When I was a grade school student at St. Scholastica’s College Manila, one of the many religious practices my parents taught me was the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Every First Friday, my mom would bring me to the circular chapel of the old Ateneo de Manila campus on Padre Faura, Manila, to attend the Mass in honor of the Sacred Heart.
Tens of thousands of devotees of Our Lady of La Naval will participate in the grand procession in Quezon City today at 4 p.m.
Pope John Paul II might have beatified more than a thousand martyrs and holy men and canonized almost 500 during his papacy but his canonization, along with that of Pope John XXIII on Sunday, will be only the first of a Pope in 60 years.
The Catholic Church marks on May 13 the 103rd anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Portugal, amid a world...
February 17 - Pope John Paul II arrives in the Philippines for his first official visit to the country as Pope. He is met at Manila International Airport by Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin and President Ferdinand Marcos, who had “lifted” martial law ahead of the visit.
It has been traditionally associated with the dead, but for architect Michael Adriano, a mausoleum is as much a testament to life as it is a way to preserve memories and build a legacy.
Kneeling in a pew flanked by relics and memorabilia of the late Pope John Paul II, a young mother scribbled a prayer on a small envelope, pleading that her child grow up to be smart and be accepted by its estranged father.
Spanish Dominican friar Fr. Fidel Villarroel, O.P., whose historical spadework led to the canonization of Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, the first Philippine saint, died Sunday (Oct. 23) at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Hospital. He was 87.
Tucked in a dark shelf somewhere in the Archdiocesan Office of Communication of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila in Intramuros is a mint-condition back issue of Penthouse magazine.
Not all teenage students get to participate in the World Youth Day (WYD) celebration held only every three years. More...
