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Mga Pinoy sa Paris nagdadalamhati sa pagkasunog ng Notre-Dame Cathedral

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 09:04 AM

PARIS, France - Ilan sa mga Pinoy na naninirahan dito ang nakiisa sa pagdadalamhati sa pagkasunog ng Notre-Dame Cathedral, isa sa mga pinakatanyag at makasaysayang simbahan sa mundo.    Read more »

‘I believe in God at takot ako sa karma’ — Duterte

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 02:02 AM

His recent remarks appear to be a departure from his statements on Tuesday, when he mocked the Catholic Church and its beliefs. Read more »

Filipinos, other migrants keeping Christianity alive in ‘unreligious’ Netherlands

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 07:39 PM

The Netherlands is no longer a Christian nation. Church attendance has fallen dramatically and the belief in a personal God has fallen sharply, the research concluded.   Read more »

Pained Pope pays tribute to Notre-Dame firefighters

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Apr 17 06:07 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Wednesday thanked rescuers who put their lives at risk to salvage the medieval Catholic cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris from a devastating blaze and said he was eager to see it restored. Read more »

As Catholics reflect on Holy Week, Duterte mocks Church, its beliefs

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 03:07 AM

The advent of Holy Week did not prevent Duterte from continuing his tirades against the Church as he slammed religious leaders for taking a stand against his controversial war on illegal drugs. Read more »

Investigation begins as Notre-Dame fire doused

Matthias Blamont and Inti Landauro, Reuters
Posted at Apr 16 05:01 PM

PARIS - Firefighters doused the smoldering ruins of Notre-Dame with water on Tuesday, the morning after a raging inferno swept through the gothic cathedral in the heart of Paris as investigators tried to establish what started the fire.   Read more »

Intramuros opens 9 churches, chapels during Holy Week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 11:42 PM

An unprecedented number of churches and chapels within Manila's Intramuros district will be opened to the Catholic faithful for the Holy Week. Read more »

De Lima tells public: Reflect on 'violence, injustice' this Holy Week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 11:21 AM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Sunday urged the public to use this Holy Week to reflect on the allegedly rampant violence and injustice in the country.  Read more »

Heal those who hurt you, Tagle urges Catholics on Palm Sunday

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 14 10:46 AM

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle urged the faithful to emulate Christ and "heal" those who have hurt them, as Filipino Catholics flocked to churches on Palm Sunday.    Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 12, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 10:50 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

The Holy Stairs

Andrew Medichini, AP Photo
Posted at Apr 12 07:27 PM

Faithfuls kneel on the newly restored Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta), which according to Catholic Church, is the stair on which Jesus Christ stepped leading to the crucifixion, during a special opening, in Rome, Thursday. Read more »

Sexual revolution led to abuse crisis: ex-Pope Benedict

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 07:57 AM

VATICAN CITY - Former Pope Benedict has blamed the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal on the effects of the sexual revolution of the 1960s, homosexual cliques in seminaries and what he called a general collapse in morality. Read more »

Blessing in the rain

Andreas Solaro, AFP
Posted at Apr 11 03:56 PM

Pope Francis (center) waves as he arrives for the weekly general audience on Wednesday at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican.  Read more »

Pope warns against hate-fomenting 'fake news'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 10:09 PM

VATICAN - Internet-based "fake news" is fomenting prejudice and hatred, Pope Francis said on Tuesday, warning our culture "has lost its sense of truth and bends the facts to suit particular interests". Read more »

Pope promises 'healing' of Church amid sex abuse scandal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 03:46 PM

Abuse scandals have hit countries around the world, with lives devastated from Australia to Chile, Germany and the US. Read more »

Go beyond the hour

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 01:42 AM

Climate activists from 350.org Pilipinas light up LED banners at the Malate Catholic Church calling for sustained climate action as part of the annual Earth Hour celebration on Saturday.  Read more »

Pope’s confession

Andrew Medichini, Pool via Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 02:22 PM

Pope Francis kneels before a priest to confess, during a penitential liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday. Read more »

Pope signs law to prevent child abuse in Vatican and its embassies

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 05:39 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Friday made it compulsory in law to report the sexual abuse of children within the Vatican and in its diplomatic missions worldwide. Read more »

Duterte attacks vs God, bishops push Filipinos to cast 'Catholic vote': opposition bets

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 11:42 PM

A"sharp divide" between candidates who tolerate Duterte's ramblings and those who criticize him for it "can generate a Catholic vote," one senatorial aspirant said. Read more »

Parishioners in shock after Filipino priest charged with rape in Pennsylvania

TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 07:52 PM

Filipino parishioners were still in shock, weeks after a "well-loved" priest was charged and arrested for rape after supposedly being in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old altar girl in Pennsylvania.  Read more »