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…

Pope to youth: Learn to weep

01/19/2015

It was a child, 12-year-old Glyzelle Iris Palomar, who moved Pope Francis to discard his prepared statement at the “Encounter with the Youth” at University of Santo Tomas yesterday. Palomar  narrated how many children are neglected by…

Pontiff meets Pa of volunteer killed in Tacloban Mass

Inquirer 01/19/2015

MANILA–Pope Francis on Sunday met with the father of Kristel Mae Padasas, the 27-year-old volunteer of the Catholic Relief Service who died after she was hit by a falling steel scaffolding in Tacloban. Witnesses said a sudden…

‘Sto. Niño reminds us we are God’s children’

Inquirer 01/19/2015

Record high 6 million attend Pope Francis’ final Mass at Luneta On the day of the Feast of the Sto. Niño, Pope Francis ended his apostolic visit to the Phiippines with a message to cherish one’s identity…

Of tolerance and respect

01/19/2015

As Pope Francis leaves the country today, he leaves the Filipinos, most of whom are Catholics, messages of love, faith, tolerance, respect and justice. As shown by his visit to an orphanage in Manila and his lunch…

Pnoy’s ‘unique’ speech

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 01/19/2015

Critics and netizens continue to rain flak on President Benigno S. Aquino III for criticizing Church officials in the presence of Pope Francis but Vatican officials, like Fr. Federico Lombardi, refuse to be baited. Lombardi, a Jesuit…

Pope’s humility cited in Niño Mass

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/19/2015

Pope Francis’ visit to Leyte, where he celebrated outdoor Mass in the rain than got him soaked, was held up as an example of humility, during yesterday’s pontifical Mass for the feast day of the Sto. Niño…

God of the streets

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 01/18/2015

The girl sat in front of us, a baby half her size across her lap. To her left many other children, likewise in their preteens and selling candles, squat on the ledge that protruded from the footing…

Pope: ‘I’m sorry to have to leave sooner…’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/18/2015

PALO – Pope Francis apologized to the thousands of people in Leyte for cutting short his trip due to tropical storm “Amang.” “Thank you for your warm welcome,” he told the crowd at the Palo cathedral. “The…

What the pope eat during an hour-long flight from Tacloban

Ares P. Gutierrez 01/18/2015

What did the Pope eat during his hour-long morning flight to Tacloban? Members of the Pope’s official party, including the so-called Vatican Accredited Media Personalities (Vamps) were served snacks, mostly junk food, during the hour-long special Philippine…

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