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Anglican church holds fiery debate over same-sex marriage

Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 08:20 AM

The Church of England on Wednesday debated contentious plans to allow priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples, amid deep Anglican divisions over the issue in Britain and beyond. Read more »

Pope says critics 'exploited' predecessor's death

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 07:25 AM

Pope Francis said Sunday that some sectors of the Catholic Church had "exploited" the death of his predecessor Benedict XVI to criticise his own papacy. Read more »

Spain church attack suspect to undergo psychiatric test

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 01:11 AM

The Moroccan suspect held in connection with a machete attack on two Spanish churches, killing a verger and badly injuring a priest, will undergo psychiatric testing, a court said Tuesday. Read more »

Pope visits conflict-ridden central Africa

Clément MELKI with the Kinshasa bureau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 01:31 PM

Pope Francis embarks on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday to plead for peace. Read more »

Pope condemns increasing 'death spiral' in Middle East

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 09:03 AM

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned a resurgence of violence in the Middle East, calling on both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to engage in a "sincere search for peace." Read more »

Pope says those criminalizing homosexuality are 'wrong'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 12:17 AM

People who criminalize homosexuality are "wrong", Pope Francis said in a letter published on Saturday. Read more »

'Walk with Mary' dinagsa ng mga deboto sa Cebu

Dabet Panelo, BMPM
Posted at Jan 13 05:48 PM

Dinagsa ng mga deboto ang prusisyon ng Our Lady of Guadalupe kaninang umaga sa Cebu City bilang paghahanda sa Sinulog 2023. Read more »

Cardinal George Pell dies aged 81

Steven Trask, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 11 10:37 AM

Cardinal George Pell -- a giant of the Catholic Church who was convicted and later cleared of sexual abuse in Australia -- has died in Rome aged 81. Read more »

Nazareno 2023 matagumpay, ayon sa Quiapo Church, PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 08:15 PM

Itinuturing ng pamunuan ng Quiapo Church at Philippine National Police na matagumpay ang selebrasyon ng Itim na Nazareno ngayong taon. Read more »

Mga deboto ng Nazareno ibinahagi ang mga natupad na dasal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 07:30 PM

Tuloy ang pagdating ng mga namamanata ng Itim na Nazareno sa Quiapo Church, dala ang kuwento ng kanilang mga natupad na dasal. Read more »

Creating the garment of the Black Nazarene

Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 11:37 AM

The cloth, the dressmaker explained, was inspired by Nazareno’s look in the 80s and 90s but with a modern twist. Read more »

Nazareno devotees unwavering in Traslacion's absence

Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 01:18 PM

Millions of devotees would have to wait for the return of Traslacion, suspended for a third time due to COVID. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga destinasyon ng 'Pagdalaw' ng Nazareno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 08:37 PM

Dinagsa ng mga deboto ang mga 'Pagdalaw' ng Itim na Nazareno sa mga simbahan at ibang lugar sa Metro Manila. Alamin ang mga susunod na bibisitahing lugar. Read more »

New chapter for Pope Francis after death of Benedict XVI

Clement Melki, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 03:11 PM

With the death of Benedict XVI, Pope Francis enters a new phase of his papacy free from the constraints of co-existing with a predecessor. Read more »

Tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in South Korea

Jung Yeon-je, AFP
Updated as of Jan 04 04:33 PM

Catholic worshippers pay their respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul Wednesday. Read more »

Misa sa Dagupan City, inalay kay Benedict XVI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 08:07 PM

Sa Dagupan City, pinangunahan ni Bishop Socrates Villegas ang misang alay para kay Benedict XVI. Read more »

BALIKAN: Buhay ng yumaong si Benedict XVI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 08:45 PM

Tumatak sa kasaysyaan ng Simbahang Katolika ang paglilingkod ni Benedict XVI, ang ika-265 Santo Papa. Read more »

Thousands pay tribute to Benedict XVI

Clément Melki, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 02 09:38 PM

Thousands of Catholics paid their respects Monday to former pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, at the start of three days of lying-in-state at St Peter's Basilica before his funeral. Read more »

Sweden's 'crossfit priest' heals body and soul on IG

Viken Kantarci, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 04:20 PM

Under the Instagram handle 'crossfitpriest', Swedish hospital chaplain Oskar Arngarden doles out fitness and spiritual advice to over 30,000 followers. Read more »

Benedict XVI, defender of the faith, rejected relativism, same-sex unions

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 11:32 AM

The late Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, one of the staunchest defenders of the Catholic Church, once drew criticism for upholding the traditional definition of marriage and frowning on same sex unions, an official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines said Monday. Read more »