Joining the religious and other members of the laity, Iloilo students show their rejection of the “culture of death” by lighting candles, wearing white, and praying for the Philippines on Feb. 24, 2017 in Iloilo City. (Photo: John Belle Agramon) Share
A priest blesses palm fronds being burned in time for Ash Wednesday at St. Joseph Parish, Las Piñas City on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. (Photo: Lorenzo Atienza) Share
Continue reading …The Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club with soprano Stefanie Quintin perform during the closing concert of the 42nd International Bamboo Organ Festival at the San Ezekiel Moreno Oratory in Las Piñas City, Feb. 22, 2017. (Photo courtesy of Lorenzo Atienza) Share
Continue reading …Indigenous men from Mountain Province perform a traditional dance as Bontoc-Lagawe Bishop Valentin Dimoc (in white polo shirt) joins in playing the gong during the “Walk for Life” at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, February 18, 2017. (Johann Mangussad/CBCPNews) Share
Continue reading …More than 2,000 Catholics from different parishes in Pangasinan province hold candles while praying during the Walk for Life in Dagupan City, February 18, 2017. (Glenn Munoz Lopez/CBCPNews) Share
Continue reading …Pro-life advocates take the streets to protest the spate of extrajudicial killings and the death penalty during the “Walk for Life” in Cebu City on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. (Sammy Navaja/CBCPNews) Share
Continue reading …Caceres Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona visits an indigenous community in Coron, Palawan (Tagbanua) to see a housing project, which is part of the Resiliency Program of the NASSA – Caritas Philippines created after super typhoon Yolanda. Tirona (fourth from left) is director of NASSA – Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ […]
Continue reading …The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Feb. 11, was celebrated in Iriga City with Caceres Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona. (Photo: Fr. Eric Bobis) Share
Continue reading …The international pilgrimage image of the Our Lady of Fatima arrives at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral as part of its worldwide tour to mark the 100 years of the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Portugal, February 9, 2017. The statue will travel to parishes, schools, and other venues along the tour in Cebu before being brought […]
Continue reading …Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal celebrates Mass on his 86th birthday in his retirement home in Cebu City on February 6, 2017. (Sammy Navaja/CBCPNews) Share
Continue reading …Devotees surround a special reliquary containing the relics of Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, at the Manila Cathedral on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. The pilgrim relics will be in the country until February 28. (Photo courtesy of Lorenzo Atienza) Share
Continue reading …FILIPINO devotees of Señor Sto. Niño brought the Cebuano tradition of dancing the Sinulog to New York City in a celebration at the St. Patrick’s Church in Long Island City, February 5, 2017. A religious feast in the Philippines, the arrival of the image of the Child Jesus in Cebu in 1521 is a historic […]
Continue reading …Jaro Cathedral’s Special Assistant for Liturgical Affairs, Msgr. Alejandro P. Esperancilla, at the Rite of Coronation of Our Lady of Candles during the Jaro fiesta Vespers, Feb. 1, 2017 (Photo: Vincent Valencia) Share
Continue reading …A priest blesses the throats of the faithful using candles on the feast of St. Blaise at Christ the King Parish, Las Piñas City, Feb. 3, 2017. St. Blaise was a bishop and martyr of the fourth century. He is known as the saint who protects one from ailments of the throat and other illnesses. […]
Continue reading …Archbishop Jose Palma speaks during a celebration to mark the first anniversary of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress at the IEC Pavilion in Cebu City, January 31, 2017. (Sammy Navaja/CBCPNews) Share
Continue reading …Catholic devotees join the annual Grand Procession in honor of the Santo Niño participated in by the different images of the Child Jesus from different parts of the country, in Pasay City, Jan. 29, 2017. (Photo: Lorenzo Atienza) Share
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