Hope amid gloom: A Cebuano start to Easter

Jason A. Baguia 04/06/2026

Cebuano Christians are richly blest, and Easter may be among the best of times to remember this, especially for those who live in Metro Cebu. …

Holy Week confession — the core of Easter renewal

Jason A. Baguia 04/02/2026

Grounded on Sacred Scripture and ancient Christian tradition, Christians including Catholics and Orthodox believe that Jesus Christ gave priests authority to forgive sins. …

Holy Week devotions: Making the most of sacred time

Jason A. Baguia 03/31/2026

How does one make the most of Holy Week, Christianity's most important period? The Church offers a wealth of prayers and devotions in which Catholics may participate for the nourishment of their souls and the renewal of their…

Holy Week: Santa Fe braces for no less than 10,000 tourists

Morexett Marie B. Erram 03/29/2026

It's looking like a busy and jampacked week for one of Cebu's top Holy Week and summer destinations.…

Lent and Holy Week 2026 in Cebu: A CDN Digital special

CDN Digital 03/28/2026

A vast majority of Christians — Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants, Evangelicals, and others — begin Holy Week celebrations on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026.…

Frail Pope Francis takes to popemobile to greet Easter crowd

Agence France Presse 04/21/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis called for freedom of thought and tolerance in his Easter Sunday address, as the weakened pontiff delighted the crowds of Catholic faithful by making a much hoped-for holiday appearance, even…

Pope Francis leaves faithful guessing over Easter appearances

Agence France Presse 04/17/2025

Vatican City, Holy See – Pope Francis may be on the mend, but as Easter nears, Catholic faithful are wondering how much of the celebrations the 88-year-old will be able to take part in after battling life-threatening…

Mary Magdalene, Easter and ‘Noli me Tangere’

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 04/03/2024

Easter is closely related to Jose Rizal’s novel “Noli Me Tangere since it is lifted from a biblical line on resurrection in the New Testament gospel of St. John (20:17). In English, it is usually translated as…

Pope soldiers through Easter Vigil after missing procession

03/31/2024

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Saturday soldiered through a more than 2-hour Easter Vigil Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, one of the longest services in Catholic liturgy, amid renewed concerns about the 87-year-old’s frail condition.…

Easter Sunday message: Marcos urges Filipinos to live ‘Christ-like life,’ share blessings

Adrian Parungao 03/31/2024

MANILA, Philippines — On Easter Sunday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. encouraged Filipinos to live like Christ and help those in need. He reminded everyone that Easter marks the end of Jesus’s mission to save the world. “Today,…

‘Panata’ and the challenges of modern faith

Eleanor Pinugu - @inquirerdotnet 04/10/2023

My grandfather made a “panata” (religious pledge) to provide a free meal to his fellow farmers as his almsgiving on Holy Thursdays. With the help of my Lola and their seven children, they would spend the entire…

In Santa Fe, no more drinking, eating and smoking in beach’s easement zone 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Beachgoers, who want to visit Santa Fe’s famous white-sand coastline, are told to keep their drinks, food, cigarettes and vapes away from the shore. As hundreds hit the town’s famous beach for the…

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