Faith in action: A story of San Pedro’s devotee

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—As a devotee of San Pedro Calungsod for 20 years now, Mary Rose Maghuyop, 49, from Consolacion, Cebu, firmly believes that she and her family’s devotion to the Filipino saint has brought them closer to the…

Visita Iglesia: 7 churches to visit in Cebu during the Holy Week

Editorial team 04/06/2023

(UPDATED, March 2024) Have you decided on what churches to visit and where you can reflect on the passion of Christ for the Visita Iglesia this Maundy Thursday of Holy Week 2024? If you still have not…

Visita Iglesia: Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod at South Road Properties

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Island of Cebu, regarded as the cradle of Christianity, is home to various beautiful and heritage Catholic churches. Catholic faithful planning to hold their Visita Iglesia this Holy Week can either reflect…

Cebu Archbishop Palma: Seek Christ amidst imperfections

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Seek Christ amidst imperfections in one’s self, family, or community.  This was the message of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma on the second day of the nine-day dawn novena masses or Misa de Gallo,…

Palma calls on faithful to offer life for the Lord

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/01/2017

“Bear witness to the faith by the way you live.” This was the challenge posed by Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma as Catholics marked the feast of the first Visayan martyr canonized by the Catholic Church yesterday. Palma…

‘GO, CHANGE THE WORLD’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Eileen G. Mangubat 02/01/2016

‘Filipinos, multiply your missionaries. Multiply your children.’ — Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, papal legate In a world that needs hope, Filipinos are “blessed” with their love for family and a young population. Their special role: to evangelize…

Online outrage over ‘Binay Country’ tarpaulin at SCR

Carmel Loise Matus, Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/01/2016

Even the final Mass of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (EIC) was not spared from candidates wanting to maximize their exposure to the more than one million devotees who attended the event. A tarpaulin that read “Welcome…

RESILIENT FAITH

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/24/2016

350K endure heat to attend IEC opening Mass Catherine Unger has been blind since she was 14. But the 33-year-old special education teacher of Mandaue City, Cebu knew she still can glorify the Lord despite her condition.…

San Pedro Calungsod church in Pulangbato

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/26/2015

After the San Pedro Calungsod Chapel at the South Road Properties, a church named after the Cebuano saint will soon rise in barangay Pulangbato, Cebu City. A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday and was attended by Cebu…

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