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Vatican's Sistine Chapel hosts first live online concert

Fanny Carrier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 07:24 AM

The Vatican's Sistine Chapel, an artistic Renaissance jewel, opened up to the digital age on Sunday with the first live concert streamed over the internet from the famous sacred space. Read more »

Duterte won't back divorce bill, says Sara not happy with it

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 08:06 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he could not support House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez's dissolution of marriage bill, which is currently pending in Congress. Read more »

Pope Francis admits 'grave mistakes' in Chile sex abuse scandal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 12 07:05 AM

Pope Francis admitted Wednesday he had made "grave mistakes" in his handling of a sexual abuse scandal in Chile.    Read more »

Manila Cathedral, naghahanda para sa public veneration ng blood relic ni St. John Paul II

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 10:03 AM

MANILA - Inihahanda na ang Manila Cathedral para sa public exposition at veneration ng blood relic ni St. John Paul II. Read more »

China enforces ban on online Bible sales

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 09:00 PM

The clamp down on "illegally published books" also comes as the Vatican and Beijing negotiate a historic agreement on the appointment of bishops in China. Read more »

Hawaii residents twit Pinoy church's alleged aggressive fundraising

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 12:42 PM

Several Hawaii residents took to social media to complain about the alleged aggressive fundraising activities of Filipinos who claim to be members of a foundation tied to the church founded by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Read more »

Quiboloy church not engaged in human trafficking: lawyer

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 05:17 PM

The lawyer of Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Apollo Quiboloy denied Tuesday allegations that the church is involved in human trafficking in Hawaii.  Read more »

Faith tourism: 1 million people visited Intramuros during Holy Week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 11:02 PM

MANILA - Around 1 million visitors traveled to the "Walled City of Intramuros" for the observance of Holy Week this year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Monday. Read more »

Easter 'Salubong'

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 06:22 PM

Dancers perform the “Salubong," a biblical account of the risen Jesus Christ reuniting with his mother Mary, during the traditional Easter Sunday celebration at the San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila.  Read more »

Anxious Hong Kong Catholics told to make leap of faith over China deal

Greg Torode and Venus Wu, Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 08:57 AM

A looming deal between the Vatican and China is causing divisions between the church hierarchy and Catholics in Hong Kong, which has long been a vital beachhead for the faith on the southern edge of officially atheist China. Read more »

Duterte's Easter message: Nurture humility, forgiveness

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 12:04 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday called on the public to practice humility and forgiveness as the Catholic faithful celebrated Easter. Read more »

Carving the Master

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 02:50 PM

In Paete, Laguna, known as the carving capital of the Philippines, there is a carver in almost every other home. Many of the sculptures that make Paete a tourist destination, religious statues depicting Jesus Christ's Way of the Cross and other saints, adorn local parishes. Read more »

Filipinos mark Good Friday with crucifixion, flogging

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 02:48 PM

Filipino zealots marked Good Friday with a bloody display of religious frenzy by having themselves nailed to crosses and whipping their backs raw in Asia's bastion of Catholicism. Read more »

DRONE VIDEO: Regina Rica, dinagsa ng mga namamanata

Val Cuenca, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 09:04 AM

Dinagsa ng mga namamanata nitong Huwebes Santo ang pinakamataas na imahe ng Birheng Maria sa Tanay, Rizal.    Read more »

An Elusive Happiness: Reflections of A Thai Monk

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN 
Updated as of Mar 30 12:12 AM

Peace between the various ethnic groups and religions in Southeast Asia will not occur unless minorities are given the space to express their faith, culture and language, even as they find their place within their respective nations. Read more »

Tagle’s message to those obsessed with power: Take cue from Jesus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 29 08:45 PM

In his Maundy Thursday homily, Tagle stressed that love is a constant departure and it includes departing from one's self in order to be of service to others. Read more »

Gospel in time of impunity: 5 questions with 'Paul, Apostle of Christ' director

David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 01:29 PM

Is the gospel of "love is the only way, of turning the other cheek" still applicable today? Find out in the movie. Read more »

Kahalagahan ng Sakramento ng Kumpisal, ipinaalala

Hazel Salas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 12:35 PM

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY - Bukod sa pagdarasal at pagninilay-nilay sa panahon ng Semana Santa, hinikayat nang Simbahang Katoliko ang mga mananampalataya na mangumpisal. Read more »

Pilgrimage Island

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 07:22 PM

Morning breaks at the Hundred Islands National Park, as the illuminated statue of ‘Jesus the Savior’ stands tall at the Pilgrimage Island. The Archdiocese of Alaminos officially declared the island as a Roman Catholic pilgrim site on Wednesday. Local officials are all set for devotees during the Holy Week.  Read more »

Pabasa in Quiapo

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 07:01 PM

Devotees read the “Mahal na Pasyon,” a Filipino epic that narrates the Passion of Christ, during a traditional Pabasa in Quiapo, Manila, Wednesday.  Read more »