Today is Sunday, April 1, 2012...............Most would associate April 1 as "APRIL FOOL'S DAY" But in the Catholic world...today, April 1, 2012 is the start of the Holy Week as we celebrate "PALM SUNDAY". It precedes the week of eve...
The Holy Mass or the Holy Eucharist is a big celebration for Catholics where we worship, hear the words of GOD, and receive His Bread of Life-God Himself ! My Grace I reveal to you and salvation has been given to you through My Son, Jesus Ch...
By Philippine Catholic News on May 16, 2011 in:
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A NEW Vatican instruction calls on local bishops and pastors to respond generously to Catholics who seek celebration of the Mass according to the 1962 Roman Missal, commonly known as the Tridentine rite.Read more...
By Philippine Catholic News on May 16, 2011 in:
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MANY towns and villages across the country are now in the thick of celebrating the Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May), a centuries-old Catholic festival in honor of the Virgin Mary.Read more...
By Philippine Catholic News on May 16, 2011 in:
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THE practice of abstaining from eating meat on Fridays is to return in England and Wales later this year.Read more...
By Philippine Catholic News on May 14, 2011 in:
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CONCERNS over infant milk formulas and misleading commercials have prompted the formation of a Church group to promote breastfeeding.Read more...
By Philippine Catholic News on May 14, 2011 in:
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THE Manila Cathedral’s Chapel of the Holy Souls will soon be transformed into an evangelizing Chapel Shrine with the opening of catechetical exhibits aimed at teaching the faithful about purgatory and intensifying the devotion to the Holy soul...