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Every year, Christians around the world enter into the solemn observance of Holy Week, the most sacred period in the liturgical calendar. It is a time of deep reflection, devotion, and renewal, culminating in the celebration…
Lent is one of the most significant periods in the Christian calendar, observed by millions of faithful around the world. Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that prepares believers for the celebration of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fasting, praying, and giving things for love. These are the aspects of this Lenten season, said Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma. In a video message on Ash Wednesday, Palma said that these three aspects…
Whips symbolize sufferings — Christ in the hands of the Roman soldiers and the cruelties to Filipinos under Spanish colonial rule. Filipino Catholics are known for having sincere, enormous and extreme expressions of piety considering that the…
CONSOLACION, Cebu – For Cebuanos, binignit is not just a hearty snack that gives a nostalgic feeling of when we were younger. It symbolizes sacrifice and humility and it is something that always gets talked about during…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Holy Week 2024 will be a busy period for Cebu City police who are tasked of securing large crowds visiting churches and those traveling to their respective hometowns. This year’s Holy Week will…
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged Catholics to forgo worldly trappings and focus on essentials as he opened the season of Lent with a traditional Ash Wednesday Mass on one of Rome’s historic seven hills. He criticised…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thousands of devotees braved the scorching weather and the sudden downpour on Friday, April 7, 2023, as they witnessed the two acts of the Cebu City’s iconic Lenten street play “Buhing Kalbaryo,” including…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hundreds of devotees and spectators braved the heat as they witnessed the iconic Lenten street play “Buhing Kalbaryo.” The first act of the play was held at the grounds of the San Nicolas…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) would conduct enhanced random roadside and terminal inspections as part of the agency’s 11-day “Oplan Biyaheng Ayos” for the Holy Week and summer vacation 2023.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A priest’s encounter with law enforcers in a checkpoint in Kidapawan City captured the internet’s attention lately. In what seemed a thriller-comedy movie in the making, police hailed Fr. Jonel Peroy’s car after…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – When Catholics in Cebu bear the cross of ashes on their forehead, that only means one thing – the Lenten Season has officially started. Today, February 22, thousands of devotees will begin their…
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