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Church-run center offers hygiene facilities to street dwellers

MANILA — A Catholic-run drop-in center in Quezon City is providing people living on the streets access to basic hygiene facilities while encouraging them to help maintain the space...

Wagging tails fill a Philippine church where priests bless pets for St. Francis feast

It’s a day for wagging tails, happy faces and a special annual blessing at a church in the Philippine capital. Every Oct. 4, Catholics mark the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.

Church, Customs strengthen pastoral care for Pinoy seafarers

MANILA — The Catholic Church and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have strengthened cooperation to give Catholic chaplains greater access to ships and provide pastoral care to Filipino...

Philippine Church marks 40 years of National Migrants’ Sunday

MANILA — The Philippine Catholic Church is marking 40 years of National Migrants’ Sunday on September 27 with a renewed call to protect migrants and refugees from trafficking, expl...

Bishop: Church must defend land rights of IPs, farmers

A Catholic bishop has urged consecrated men and women to stand with Indigenous peoples and farmers facing displacement, saying the Church must defend their dignity and protect thei...

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Mass to remember Martial Law, its victims

MANILA — Catholic religious leaders, clergy and laypeople will gather Monday at Cubao Cathedral in Quezon City to remember Martial Law and its victims. The Conference of Major Supe...

Bishop: Church needs prophets, not status quo defenders

ZAMBOANGA City — A Catholic bishop challenged religious superiors Wednesday to put defending marginalized communities ahead of maintaining church institutions, urging them to becom...

Church bells toll in Basilan for peaceful BARMM elections

LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — As the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) prepares for its historic first parliamentary elections on Monday, Sept. 14, the Catholic Chu...

Philippines’ Duterte-Quiboloy ties on show at world’s largest arena launch

The presence of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s youngest son at the opening of detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy’s 75,000-seat Kingdome stadium this week offered...

Filipino Catholics celebrate Blessed Fulton Sheen, a faith figure from their childhood

ST. LOUIS — For generations of Filipino Catholics, Blessed Fulton Sheen was more than a voice on the radio or a familiar face on television. He was a companion in faith whose messa...

Bishop: Church cannot preach communion while its ministers are divided

MANILA — A Catholic bishop on Tuesday urged fellow prelates, priests and religious to strengthen their relationships, saying divisions undermine the Church’s witness to communion....

IPAP strengthens interchurch ties, launches Bible Exchange Program at Pasig forum

The International Pastors Association for Peace (IPAP) is strengthening collaboration among Christian leaders through an inter-church peace partnership and a Bible Exchange Program...

Catholic religious leaders urge stronger action against corruption, dynasties

ZAMBOANGA City — Catholic religious leaders called for stronger action against corruption, political dynasties and misuse of public funds as they ended their national convention Sa...

Church official: Remember martial law to guard against abuses today

MANILA — An official of the Conference of Major Superiors in the Philippines urged Catholics Monday to turn remembrance of Martial Law into vigilance against abuses of power and th...

Filipino bishops back signature drive to ban political dynasties

Filipino bishops have thrown their weight behind a nationwide signature campaign to pass a law banning political dynasties, which have dominated the country’s politics over the pas...

[OPINION] Can young Filipino Catholics spread faith in ‘largest mission land of the world’?

A survey notes that the Filipino youth are deeply spiritual. But data also shows notable challenges and limitations in doctrinal formation.

Archbishop calls digital world new mission territory

MANILA — The digital world is a ‘new mission territory’ where people already live, work and search for meaning, a Philippine archbishop said Saturday. Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon...

Salesians vow to preserve 300-year-old convent as museum

MANILA — The Salesians of Don Bosco are committed to preserving a more than 300-year-old convent in Mandaluyong City and turning it into a museum. The commitment came as the Nation...

St. Thérèse shrine in Pasay seeks minor basilica status

MANILA — The Shrine of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus in Pasay City is seeking recognition as a minor basilica, a title granted by the Vatican to churches of particular historical...

Padre Pio shrine should send pilgrims home as ‘instruments of mercy,’ cardinal says

STO. TOMAS CITY, Batangas — Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David said Wednesday the newly declared international Shrine of Saint Padre Pio should inspire pilgrims not just to seek God’s m...

At Vatican, Filipino cardinal says struggling families need community, not just advice

VATICAN — A Filipino cardinal urged the Catholic Church on Monday to support families struggling with poverty, violence and addiction, saying they need community support rather tha...

Catholic schools urged to become ‘sanctuaries of hope’ for struggling youth

CEBU City — Catholic school leaders across the Philippines were challenged Friday to look beyond grades and curricula and “notice” students whose struggles may be hidden in classro...

Philippine priests bless dogs, cats and a snail for St. Francis feast

It’s a day for wagging tails, happy faces and a special annual blessing at a church in the Philippine capital.