “most wanted” US fugitive who was carrying three concealed knives in a crowded St Peter’s Square outside the Vatican, a judicial source said on...
View ArticlePope Francis names Mindanaoan priest as 5th Filipino bishop in US
MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis named Father Reynaldo Bersabal, a priest from Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental, as the new auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in the United States. Bersabal,...
View ArticleNational Museum, Archdiocese of Cebu agree to prioritize conservation of panels
The National Museum of the Philippines and the Archdiocese of Cebu have agreed to prioritize the conservation of four pulpit panels from the heritage church of Boljoon that are now with the NMP. NMP...
View ArticleFire engulfs 17th-century Isabela church during renovation
MANILA, Philippines – Fire engulfed a 17th-century parish in Isabela while its ceiling was being renovated on Monday morning, April 22, in yet another tragedy to strike a heritage church in this...
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[OPINION] On divorce and Filipino values
“Filipino values. Family values. But what do we really value? Life, safety, and sanity through divorce? Or that superficial image of a supposedly ideal marriage?” Em Abuton is a mother of four girls...
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After pulpit panels, Boljoon moves to recover tabernacle sold at auction
CEBU, Philippines – While awaiting the return of its controversial pulpit panels by the National Museum to the heritage church of Boljoon in southern Cebu, the town now seeks to reclaim a tabernacle...
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