MANILA, Philippines – Expecting Chinese Filipinos and tourists to flock to Chinatown in Manila in the next one-and-a-half weeks, Metro Manila police have started making security preparations for the L…

SOME 15,000 participants, including 35 cardinals and numerous bishops from around the world, converge today in Mexico City for the 6th World Encounter of Families. The theme of the 2009 ecclesial even…

Devotees wipe the image of the Black Nazarene in the belief that it will bring good health and good luck Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, outside the Quiapo church in Manila, Philippines. Thousands of devotees…

MANILA, Philippines – Despite reports of injuries and incidences of theft, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Friday described the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila as “generally…

STOCKTON – Filipino artist Don S. Amorsolo comes from a family of artists discernible by the legacy of his grandfather, Fernando C. Amorsolo, who was christened as the Philippines’ National Artist in …

The Three Kings mentioned in the gospel of Matthew who traveled to the Holy Land from the East to worship the Child Jesus as “King of the Jews” will be remembered today, the Feast of the Epiphany.

MANY think that the Christmas season ends today, feast of the Magi or Epiphany. That’s not true. It ends on January 11, 2009, feast of the Lord’s Baptism.

MANILA, Philippines – This year’s Simbang Gabi (dawn Mass) attracted more devotees than in previous years, according to Manila archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales. Rosales said this shows Fil…

The Catholic faithful crowded parishes in Metro Manila and nearby provinces in yesterday’s last Simbang Gabi, malls were full of last-minute shoppers on the eve of Christmas day, and the yearend exo…

As we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are touched by the glory and wonder of Christmas. We experience the magnificence of Christ’s birth, His works and His redeeming power.