The Order of Saint Augustine (OSA) at Basilica Minore del Santo Niño and Archdiocesan Shrine of San Nicolas de Tolentino have released their official schedules for the 461st Kaplag festivities.…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call to exercise hope against “the violence of war that kills and destroys,’’ saying “we need this song of hope today” as…
MIAMI (AP) — Good Friday is a unique — and uniquely solemn — day in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what’s a central tenet of faith for believers —…
Are you fully prepared for your safety this Holy Week? The Department of Health (DOH) Central Visayas Center for Health Development released a set of safety reminders to the public for a safe, peaceful, and meaningful Holy…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— With the 29th edition of Buhing Kalbaryo fast approaching, cast members of the Lenten drama shared their reasons for partaking in the Holy Week custom. In an interview with CDN Digital, Buhing Kalbaryo actresses…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — For Catholics, Lent is a time to concentrate on practices that nurture spiritual life. In Cebu, this sacred season unfolds not only through meatless Fridays or fasting rules, but through the deeply personal…
Christians around the world entered the nine-day preparation for the solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Tuesday, March 10.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Santo Tomas de Villanueva Parish in Danao City said the viral video showing alleged paranormal activity inside the church was fabricated. In the viral paranormal video, a voice that seems to be…
ASSISI, Italy (AP) — The bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, are going on public display for the first time, giving his hilltop Umbrian…
FEBRUARY has a way of magnifying love. Known as the love month, it shows up in bouquets carried through busy streets and tables carefully set for two. Romance, this season, becomes both a public spectacle and a…
EVERY February 14, roses seem to bloom faster, restaurants fill up with diners, and timelines overflow with tributes to love. But behind the gifts of chocolate and candlelit dinner dates sits a story far older and more…
Faced with a highly polarized US political landscape, Leo XIV, the first American pope, has opted for discreet and indirect criticism while also keeping channels of communication open.…
