Three Kings Day or Epiphany: Christians worldwide closes Christmas season on Jan. 6

Associated Press 01/05/2024

Christians around the world will mark the Epiphany on January 6 with a series of celebrations that go from parades and gift-giving for children to the blessing of water. The holiday is also called the Feast of…

LOOK: Fiesta Señor 2024 schedule of Novena Masses

01/03/2024

Devotees and visitors are expected to flock Cebu City in the coming days for the much anticipated Fiesta Señor and Sinulog 2024.  The annual Fiesta Señor covers all the religious activities of the Basilica in honor of…

Updated foot procession routes for Fiesta Señor 2024 bared

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 01/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The routes for the foot procession of the 2024 Fiesta Señor, which happens before the Sinulog Grand Parade, has been updated by the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño. The updated routes were bared…

Gaza war: Sombre Christmas in the Holy Land

12/25/2023

Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories—Sadness over the war in Gaza subdued the holiday cheer in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, when the biblical town would usually be decked out in festive finery. There was no revelry on Sunday, with few worshippers…

Probe on Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ sought in Senate

Maila Ager 12/11/2023

  MANILA, Philippines — An investigation, this time, against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ  (KOJC) has been sought in the Senate. Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros filed on Monday Senate Resolution Number 884, directing the Senate…

‘I never blessed Sto. Niño Hubad’- Archbishop Palma

Morexett Marie B. Erram, Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma reminded the public to be cautious of the viral posts online, specifically about the statues of a naked Sto. Niño, or the ‘Sto. Niño Hubad.’ Palma issued a statement…

Muslim boy who was killed is remembered in heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb 

10/17/2023

BRIDGEVIEW, Illinois—Tearful mourners on Monday gathered in prayer at a mosque and placed white and yellow roses at the gravesite of a 6-year-old Muslim boy stabbed to death by a man who police say targeted him and…

Israel and Palestinian war: What you need to know now

10/09/2023

Israel’s military pounded the Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Sunday and killed hundreds of people a day after a surprise attack by Hamas militants left some 700 Israelis dead, the worst attack on Israeli soil in decades.…

Five things to know about Pope Francis’ Synod

10/02/2023

Vatican City, Holy See— Pope Francis opens the Synod of Bishops’ general assembly in Rome Wednesday, October 3, 2023, which, in a historic first, gives women a vote, after a vast global consultation on the future Catholic Church.…

FACES OF CEBU: Father Samuel Mary Liedel, 29, Cebuano speaking American priest

CTU intern Mary Godinez 09/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—In the bustling city of Cebu, where Cebuano is the language of the streets, learning the local language is an essential part of any foreign visitor in order to navigate, adapt and understand the local…

Pura Luka Vega sa hinaharap na pagsubok: I remind myself to be kind

Therese Arceo 09/17/2023

SA kabila ng mga pinagdaraanan ngayon ng controversial drag queen na si Pura Luka Vega o si Amadeus Fernando Pagente sa totoong buhay ay nananatili pa rin siyang positibo. Matatandaang nagsimulang maging laman ng usap-usapan ang drag…

Pura Luka Vega hindi nagpasindak sa sunud-sunod na pagpataw sa kanya ng persona non grata: ‘Dagdagan n’yo pa! Pakealam ko!’

Ervin Santiago 08/23/2023

SA HALIP na magpakumbaba at mag-isyu ng public apology, mas tumapang pa ang drag queen na si Pura Luka Vega sa pagsagot sa mga tumutuligsa sa kanya. Hindi nagpasindak si Pura Luka sa sunud-sunod na pagdedeklara ng…

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