Sinulog procession route checked

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sinulog 2020 solemn procession route will cover a stretch of 6.5 kilometers and the procession is expected to be completed in six hours. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) in coordination with…

A Cebuano student’s candle-lighted illustration of Catriona’s lava gown goes viral

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/27/2019

    CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Cebuano’s brilliant illustration of Miss Universe Catriona Gray’s iconic lava-inspired gown is now doing the rounds on social media. And just like lava, it’s scorching hot. A mixed-media artwork by…

Thousands join dawn ‘Walk with Mary’ procession

Ador Vincent Mayol 01/18/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Thousands of Marian and Sto. Niño devotees joined at dawn today, January 18, the penitential “Walk with Mary” from Fuente Osmeña to the centuries-old Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño for the Misa de Traslacion…

Garma asks DepEd to tell students: Don’t bring backpacks to Basilica

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 01/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senior Superintendent Royina Garma, director of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), today requested the  Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) to urge students not to bring their school backpacks to the…

Church to mark ‘Kaplag’ at Basilica today

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/27/2017

THE Catholic Church in Cebu will celebrate today the 450th anniversary of the discovery of the image of the Sto. Niño — the oldest religious icon and the symbol of Catholicism in the country. The event will…

Devotees told change old ways, do what is pleasing to God

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/20/2017

CEBU CITY–As the 452nd Fiesta Señor ends, devotees of the Sto. Niño are called to transform themselves and to make room for God in their lives. “We need to change our old ways and do what is…

MAO BA?

Editorial 01/15/2017

SURPRISE GREETING During the second day novena for the Sto. Niño, the priest asked everyone inside and outside the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño to bow their heads and then he blessed them. Minutes before the Mass…

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…

No parking zone

01/06/2017

CEBU City Hall has implemented a “No Parking Zone” within the perimeter of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño to ensure the safety of devotees. Cebu City Council approved a resolution in a special session yesterday. City…

Jeepney rerouting for kickoff parade

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/04/2017

TRAFFIC congestion is expected along Osmeña Boulevard for the kickoff parade of this year’s Sinulog celebration tomorrow afternoon. The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) said passenger jeepneys that would usually pass through Osmeña Boulevard will be rerouted…

Sto. Niño basilica open for 24-hours starting Jan. 5

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/03/2017

CEBU CITY–The Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño in downtown Cebu City will be open 24 hours a day to welcome pilgrims starting January 5 until the feast day on Jan. 15. Fr. Pacifico Nohara, OSA, the rector…

Sto. Niño Basilica to remember 7.2 tremor

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/13/2016

Life has edged back to normal at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño, Cebu’s oldest church. Three years after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake crushed its centuries-old bell tower on October 15, 2013, the bells, which were restored…

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