Letter to US Bishops on Spiritual Retreat Near Chicago To the Bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Dear Brothers, During my meeting on 13 September last with the officers of your Conference of Bishops, I suggested that together you make a retreat, a time of seclusion, prayer and…
Devotees urged to pray for the country’s political leaders amid attacks against the church by President Duterte Devotees of the Black Nazarene in Manila have started flocking to the city’s Quiapo district to pay homage to the 16th century image of the suffering Jesus ahead of the Jan. 9 feast.…
Vatican photo. According to a report of experts and scientists of the United Nation last October 2018, the people of the world must adopt innovative actions, shift values and influence radical change otherwise global warming will arrive to the point of no return. During the COP 24 in Poland just…
‘God Himself Needed a Mother: How Much More So Do We!’ January 01, 2019 10:40 Zenit Staff Below is the Vatican-provided text of Pope Francis’ homily in St. Peter’s Basilica the morning of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, on New Year’s Day, which also marked the World Day…
Notorious rebel group denies responsibility for Cotabato bomb that killed 2, injured 34 Investigators examine the scene after an explosion at a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato on New Year’s Eve. (Photo by Ferdinandh Cabrera) UCANews | Jose Torres Jr., Manila, Philippines January 2, 2019 Philippine…
Annual event marks start of activities that culminate in the feast of the Black Nazarene Thousands of people swarm the image of the Black Nazarene during a thanksgiving procession in Manila on Dec. 31. (Photo by Angie de Silva) UCANews | Joe Torres, Manila, Philippines January 2, 2019 A year-end…
The National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) condemns 1,000 rampaging police and military troops from the 302nd Infantry Brigade operating in the mountainous villages of Guihulngan City, La Libertad, Mabinay, Santa Catalina, and other parts of Negros Oriental since the evening of December 27 up to the present. According to…
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