LOOK: Pilgrims flock to San Agustin Church, Manila Cathedral on Good Friday

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 00:40:00 +0000

LOOK: Pilgrims flock to San Agustin Church, Manila Cathedral on Good Friday

Pilgrims and devotees visited San Agustin Church and Manila Cathedral inside Intramuros to pray and do the “Way of the Cross” on Good Friday. 

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Pope Francis celebrates Holy Thursday Mass ahead of foot-washing ritual

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 08:48:39 +0000

Pope Francis celebrates Holy Thursday Mass ahead of foot-washing ritual

Pope Francis is ushering in the most solemn period in the Catholic liturgical calendar by celebrating a Holy Thursday Mass.

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DOT: Holy Week in Intramuros to boost cultural tourism

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 04:39:02 +0000

DOT: Holy Week in Intramuros to boost cultural tourism

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Tourism (DOT) said the Holy Week activities in the walled city of Intramuros in Manila will be an opportunity to further boost cultural tourism in the country.

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Japan Catholic church to open sex abuse probe

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:52:49 +0000

Japan Catholic church to open sex abuse probe

TOKYO, Japan – The Catholic Church in Japan said Tuesday it will launch an internal probe into claims of sexual abuse against children by its clergy, after a wave of paedophilia revelations worldwide.

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Intramuros opens 9 churches, chapels for Visita Iglesia

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 06:00:01 +0000

Intramuros opens 9 churches, chapels for Visita Iglesia

Nine churches and chapels around the so-called Walled City in Manila will be open for the traditional Visita Iglesia this year.

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Bishop to Duterte: If you are sincere, engage with critics decently

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 07:53:01 +0000

Bishop to Duterte: If you are sincere, engage with critics decently

Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo has asked President Rodrigo Duterte to prove his sincerity by engaging with critics “decently and responsibly.”

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Australian Cardinal Pell to spend his first night in prison

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 06:13:16 +0000

Australian Cardinal Pell to spend his first night in prison

The most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex abuse will face his first night in prison Wednesday while he waits two weeks to learn his sentence for molesting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral two decades ago.

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Top Vatican cleric Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex crimes

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 01:46:56 +0000

Top Vatican cleric Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex crimes

Cardinal Pell has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys, the most senior Catholic cleric convicted of child sex crimes.

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Palace: Tagle ‘admission’ at Vatican validates Duterte’s criticisms vs priests

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 07:04:41 +0000

Palace: Tagle 'admission' at Vatican validates Duterte's criticisms vs priests

The “pained admission” of Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle about the Church’s misdeeds during a historic Vatican Summit validates President Rodrigo Duterte’s criticisms on members of the clergy.

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