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ARCHBISHOP PALMA’S CALL Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has called on the faithful to pray for the speedy recovery of his predecessor, Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, who remains at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private…
TO have a comprehensive account on the evolution of the Cebuano’s devotion to the Santo Niño and to establish the roots of Cebuano society, Dr. Resil B. Mojares launched his book entitled, The Feast of the Santo…
Be patient. Follow instructions and signages. Keep it solemn. Avoid wearing jewelry. Dress in comfortable but not sexy clothes. These were among the reminders the Augustinian fathers of the Basilica del Sto. Niño gave to devotees as…
Auring Dumagat, 49, was overwhelmed with emotion the moment she heard the pealing of the church bells from the restored belfry of the Basilica del Sto. Niño de Cebu. After all, she waited for three years to…
The Basilica del Sto. Niño de Cebu has a new rector. Fr. Pacifico “Jun” Nohara, OSA was formally installed as new rector by Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma during a Mass inside the centuries-old church in downtown Cebu…
Fr. Jonas Mejares is moving on to another assignment. After serving as rector of the Basilica del Santo Niño for four years, the well-loved Augustinian priest has been transferred to the Sto. Niño Parish in Barangay Mohon,…
CONTINGENTS representing three of the country’s biggest festivals will come together in Cebu City in celebration of the 451st anniversary of the discovery of the image of the Sto. Niño on April 28. Fr. Harold Rentoria, executive…
Bells pealed at 8:40 a.m. when the glass-encased images of the Sto. Niño and Blessed Virgin Mary arrived at the Pilgrim Center of the Sto. Nino Basilica where thousands of pilgrims waited. The icons were carried on…
Heavy traffic along Mandaue-Cebu route; Sto. Niño fluvial and sea procession today Despite taking a new and longer route, the Traslacion motorcade that brought the images of the Señor Sto. Niño and Our Lady of Guadalupe to…
When people gaze at the centuries-old Basilica del Sto. Niño at the start of the Fiesta Señor novena on Thursday, they will see a complete church structure. After six months of construction, the bell tower was rebuilt…
CEBU City Hall yesterday started setting up empty container vans in a vacant lot near the Compania Maritima building to house pilgrims who come for the Sto. Niño fiesta or the Sinulog. Every year, for three days,…
HIS life as a priest wasn’t always smooth sailing. Like Christ’s other disciples, there were moments of frustration, disappointment and even fatigue. But Fr. Jonas Mejares, OSA, now rector of the Basilica del Sto. Niño, chose to…
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