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That 'First Mass' in Philippines in proper context

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jun 19 02:59 AM

Homonhon before Limasawa. Palm Sunday before Easter Sunday. The only “First Mass” was in Homonhon on Palm Sunday, March 24, 1521.  Read more »

After wearing her top inside out, Kris Bernal tells netizens: I’m not perfect

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 04:32 PM

Kris Bernal marked Easter Sunday with an inspirational message on Instagram but some netizens noticed that the actress wore her tube top inside out in the attached photo.  Read more »

47 timbog matapos maligo sa ilog sa Davao City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 10:34 PM

Nasa 26 sa mga nahuli ang menor de edad na dinala lang umano ng kanilang mga magulang. Read more »

Pope urges vaccines for poor in Easter message

Alexandria Sage, Reuters
Posted at Apr 05 02:54 PM

Pope Francis urged Catholics to remain hopeful in his Easter Sunday address, calling vaccines an "essential tool" in ending the pandemic and urging their swift rollout to the world's poorest countries.  Read more »

Pope Francis, in Easter message, slams weapons spending in time of pandemic

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 06:55 PM

Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world's poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a pandemic "scandalous". Read more »

In Myanmar, Easter eggs a symbol of defiance for anti-coup protesters

Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 06:53 PM

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar inscribed messages of protest on Easter eggs on Sunday while others were back on the streets, facing off with the security forces after a night of candle-lit vigils for hundreds killed since a Feb. 1 coup. Read more »

Cooling off at Pasig River

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 05:08 PM

Children cool off by jumping and swimming in the Pasig River in Manila on Easter Sunday during the country’s dry season as the metro remains under enhanced community quarantine (gcq) in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country Read more »

Easter Sunday amid ECQ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 04:31 PM

A priest wearing a face mask as precaution against COVID-19 walks down the aisle of St. Peter Parish: Shrine of Leaders in Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City amid church pews filled with lit candles on Easter Sunday. Read more »

VP Leni tells public on Easter Sunday amid challenges: 'Walang Pilipinong nag-iisa'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 09:54 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Easter Sunday told the Filipino people they are not alone as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

Millions face Easter under virus curbs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 04 08:07 AM

Millions of Christians around the world on Saturday faced another Easter weekend under restrictions because of coronavirus surges, but the hard-hit United States made good news as it crossed the milestone of 100 million people receiving at least one vaccine shot.   Read more »

Archdiocese of Manila holds early Easter Vigil

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 04:56 PM

Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila Bishop Broderick Pabillo leads the Easter vigil Mass at the Manila Cathedral on Saturday, as Catholic devotees around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Read more »

Bishop Pabillo stresses importance of love, sacrifice amid COVID-19 in Easter message

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 04:02 PM

Bishop Pabillo reminded Filipinos that such acts of love and sacrifice would "bring new life" just like that of Easter, or Christ's Resurrection, which is the "assurance of victory."    Read more »

Limasawa, not Butuan: Gov’t historians affirm site of 1521 Easter Sunday mass in PH

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 07:59 PM

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines has affirmed Limasawa in Southern Leyte as the site of the 1521 Easter Sunday mass in the Philippines Read more »

Flowers for Pope Francis’ Easter celebration on display in Dutch churches

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 08:51 AM

HILLEGOM, The Netherlands - For the first time in 35 years, there were no flowers on Saint Peter’s Square during the Pope’s Easter Celebration. Read more »

Priest brings Easter to his flock, in a Smart convertible

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 10:46 AM

OEIRAS - Portuguese priest Nuno Westwood took to the streets of a Lisbon suburb in a convertible microcar on Sunday to bring the Easter message to parishioners holed up in their homes to stem the spread of coronavirus.   Read more »

Pope marks 'Easter of solitude' in virus lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 07:15 AM

VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis prayed for tens of thousands of coronavirus victims in an unprecedented livestream Easter Sunday message delivered from a hauntingly empty Vatican to a world under lockdown. Read more »

With over 21,300 coronavirus deaths, US spends Easter Sunday on lockdown

Doina Chiacu and Barbara Goldberg, Reuters
Posted at Apr 13 01:07 AM

Americans spent Sunday on lockdown as the US toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic surpassed 21,300 deaths and more than half a million confirmed cases over the Easter weekend. Read more »

Celebrating the Resurrection: Easter Sunday amid COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 12:25 AM

The threat of the virus has not stopped some of the Catholic faithful from celebrating Easter Sunday, while still practicing physical distancing and eschewing mass gatherings. Read more »

Easter Sunday Mass at the Vatican

Andreas Solaro, Pool via AP
Updated as of Apr 12 07:33 PM

Pope Francis kisses the altar at the start of Easter Sunday Mass, inside an empty St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on Easter Sunday. Read more »

Luzon lockdown cancels Baseco Beach swimmers

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 06:07 PM

Police keep watch over the so-called Baseco Beach on Sunday as the Luzon lockdown implemented to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the country continues for the 29th consecutive day. Read more »