The Lenten journey “will be concrete if… we realize that even today we remain under the rule of Pharoah. A rule that makes us weary and indifferent. A model of growth that divides us and robs us of our future, said the Pope.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on mourns the death on Thursday, February 1, of two former bishops: Nereo Odchimar and Honesto “Onie” Pacana who have both served Mindanao in southern Philippines, according to the CBCP News.
Pope Francis has declared Taytay church in the Diocese of Antipolo in the province of Rizal as a minor basilica, making it one of the only 23 churches on that status in the Philippines.
The Antipolo Cathedral on Friday, January 28, will be declared an international shrine, a sacred place, which will be attended by more than 80 bishops from across the country, according to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference Philippines.
“This started our life on the farm. It was not easy. We had no constitution to follow—only a common vision, not even a mission to talk about. Just to live the vows and farm," Sis. Emma M. Alday.