Cebu youth leaders moved to action after Pope Francis encounter

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/26/2015

‘Francis effect’ Overwhelmed by their experience of seeing Pope Francis during the “Youth Encounter” at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila, at least 40 youth leaders from different Cebu towns have vowed to work doubly…

January 2016 busy with Sinulog, Int’l Eucharistic Congress, and maybe the Pope

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/25/2015

SIDE BY SIDE AGAIN Cebu City will have double celebrations in January next year when it hosts both the Sinulog Festival and the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) a week apart. With the almost-simultaneous events expected to draw…

Pope Francis’ visit makes us one

01/23/2015

I am an avid reader of this paper and I would like to share some of my thoughts about  the overwhelming welcome given   to  Pope Francis. Not only Filipinos but the whole world  rejoiced over his visit…

Pockets of faith

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 01/22/2015

Now that the Missionary-in-Chief is back in the Vatican, mainstream media is preoccupied with analyzing the pronouncements that Pope Francis made during his five-day visit. Some reporters came up with a list of 7, lifted mostly from…

Honor in life and death

01/21/2015

  Her name was Kristel Mae Padasas, a 27-year-old volunteer of the Catholic Relief Services. She was one of many who traveled a great distance to work for preparations for the papal Mass at the Tacloban City…

Philippine warship docked in Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/21/2015

The BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16), the biggest warship of the Philippine Navy had been docked at the waters of Tanke, Talisay City, Cebu since last Sunday to load up on provisions. The vessel was reserved for Pope…

Orderly crowds for Francis

Ricky Poca 01/20/2015

Congratulations to  the holding of a  successful  Sinulog Grand Parade and the Sto. Niño solemn foot procession last weekend. From the reports I gathered, Sunday’s  Sinulog parade had a much larger crowd with more contingents participating. Crowd…

POPE FRANCIS IN CEBU IN 2016?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/20/2015

‘It’s up to the Holy Father to decide’ – Cardinal Tagle Conference date moved to January to fit Pope’s schedule   Pope Francis has left the country leaving behind millions of “rejuvenated” Catholic faithful and a lingering…

‘Pope hugged my cousin for 10 minutes’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/20/2015

POPE Francis left the Philippines yesterday and his five-day visit left a lasting impression on those who attended his Mass at the Tacloban City airport and saw him at the Palo Metropolitan Cathedral. Christian Gomez and his…

A Sto. Niño image as gift for Pope Francis in Luneta

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/20/2015

Though he was unable to visit Cebu City, Pope Francis received a salient token of the island when he left the country yesterday. The Holy Father got a six-inch image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu from…

Pope leaves ‘greatest home court’

Inquirer 01/20/2015

A “miracle” was how Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle described Pope Francis’ four-day visit, which drew an estimated record crowd of 6 million at its concluding Mass on Sunday. Francis left the Philippines—the “greatest home court”…

Cebuano cop dances the Sinulog

Ares P. Gutierrez 01/20/2015

A policeman who hails from Cebu managed to celebrate Sinulog while at the same time fulfilling his duty to help secure the Pope at the Rizal Park in Manila. About an hour or two before the Pope’s…

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