Salvaged materials helped save severely damaged Bohol churches
When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Bohol and other parts of Visayas on Oct. 15, 2013, more than 20 historical churches were reduced to rubble. Among these are the two
When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Bohol and other parts of Visayas on Oct. 15, 2013, more than 20 historical churches were reduced to rubble. Among these are the two
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Metro Manila and parts of Luzon at 5:11 p.m. yesterday, Apr. 22, sending thousands of people evacuating buildings and residences, bringing a standstill to mass
Thirty-five years ago, it was York Minster in northern England that went up in flames.
Artists express sadness over recent Paris cathedral’s devastation through “Quasimodo” artworks inspired by ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’.
Completed in 1869, the church of San Joaquin town in Iloilo province, touted to be the country’s most militaristic due to the bas relief on its pediment depicting the Battle of Tetuan in Morocco in 1859 to 1860, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
The historical and impressively designed churches in the country aren’t the only ones pilgrims should visit this Lenten season (READ: The Nolisoli.ph Visita Iglesia Guide). Aside from Visita Iglesia, Roman Catholics
The cemetery in Balaoan, La Union where the Siete Martires, the seven martyrs who stood against the abuses of the Spaniards during the 1896 Philippine Revolution, were executed was demolished
This past year, the world bore witness to Lady Gaga’s true power. Two Grammys, an Oscar, a BAFTA, and a Critic’s Choice Award win among many others in the past
Recently, an advice of Pope Francis to priests to keep our homilies to 10 minutes made the rounds of the internet. (Fr. Joe Galdon, SJ, used to tell us in the seminary, “There are no souls saved after seven minutes,” while Fr. Jim Donelan, SJ, trained us, or at least tried to, on the one-point homily.)
A buttress supporting an adobe wall has collapsed and grass overgrows the patio of the four-century-old church that have earned it the nickname “Sistine Chapel of the Andes.”
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