Fiesta Señor 2025: Who are the hermano and hermana mayores?

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Faith can conquer the most daunting challenges in our lives, especially when we feel that everything seems impossible to resolve. The soul-stirring story of the Hermano and Hermana mayores for the Fiesta Señor…

MV ‘Sto. Niño de Cebu’ is official galleon for 2025 Fiesta Señor

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 2025 Fiesta Señor will be one for the books as the first passenger to board the official galleon will be no other than the iconic image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu.…

Candidates told not to use Fiesta Señor in campaigns, sorties

Niña Mae Oliverio 11/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Candidates of the upcoming Midterm Elections 2025 are told not to use the Fiesta Señor celebration, which draws thousands of devotees, for campaigning. The friars at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de…

LIST: Fiesta Señor 2025 activities

Niña Mae Oliverio 11/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Fiesta Señor this 2025 is just a couple of months away. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu has released the list of activities for the upcoming…

Hubo Mass: Faithful pack Basilica to join rites capping 459th Fiesta Señor celebration

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Not even bad weather stopped devotees from flocking to the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu on Friday, January 26, as they joined the Hubo rites that capped off this year’s Fiesta…

Candles, thousands of them in Magellan’s Cross kiosk, to be sold, benefit Basilica scholars

Inquirer Visayas 01/26/2024

A pile of unlighted candles estimated to be a meter deep, which have been left behind by devotees inside a historical landmark — the Magellan’s Cross — will be sold. This is according to Fr. John Ion…

Fluvial parade: A sea procession for the Sto. Niño and Sagrada Familia

01/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The fluvial procession of the Sto. Niño together with the images of St. Joseph and the Our Lady of Guadalupe also known as the Sagrada Familia or Sacred Family happened this morning. The…

Devotee City 2024 has over 600 registrants

Niña Mae C. Oliverio, Pia Piquero 01/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hundreds of devotees from different provinces have registered in the Devotee City during its opening on Friday, Jan. 19 This year’s Devotee City is located in front of the Cebu Central Post Office…

Cebu Archdiocese warns: ‘Beware of scammers exploiting Child Jesus for donation’

Pia Piquero 01/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the religious atmosphere of Fiesta Señor and Sinulog permeates Cebu, it seems that some individuals are taking advantage of the vulnerability of the devotees. In the public advisory released by the Roman…

MV Martin 8 is the galleon for fluvial procession 2024

Emmariel Ares 01/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – To provide the official galleon for the 2024 Fiesta Señor Fluvial Procession is an unexpected yet welcomed blessing for the Uy Matiao family. The MV Martin 8 will be carrying the blessed images…

201 vessels to join Fluvial Procession for Fiesta Señor 2024

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – From small boats to yachts, hundreds of vessels will be joining the upcoming Fluvial Procession, one of the highlights of the Fiesta Señor celebration, this January 20. At least 201 marine vessels have…

Sinulog Festival: Of families and their practices paying homage to Sto. Niño

Emmariel Ares 01/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Through the toughest of times, faith becomes an anchor for people to remain hopeful for better days. In the Philippines where religion plays a big role in most people’s everyday lives, it serves…

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