Santo Entierro: Taking care of the dead Christ on the island

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The sun was beating down harshly one Friday at noon in Bantayan town in northern Cebu. In a family-owned compound in Barangay Ticad, its residents, workers, and volunteers did not mind the hot…

Buhing Kalbaryo 2024 draws 5,000 crowd in Cebu City

Emmariel Ares 03/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around 5,000 people participated in this year’s Buhing Kalbaryo play on the streets of Cebu City on Good Friday, March 29, 2024, according to Police Major Kenneth Albotra of Guadalupe Police Station. The…

Holy Week 2024: Testimonies of conversion, healing echo at Tabor Hill

Josh Almonte, Kim Ablaña, Pia Piquero 03/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In the serene hills of Talamban in Cebu City, devout Catholics gathered at OAD Tabor Hill to partake in the timeless traditions of Holy Week 2024. These practices have become integral in their…

OFW continues tradition of Visita Iglesia in Las Vegas

Jessa Ngojo - CDN Social Media Specialist 03/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – OFW Patrick Salinas shows that even from 7,000 miles away, people can still observe the Filipino Holy Week tradition of Visita Iglesia. Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) and J1 teacher Patrick Salinas, who is…

Holy Week 2024: Remembering the suffering of Jesus Christ at the Celestial Gardens

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Remembering the passion and death of Jesus Christ is the highlight of the Holy Week in the Roman Catholic tradition.  During this season, Catholics from all over the world usually conduct Visita Iglesia…

Filipino villager to be nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace

03/29/2024

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager plans to be nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray…

Good Friday: Commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ

03/29/2024

Good Friday is the day on which Catholics commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.  Catholics are joined by almost all other Christians in solemn commemoration on this day part of the Holy Week.  It is also a…

EXPLAINER: Holy Week in Bantayan is not ‘fiesta’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Contrary to popular notion, the town of Bantayan in northern Cebu does not celebrate its fiesta during Holy Week. In fact, both its local governments and the Roman Catholic church there work hand-in-hand…

The Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ: A Gen Z’s take

Jessa Ngojo - CDN Social Media Specialist 03/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The season of Lent, which includes the Holy Week, may be our chance to rediscover our faith in our Lord. As someone who has been raised in a not-so-strict Catholic family, I admit…

Church visits are allowed only until 10 p.m. – Police chief

Emmariel Ares, Mark Bandolon 03/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Church visits on Maundy Thursday will only be allowed until 10 p.m. the chief of the Cebu City police announced on Thursday, March 28. Police Colonel Ireneo B. Dalogdog, City Director of the…

Holy Week 2024: Tabor Hill in Talamban, experience the authentic essence of Via Crucis

Pia Piquero 03/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – This Holy Week, the Via Crucis, also known as the Stations of the Cross, is one of the most practiced form of devotion among Catholics, particularly in the Philippines. The Via Crucis commemorates…

Holy Week: A peek into 7 Metro Cebu churches for Visita Iglesia

CDN Digital 03/27/2024

  The Lenten Season is also about reflection and prayer about the passion of Christ.  There are days to fast and during the Holy Week on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, the Catholic faithful usually practice the…

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