In 1626, the galleon El Almirante from Acapulco, Mexico arrived in the Spanish-colonized Philippine islands. Aside from countless produce and products from the other side of the world, this ship brought an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary that would become a beacon of hope for many Filipinos for centuries to come.
A Filipino prelate has called for financial transparency and integrity in both Church and society, saying, “We cannot keep protesting corruption in government if the same happens within the Church.”
A Filipino bishop stressed that “God considers no one as worthless,” and hope is never lost in humanity, "especially if they are united in His grace of renewal.”
“How could that which, from nonexistence, has been given existence, be God?... But I also venerate and respect all the rest of matter which has brought me salvation, since it is full of energy and holy graces,” St. John Damascene wrote.
Father Flavie Villanueva, a Filipino missionary priest of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) and one of the recipients of the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award, delivered a lecture on November 6 highlighting how the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center in Manila,
Aside from being one of the greatest preachers of the 15th century, Saint John was also known as the priest who raised an army against the Ottoman Empire. His life exemplifies what it is like to achieve holiness in serving both Church and State.
With ₱43.5 billion worth of flood control contracts from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now under scrutiny due to their substandard or unfinished state, public demand for government transparency and accountability has grown stronger.
The Province of Laguna in the Philippines is home to the only parish in the entire country dedicated to Saint Polycarp, a Greek bishop of Smyrna and an Apostolic Father of the Church.
