Pope appoints new Buenos Aires archbishop
Pope Francis made his first clerical appointment on Thursday, assigning the bishop of Santa Rosa in Argentina to take over his former post as archbishop of the large diocese of Buenos Aires.
Pope Francis made his first clerical appointment on Thursday, assigning the bishop of Santa Rosa in Argentina to take over his former post as archbishop of the large diocese of Buenos Aires.
The Philippines remains a Catholic bastion, but many of my students claim to be agnostics, putting their faith in reason instead. Some friends, who went to Catholic schools, have turned their backs on the religion of their birth to join Born-Again movements they feel serve their spiritual needs better.
Catholics in Metro Manila may not have to travel far to go on a pilgrimage.
This does not begin with, “The problem with Catholicism is…” Like all things human, the religion has its list of problems. For some, these problems are reason enough to move to another religion. Others simply doubt the whole concept of faith. Others become simply used to it. For them religion is not the central focus of life. The central focus of life is something else besides.
Nowhere in the country will Catholics celebrate the canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod with deeper passion than in this poor agricultural town on the Tanon Strait.
The sainthood on Oct. 21 of the young lay missionary Blessed Pedro Calungsod is “a moment of great pride” and a boost to the declining Catholic Church, according to a Jesuit priest.
A university professor of the Western Mindanao State University called for calm and dialogue after reports surfaced that a local school run by Roman Catholic nuns have banned the use of the hijab head scarf.
RELIGIOUS relics have played an important role in the spread of Catholicism. This is because individuals see them as a way to come closer to the saints and thus form a closer bond with God. On Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. at the Cathedral Museum, the public is invited to attend a free talk on [...]
