Less than a week before the conclave begins, American and Italian media have reported that conservative cardinals are attacking the legacy of Pope Francis.
Philippine elections have long been characterized by "guns, goons, and gold," referring to the use of violence, large-scale vote buying, and widespread harassment.
After more than four decades, the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Patrocinio de Maria Santissima in Boljoon, Cebu, regained possession of the four long-lost pulpit panels in a Pontifical mass highlighted by the unveiling and blessing of the newly restored panels and Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma preaching from the pulpit.
A legal drama is upended by the decision of the National Museum of the Philippines to return the stolen wooden panels to the Archdiocesan shrine in Boljoon south of Cebu.
While esteem for a popular clergy member is common, organizing fellowships, offering gifts, and traveling to another province for two days to witness a historic milestone takes appreciation to the next level.
Church leaders, government officials, and faithful gathered at St. Michael’s Cathedral for the installation of Bishop Ruben C. Labajo as the first bishop of the Diocese of Prosperidad.
“Every procession is a symbolic pilgrimage of hope,” says Bishop Ruben Labajo, first Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Prosperidad in Agusan del Sur
With his Asian features and average height, Mr. Bernard Wong could well be any ordinary Filipino who joined some 1,200 delegates at the World Apostolate of Fatima national convention in Landmark Trinoma in Quezon City.
Jose Palma through Fr. Glenn Therese Guanzon, chairman of the Archdiocesan Commission on Worship announced that the launch of Jubilee 2025 on December 29, 2024 will take place simultaneously in four major churches:
WAF Philippines is gearing up for a year-long activity early next year to enhance the faithful’s understanding of the message of Fatima and the significance of the First Five Saturday devotion.
