The crime scene in Barangay Irawan, Puerto Princesa City where a Good Friday shooting left two police officers and a Bureau of Corrections employee dead. (Photo by GERALFORD TICKE) PUERTO PRINCESA CITY — Two police officers and…
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Beneath the harsh summer sun, pilgrims pressed on, their footsteps tracing rocky paths and steep climbs toward the Celestial Garden. Commonly known as the “Good Shepherd,” it is considered one of Cebu City’s…
Good Friday is considered for many as one of the holiest days of the liturgical year. Part of the Triduum, Good Friday is the day the Church turns its attention to the cross on Calvary. It is the somber…
Food is a huge part of our cultural identity, with many familial and communal traditions circling around the table. One look at the spread at home can even tell us the time of year — what special…
MIAMI (AP) — Good Friday is a unique — and uniquely solemn — day in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what’s a central tenet of faith for believers —…
BACOLOD CITY, Philipppines – Two persons were killed while nine others were wounded about 7:30 p.m. on Good Friday, when a vehicle crashed into a procession in Barangay Alangilan, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. One of the fatalities…
KALAYAAN, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this largely Catholic country commemorate…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Thirty families lost their homes in a fire that hit a residential area in Sitio Living Water in Brgy. Basak Pardo, Cebu City on Good Friday, April 18. In the midst of the…
MANILA – Private sector workers who will report to work on April 17 (Maundy Thursday) and April 18 (Good Friday) are entitled to receive 200 percent of their salaries for the day. In an advisory Wednesday, the Department…
MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday maintained that election candidates who conduct campaigning or partisan activities on April 17 (Maundy Thursday) and Good Friday (April 18) can face election offenses and may be disqualified from…
Madrid, Spain — Torrential rains forced the cancellation of famed Good Friday religious processions through Seville, leaving many faithful in tears in the southern Spanish city. It is the first time since 2011 that all of the…
