On Maundy Thursday (April 17), Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula will wash the feet of 12 persons, including priest, nun, health workers, youth, journalist, teacher, and lay leader, among others.
Amid rising political tensions in the country, Cardinal Jose Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, issued a statement on November 27, calling for prayer and sobriety and expressing concern about a "brewing political storm."
The chapel, dormitory, and other community structures were built atop Mt. Resurrection in San Jose, Tarlac, about a three-hour drive northeast of Manila.
Pura said, "Then a catechist asked me to teach catechism to students in an elementary school. I taught Grade 4 students. I told myself that this is my vocation. And until now, I carry on with this vocation."
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila, Philippines, is to host the Sixth World Congress of the Conférence Mondiale des Institutions Universitaires Catholiques de Philosophie (COMIUCAP), focusing on Asia from November 16–18, on the theme "Faith, Reason, Dialogue: Listening to Asia."
Bishop Broderick Pabillo, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila, called on Filipinos to participate in the Day of Prayer, Fasting and Act of Charity on May 14.
The Archdiocese of Manila will be implementing changes in its activities even after the lockdown due to the global spread of the new coronavirus disease.
Homeless people and urban poor dwellers joined the ritual washing of the feet on Holy Thursday in the Philippine capital Manila amid a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
There will be no public celebrations of Mass in Manila for seven days starting Saturday, March 14, following the reported increase in the number of people infected by the new coronavirus in the Philippine capital.
Catholics in the central Philippine province of Iloilo lit 6,000 candles to form an image of the “Santo Nino” on Jan. 18 as part of a festival dubbed “Dinagyang” to honor the Child Jesus.
