FACES OF CEBU: Mary Jean Elisio, 47, devotee of Snr. Sto. Niño

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – It was only in August when Mary Jean Elesio returned to the street right in front of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu. The 47-year-old resident from Barangay Kamputhaw here has…

Basilica resumes public Masses in ‘new normal’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Wide spaces between each attendee, distancing markers everywhere, limited entry points, and queues of individuals inspected for masks and quarantine passes. These were just some of the scenes that marked the first day…

Basilica reopens Pilgrim Center for public Masses

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of the country’s oldest and most prominent churches is set to hold public Masses after months of lockdown. Church administrators of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu announced in an…

Basilica to reopen August 1

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/31/2020

OSLOB, Cebu – The Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu will be reopening its doors to the public on Saturday, August 1, 2020, after several months under lockdown.  Read: Santo Niño basilica closed to public due…

Labella to Solemn Foot Procession organizers: Start on time, be sensitive to devotees and volunteers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella called for the organizers of the Solemn Foot Procession to be considerate and sensitive to devotees and volunteers alike. While acknowledging the peaceful and orderly success of the Solemn Foot…

City Hall readies 2 Kaoshiung buses for Sto. Niño devotees

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines -The Cebu City government will deploy two kaoshiung buses to augment MyBus units now used to ferry commuters to the Basilica for free, if the need arises. Mayor Edgardo Labella said in an interview…

The sleeping Sto. Niño

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 01/14/2017

On the sixth day, the wife and I finally made it. Earlier concerns about our not getting parking space and lacking the stamina to keep standing throughout the Holy Mass at the jam-packed Pilgrim Center made us…

TRUST, LOVE, DEVOTION

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, John Carlo Villaruel, Norman V. Mendoza 01/13/2017

Leonila Ponclara, even at 84 years old, made sure she was right there, along the street near her house in Barangay Subangdaku in Mandaue City, with both hands raised and open palms moving from side to side…

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