MANILA— Filipino-Chinese and Chinese Catholics in Manila have been dispensed from fasting and abstinence as they mark the Lunar New Year that falls on the Lenten season. In a circular dated... Read more
MANILA— Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, the former Catholic archbishop of Cebu and the oldest among the three Philippine cardinals, has died at the age of 86, a church spokesman said. In a message,... Read more
MANILA – An exorcist warned the public about the circulation of Satanic rosaries and religious items in the country, during the most recent airing of the once-a-month spiritual warfare episo... Read more
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis issued an Apostolic Letter motu proprio on Tuesday, by which he created a new category, distinct from martyrdom, under which a Servant of God may be declared Ble... Read more
MANILA, Nov. 24, 2016— The death penalty has no place in a civilized society, said the lay arm of the Church in the Philippines. The Council of the Laity of the Philippines (CLP) said that c... Read more
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SWEDEN (CNS) — The Catholic Church insistence that it cannot ordain women to the priesthood and episcopacy is a teaching likely to last forever, Pope Franc... Read more
MANILA, PHILIPPINES As Filipinos remembered their departed on All Souls’ Day, the country’s church leaders called on the faithful to also pray for those who fell victim in the go... Read more
VATICAN City, Oct. 21, 2016 – Pope Francis personally received the framed artwork “Embracing Mercy” from a Filipino liturgical artist at the Sala Clementina, Vatican City, Rome after a speci... Read more
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday canonized seven new Saints including Argentina’s “gaucho priest” Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero. Know as “Cura Brochero”, the Argentinia... Read more
Even God has not escaped the diatribes of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte who has cursed the pope for causing traffic in Manila during his trip to the country in 2015. Duterte questione... Read more
