Kalag-Kalag: Catholics urged to celebrate lives of saints, departed

Mary Judaline Partlow - Phiippine News Agency 11/02/2024

DUMAGUETE CITY—A Catholic priest urged the faithful to study and understand the real meaning of Halloween and celebrate the lives of saints and the departed in a manner that glorifies God instead of participating in practices that…

Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation

AP 05/25/2024

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation on Thursday, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006.…

Teacher turns hobby of making religious images into a religious devotion

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 04/15/2022

CEBU, Philippines — A teacher from Ginatilan town in southwestern Cebu has turned a childhood hobby or “hilig” of making religious images from local materials into a religious devotion. Rusell Lowell Ondoy, 35, has since made more…

Ferro satisfied with preparation for Kalag-kalag 2020

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, director of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) said he was satisfied with how the security preparation went for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, locally known…

CCTO apprehends fewer vehicles during All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days

Morexette Erram 11/03/2018

Fewer vehicles were apprehended by the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) during the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. CCTO head Francisco Ouano said they only issued citation tickets to four motorcycles and 10…

Palma dismisses Duterte’s mockery of saints, souls as ‘yabag’

Ador Vincent Mayol, Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/02/2018

CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma described as yabag (out of tune) President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent mockery of the Catholic celebration of All Souls’ Day and Saints’ Day, particularly the belief in saints. In an interview on Friday, the…

Palma shows why Duterte is out of sync in mockery of saints issue

Ador Vincent Mayol 11/02/2018

CEBU CITY– Out of sync. This was how Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma described President Duterte’s recent mockery of the Catholic celebration of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, particularly the belief in saints. In an interview…

CPPO: Peaceful observance of All Saints’ Day

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 11/01/2018

The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) said that the Province of Cebu celebrated the All Saints’ Day peacefully except for minor violators in the cemeteries.  Police Supt. Janette Rafter, CPPO information officer, said that there had been…

MCIA on heightened alert for All Saints, Souls Days’ celebration

Jose Santino O. Bunachita, Norman V. Mendoza 10/30/2018

The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is on heightened alert as it expects an influx of passengers in and out of the airport for the All Souls and Saints Days’ celebration. Lawyer Steve Dicdican, general manager of the…

Pokémon Go clone lets players collect saints instead of monsters

Marc Cosep 10/25/2018

A Catholic group recently released a video game that resembles the popular mobile game POKEMON GO. The Vatican-based game is called FOLLOW JC Go where players are tasked to collect saints and other religious figures to join…

9 strategies from the saints for fighting laziness and procrastination

Maria Paola Daud 07/07/2018

THESE TIPS from those who overcame bad habits themselves can inspire you to reach your goals and master your tasks. It’s very easy to fall into laziness, idleness, procrastination, and even negligence. There are so many useless…

Valentine: The name of many saints

JASON BAGUIA 02/13/2018

As Valentine’s Day 1987 drew near, teacher gave her students an art project. Each of us in second-year kindergarten was to make a love note for a family member. I cut out a red paper heart and…

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