Tag: Catholic News
India’s ‘YouTube Sister’ reaches out to young, old during pandemic
Sister Ruby says the lockdown gave her an opportunity to “sit with Jesus for long hours, listen to him and talk to him as a friend"
Pope Francis laments ‘cancel culture’ in annual address to diplomats
The pope said that international organizations were increasingly pursuing “divisive” agendas at odds with the longstanding values
The Black Nazarene and the Filipinos’ quest for resurrection
The Black Nazarene devotion is perhaps one of the Philippines' most predominantly working-class Catholic devotions
Filipino devotion to ‘Black Nazarene’ getting stronger, more challenging amid pandemic
This year, there will be no sea of bodies of devotees of the Black Nazarene who would usually flood Manila's Quiapo district
On this day 400 years ago, the Vatican founded Propaganda Fide
The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples is one of the largest curial departments, with a size and scope exceeding almost any other
What is the ‘Black Nazarene’?
“Our culture is a culture of touch and, significantly, in a way we want to touch heaven”
Manila prelate urges faithful to use technology to show devotion to...
“We ask for forgiveness and understanding that because of the pandemic we cannot do the traditional activities during the feast”
Manila’s annual religious procession of Black Nazarene cancelled due to COVID-19...
The Department of Health said the Philippines is now at "high-risk" classification for COVID-19
Jesuits name Father Girish Santiago new superior for Myanmar
Father Girish has been in Myanmar since 2016 and has a Ph.D. in Social Science specializing in the care of persons with disabilities
Church in Pakistan helps 20 former prisoners to open companies
The project aims to help the former prisoners "earn some money and support their families"
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