Marcos’ Christmas message: Spread hope, reach out to people in need

Zacarian Sarao 12/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday emphasized the importance of spreading hope during Christmas by reaching out to those in need. In his Christmas message, Marcos highlighted the significance of the special day for…

Pope laments ‘famine of peace’ in Christmas message

Agence France Presse 12/26/2022

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the “senseless” war in Ukraine as he also lamented the “famine of peace” in other regions, during his traditional Christmas message from St Peter’s Basilica…

Pope: Spend less on Christmas, send difference to Ukrainians

Reuters 12/15/2022

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, urged people to spend less on Christmas celebrations and gifts this year and send the difference to Ukrainians to help them get through the hunger and cold…

Pope Francis urges COVID ‘vaccines for all’ in Christmas message

Agence France Presse 12/26/2020

Vatican City, Holy See — Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Friday called for “vaccines for all, especially the most vulnerable and most in need in all regions of the planet” for the coronavirus, which he said had…

Robredo: Pandemic can’t take away essence of Christmas

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 12/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — For Vice President Leni Robredo, even though the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way Filipinos celebrate Christmas, it could not take away the essence of the special holiday. In her Christmas message on Thursday,…

Hope even in darkness, poverty and suffering, Duterte tells Filipinos

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 12/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Christmas eve urged Filipinos to draw hope from Christ’s birth as the country faces the COVID-19 pandemic. In his Christmas message, Duterte, criticized for his crass language and for having called…

Stick to health protocols this holiday, Lorenzana urges public

Frances Mangosing - Reporter / @FMangosingINQ 12/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana reminded the public to stick to health protocols this holiday season. In his Christmas message, the Defense secretary, who is also the chairman of the National Action Plan on COVID-19,…

Archbishop Palma: The pandemic brought out the generosity in people

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The pandemic may have brought death and pain to many in the past months, but it also has brought out the goodness in people who were all willing to help each other survive…

Hope remains amid calamities

Apple Ta-as 12/27/2014

It is not just acknowledging the birth of Jesus into the world, but how he became and still is a symbol of hope that has carried the Cebuanos’ faith and the rest of the Filipinos in rising…

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