The Diocese of Kalibo in Aklan Province, Western Visayas, in the central Philippines, celebrated its Golden Jubilee on July 15 with a Eucharistic celebration attended by Church leaders from across the country, who called on the faithful to renew their commitment to synodality, evangelization, and missionary service.
Bishop Daisuke Narui, SVD, of Niigata, said the quake, which has an estimated magnitude of 7.6, has killed more than 200 people, injured more than 500, and resulted in several aftershocks and subsequent earthquakes, and caused massive destruction.
According to the Quiapo Church Command Center, the image’s home in the capital city of Manila, this year’s Traslacion welcomed a total of 6,532,501 devotees.
Fr. Soquiño’s challenge to devotees of the Santo Nino was a reaction to the message of Pope Francis on World Day of Peace on the theme, “Artificial Intelligence and Peace”.
“Whether in their homes, their workplaces, in the church, or out in the streets, devotees must carry in their heart… the loving gaze of Jesus,” Cardinal Advincula said.
"With profound sorrow, we inform the Apostolic Nuncio, Cardinals, Bishops, Priests, Nuns, and all the faithful that Mgr. Anton Pain Ratu, SVD, has passed away at the age of 95," said Father Vinsentiun Wun, SVD.
The biggest change that the officials emphasized is that the devotees will no longer be
allowed to climb up the caroza also called “andas” of Jesus the Black Nazarene.
A simple, unassuming, hardworking, loving, and committed religious; and prayerful Divine Word Missionary Brother Juniper (Joachim Kerketta) passed away at around ten o'clock on January 3 in St. Joseph's Home, Catholic Ashram Palda, a town in Indore district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Ms. Achtman said euthanasia is an urgent and pressing moral crisis. She encouraged societies and countries that have not legalized euthanasia “not to stray down this path” because once it becomes legal, euthanasia will not remain limited.
The 60-year-old, whose name was not identified, was rushed to the nearest hospital for treatment and was scheduled for an operation on a fractured collarbone. The diocese’s AM radio station, DzWT, reported he was already “in stable condition”.
