Happy New Year!
Quezon City in the Philippine capital ushers in the New Year with a grand fireworks display at the Quezon Memorial Circle. (Photos by Jire Carreon) …
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Caritas Manila, pinaghahandaan ang rehabilitasyon ng mga naapektuhan ng bagyo
Umabot na sa PhP20.3 million ang paunang tulong na ipinadala ng Archdiocese of Manila sa pamamagitan ng Caritas Manila sa mga lalawigan at diyosesis…
‘Iparamdam sa kapwa na hindi ito nag-iisa’
Sikaping kalingain at iparamdam sa kapwa na hindi ito nag-iisa sa kabila ng patuloy na pag-iral ng iba’t ibang krisis sa lipunan. Ito ang sinabi ni…
Fire bureau, nanawagang iwasan ang magpaputok sa pagsalubong sa bagong taon
Pinaalalahanan ng Bureau of Fire Protection ang mamamayan na iwasan ang paggamit ng paputok sa bagong taon upang maiwasan ang sakuna tulad ng sunog.…
Pope scraps New Year’s Nativity visit over COVID fears
Pope Francis has canceled his traditional New Year’s Eve visit to the Nativity scene in St Peter’s Square over concerns of spreading coronavirus amo…
World to ring in New Year under COVID cloud
The world prepared on Friday to usher in 2022, after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions, soaring case numbers, a…
22 Catholic missionaries killed around the world in 2021, says report
There were at least 22 Catholic missionaries who were killed around the world in 2021, half of them in Africa, according to a report released by Fid…
Devotees of Manila’s ‘Black Nazarene’ start to flock to Quiapo
Hundreds of devotees of Manila’s Black Nazarene have started to flock to the national capital’s Quiapo district this week ahead of its “feast” next …
Year in Review: The state of religious freedom around the world
As the year draws to a close, the executive president of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Dr. Thomas Heine-Geldern, called attention to the rise in …
Destitute ‘heir’ of India’s emperors demands royal residence
A destitute Indian woman who claims she is heir to the dynasty that built the Taj Mahal has demanded ownership of an imposing palace once home to th…
Vietnamese police disrupt Christmas celebration of Montagnard Christians
Authorities harassed about 60 followers of the Montagnard Evangelical Church of Christ as they prepared to celebrate Christmas in Phu Yen province o…
Thousands spill across Thai border amid flight from clashes in Myanmar’s Kayin state
Thousands of people in Myawaddy township in Myanmar’s Kayin state have been displaced by fighting between the military and anti-junta forces over th…
Pope Francis: Ask for St. Joseph’s courage to trust in God’s plan
St. Joseph, who protected his family from the persecution of King Herod, teaches us how to respond to our difficulties with courage and to trust in …
Most Filipinos welcome New Year 2022 with hope despite pandemic
Most Filipinos welcome the New Year 2022 “with hope rather than with fear” despite the coronavirus pandemic. Results of a survey done by pollster S…
Oxfam appeals for support in rebuilding typhoon-damaged houses
Humanitarian group Oxfam called on the Philippine government and the private sector to prioritize the distribution of shelter repair materials on to…
Green groups tag lifting of ban on open-pit mining as ‘act of cowardice and betrayal’
Pro-environment groups said the Philippine government’s decision to lift the ban on open-pit mining in the country is an “act of cowardice and betra…
Cagayan de Oro archbishop hits ‘clandestine’ construction of casino
Archbishop Jose Cabantan of Cagayan de Oro bewailed what he described as the “clandestine construction” of a casino in the archdiocese. He said the…
Indonesia rejects Rohingya refugees, sends stricken boat to Malaysia
Dozens of Rohingya refugees intercepted after their boat ran into trouble off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province were being sent into Malaysian …
Save the Children confirms deaths of two aid workers in Myanmar mass killing
Save the Children confirmed Tuesday that two of its staff were killed in a Christmas Eve massacre in eastern Myanmar blamed on junta troops who forc…
‘Lantern parade of hope and love’
The University of the Philippines normally celebrates the Christmas season the best way one can imagine with a parade of lights, floats, and every e…
Missionaries of Charity seek swift fix after Indian blocks foreign donations
Supporters of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity reacted with surprise and concern to the Indian government’s ruling that the organization is n…
