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THROWBACK: Sugo ng Pagnanasa | SOCO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 05:27 AM

Balikan natin sa "SOCO" ang kuwento ng isang faith healer na inakusahan ng pangmomolestiya. Read more »

Zimbabwe bans unvaccinated from going to church

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 08:25 AM

HARARE - Zimbabwe's parliament on Tuesday banned anyone not vaccinated against Covid-19 from attending church services. Read more »

Gary V is first Filipino ambassador of Pray.com

Leah C. Salterio
Posted at Sep 11 10:21 AM

Gary Valenciano was recently introduced as the first Filipino ambassador of the prayer app, Pray.com, that reaches out to 10 million Christians worldwide. Read more »

'Miraculous medal': Bishops laud Hidilyn's display of faith in Olympic victory

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 07:52 PM

Filipino bishops lauded champion weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz for winning the country's first ever gold medal in the Olympics and for her proud display of her faith. Read more »

COVID shatters hajj dreams of older pilgrims

Haitham El-Tabei, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 02:30 PM

Saudi Arabia has for a second consecutive year confined the annual hajj to a limited number of residents, excluding the millions of foreigners who usually flock to Mecca for the rite that every able-bodied Muslim is obliged to perform at least once. Read more »

Mosques disappear as China strives to 'build a beautiful Xinjiang'

Cate Cadell, Reuters
Posted at May 14 02:34 PM

Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Wednesday some mosques had been demolished, while others had been upgraded and expanded as part of rural revitalization but Muslims could practice their religion openly at home and in mosques. Read more »

Young stars Nisperos, Nierva hope for chance to play with 'Ate Jaja'

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 02:28 PM

Simply sharing the court with star middle blocker Jaja Santiago is already an honor for two of the country's young volleyball prospects, Faith Nisperos and Jennifer Nierva. Read more »

Catholic priests in PH turn TikTok into virtual pulpit

Mikhail Flores and Lucille Sodipe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 03:03 PM

After delivering sermons and visiting slums, Philippine priest Fiel Pareja tends to his Gen-Z flock on TikTok, creating videos of himself praying, dancing and lip-syncing Christian pop music for 1.6 million followers. Read more »

'Ang Diyos nga ba ang nakalimot?': Iza Calzado, may payo sa mga may pinagdaraanang pagsubok

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 03:55 PM

Sa kanyang testimonya sa "7 Last Words," iba ang naging pananaw ni Iza Calzado sa mga dumaang dagok sa kanyang buhay, lalo na nang tamaan ng COVID-19 noong nakaraang taon.  Read more »

Teen whose determination to battle cancer went viral is a fighter through and through

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 10:30 AM

Janella Dapusala, 16, diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer, is not backing down from the fight of her life. Read more »

PHOTO ESSAY: A drone's eye view of the Holy Land as Christians look to Easter

Stephen Farrell, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 05 04:01 PM

JERUSALEM - Seen from the air, the fragility of humanity as it must have been in the Holy Land in centuries past is plain to see - ancient monasteries clinging to precipices, tiny fishing boats on the Sea of Galilee, deserts gnawing at the edges of towns. Read more »

WATCH: Go on a virtual Visita Iglesia this Holy Week 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 06:55 AM

Here's a way to fulfill this year's Visita Iglesia tradition amid the pandemic-induced lockdown.  Read more »

Bilang ng mga nag-Baclaran Day bumaba sa gitna ng pagdami ng COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 11:11 AM

Kumaunti ang bilang ng mga nagsisimba sa Baclaran church ngayong Baclaran Day, sa gitna ng patuloy na pagdami ng kaso ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sa Kamaynilaan.    Read more »

Bb. Pilipinas bet Faith Garcia shows rabbit sisig, lechon as agriculture advocate

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 08:57 PM

It’s not unusual to hear the different advocacies of beauty pageant candidates, ranging from environment protection, gender equality, health and other issues.  Read more »

Devotion by Zoom

Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 01:00 PM

People pray as screens show devotees gathering via Zoom application during a ceremony to commemorate Makha Bucha Day amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. Read more »

LOOK: Bb. Pilipinas 2021 beauty breeds rabbits amid pandemic

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 11:50 AM

How does one fight the stress and isolation of the pandemic? Binibining Pilipinas 2021 Faith Garcia of Olongapo City has discovered the healing power of taking care of animals - particularly rabbits - during this time.  Read more »

On National Bible Day, senators highlight role of faith to survive pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 10:37 PM

"Amid the pandemic, the sickness, and loneliness, many of our Kababayans feel impossible to navigate their way out... This is the reason why we should more bring the Bible closer to our kababayans and to encourage them to read the Bible to learn wisdom and find hope and experience the transformative power of the Word of God," Villanueva said. Read more »

A devout Catholic, Biden wears his faith on his sleeve

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 11:49 AM

WASHINGTON - Not since Jimmy Carter, a Baptist who has taught Bible classes well into his 90s, has the United States had a president whose life is so entwined with his faith as Joe Biden. Read more »

China possibly committed 'genocide' against Xinjiang Muslims: US commission

David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 09:49 AM

WASHINGTON - China has possibly committed "genocide" in its treatment of Uighurs and other minority Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang, a bipartisan commission of the U.S. Congress said in a report on Thursday. Read more »

THROWBACK: Why devotees endure hardships, risk injuries for Black Nazarene

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 07:01 AM

"Red Alert" presents a special episode on one of the Philippines' biggest religious celebrations, the Procession of the Black Nazarene. Read more »