Pope Francis arrived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar Monday on a highly sensitive visit to a country facing sharp global criticism for the alleged ethnic cleansing of its Rohingya Muslim minority. The 80-year-old pontiff, the first to travel…
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican trial over $500,000 in donations to the pope’s pediatric hospital that were diverted to renovate a cardinal’s penthouse is reaching its conclusion, with neither the cardinal who benefited nor the contractor who…
CEBU CITY– Pray for peace. At 1 p.m. on Thursday, Pope Francis invited everyone to stop their daily activities, dedicate a minute to reflect and pray according to one’s own religious tradition, and to commit themselves to…
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…
One hundred fifty years ago Pope Pius IX granted the request of the Redemptorists to have the icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help so that it “can be placed in the newly built Church of the…
To be exact, President Rodrigo Duterte didn’t say outright that the country was leaving the United Nations (UN) immediately or in the near future. He was said to have been ticked off by an American reporter who…
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…
Aboard the papal plane, Pope Francis said Sunday that Islam could not be equated with terrorism and warned that Europe was pushing its young into the hands of extremists. “It’s not true and it’s not correct (to…
Kinutil He came across a letter allegedly from Pope Francis, which letter was his advice for maintaining a good marriage. Francis placed great stress on forgiveness and family. This is Kinutil’s take on the same topic: Freedom…
I have accepted recent changes in the family. But I can’t seem to shake off a certain degree of regret, blame and frustration. I have to admit they continue to gnaw at my insides and this is…
Pope-pular Vendors who used to sell Sinulog souvenir shirts along Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City are now also selling Pope Francis shirts. “We didn’t consider making papal visit souvenirs because they said that the Pope is not…
Pope Francis’ events lined up at Malacañang, Manila Cathedral, Mall of Asia Arena, University of Sto. Tomas, Luneta, Tacloban city and Palo, Leyte Pope Francis will bypass Cebu and go straight to Metro Manila and Tacloban City…
