Pope Francis invited for PH event

Gerard Vincent Francisco, Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/08/2018

Pope Francis may be able to visit Cebu in 2021 when the country marks the 500th anniversary of Christianization. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines announced that they invited Pope Francis to visit the country for…

Sinulog: A ‘joyful experience’ for Pope Francis’ representative

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/21/2018

CEBU CITY–The representative of Pope Francis in the Philippines was ecstatic over the experience of joining the Fiesta Señor in Cebu City for the first time. Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, waited…

Pope Francis calls for a minute of prayer

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/07/2017

AT 1 p.m. today, Thursday, Pope Francis is inviting everyone to stop their daily activities and dedicate a minute to reflect and pray for peace according to one’s own religious tradition. The Pope also calls on everyone…

Duterte’s quarrel with the church

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 01/23/2017

A day after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte denounced the Catholic Church for criticizing extrajudicial killings related to the antidrugs war, Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella suggested that church leaders hold a dialogue with the President to open possible…

Reach out to people like drug surrenderers

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/13/2016

Jubilee Door closed; faithful urged to spread God’s mercy The faithful in Cebu are encouraged to reach out to the people in the periphery of society which included the many prisoners and drug surrenderers, who have not…

‘Embracing Mercy’ is OAR’s gift to Pope

Ioannes P. Arong 10/25/2016

A framed painting of the image of Pope Francis embracing the Christ-child, with the face of a three-year-old Syrian refugee who drowned with his mother and brother in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach safety in…

‘Before, After and Eternity’

Francis B. Ongkingco 09/23/2016

Seeing is believing! Indeed, nothing beats capturing the results of any given product than a demonstration of the stark difference between the “before” and “after” states. This is a very common approach of beauty enhancing centers and…

Apply St. Teresa’s teachings in your lives, faithful urged

Izobelle T. Pulgo 09/05/2016

The faithful are encouraged to apply St. Teresa of Kolkata’s teachings in each one’s life, especially in helping those in need. Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Villarojo made this call to the faithful to emulate the heart of…

“Do Sorry”

Francis B. Ongkingco 09/02/2016

A mother came to me saying that she was amused how her son asked her if he could “do sorry” for something wrong he had done. “I immediately corrected his wrong grammar, Father,” she explained. “Oh, did…

Couching tiger

Francis T.J. Ochoa 08/19/2016

More and more people are no longer smoking because they are more aware of its hazardous consequences on one’s health. Today, however, many are not aware of a new health threat that could be as dangerous as…

No photos! No videos! Silence!

Francis B. Ongkingco 08/12/2016

Upon entering the majestic and awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel in Rome, one’s celestial reverie is abruptly interrupted by a nearby security officer whose static voice crackles through a megaphone: No photos! No videos! Silence! And to further emphasize…

Watching Pope Francis and Ignacio de Loyola

Sofia Aliño Logarta 08/03/2016

Pope Francis’ participation in this year’s World Youth Day was titled “Apostolic Journey to Poland.” A main event was his visit to the concentration camp which had been converted into a museum at Auswitz. Here he remained…

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