Physical Kaplag Festival returns after 2 years

Doris Mondragon - Social Media Specialist 04/26/2022

CEBU, Philippines—After two years, the annual Kaplag Festival is now officially back. The Archdiocesan Shrine of San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish together with the Cebu City Cultural and Historical Affairs Office has officially opened the 457th Kaplag…

GSK webinar to trace Santo Niño’s journey from Europe to Cebu

PR 01/28/2021

Cebuanos’ faith and devotion to the Santo Nino has come a long way since the image arrived on our shores five centuries ago. Since then, the devotion has spread across the country and the world, and it…

Kaplag celebration goes online, too

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Roman Catholic church in Cebu will proceed with an online celebration of the 455th Anniversary of Kaplag for the image of Snr. Sto. Niño as the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) here is…

Search for Jesus marks ‘history’ of Catholic faith

04/28/2018

CEBU’s Catholic faithful were called on to continue “searching for Jesus” as the Church celebrated the 453rd Kaplag or the search for the image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu. In his homily, Fr. Sesenio Paderog, vicar…

Kaplag: A meaningful celebration of Roman Catholic faith

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/28/2017

“BEAR witness to the faith.” This was the message of Fr. Andres Rivera, prior provincial of the Augustinian Province of the Sto. Niño de Cebu-Philippines, as Cebuanos marked the 452nd anniversary of the discovery of the image…

Cebu marks 452nd Kaplag anniversary

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/28/2017

“Bear witness to the faith.” This was the message echoed by Fr. Andres Rivera, the prior provincial of the Augustinian Province of the Sto. Niño de Cebu-Philippines, as Cebuanos marked the 452nd anniversary of the discovery of…

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…

Kaplag Festival: Finding the Child Jesus

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/28/2016

Let us remember the past, embrace the future with hope and live the present moment with passion. This was the message of Fr. Alejandro Moral, the prior general of the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), as Cebuanos…

Dinagyang, Ati-atihan festivals to join Kaplag

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/12/2016

Three of the country’s biggest festivals will converge in Cebu City in celebration of the 451st anniversary of the finding of the image of the Sto. Niño on April 28. Fr. Harold Rentoria, executive director of the…

Contingents to join celebration of Sto. Niño discovery

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/12/2016

CONTINGENTS representing three of the country’s biggest festivals will come together in Cebu City in celebration of the 451st anniversary of the discovery of the image of the Sto. Niño on April 28. Fr. Harold Rentoria, executive…

‘Search, help others in the faith’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/29/2015

As God found His faithful through the Sto. Niño, so must they “search and help others” in the faith. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma gave this message to the Catholic faithful who attended the 450th anniversary celebration of…

‘Kaplag is for Filipinos’

04/28/2015

A page of history was dramatized yesterday in Cebu City where a cast of 300 reenacted the 1565  finding  of the Sto. Niño de Cebu image. Plaza Independencia was transformed into a pre-Hispanic village with nipa huts…

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