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CEBU CITY --Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, SDB, appealed to delegates of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress to remember in their prayers the persecuted Christians, especially those in his homeland, China.Reflecting on the catechesis presented by Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, OFM, DD, on the congress theme Christ in You, Our Hope of Glory”, Cardinal Zen says it is fortunate that the IEC delegates heard about the message, the mission to proclaim and witness the suffering.”Zen noted that when the faithful at the Opening Mass prayed for the persecuted Christians in the Middle Eas

CEBU City (Jan. 25, 2016) – Christian perfection demanded by the Gospels refers to renewing the moral order and the interior life of a person, not achieving utopia for some,” a Peruvian archbishop reiterated in the inaugural catechesis of the 51stInternational Eucharistic Congress (IEC). Biblical theologian Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, the archbishop of Trujillo, reflected on St.

CEBU CITY– Pope Francis is expected to give a message to the participants of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC), which is set to open this afternoon in Cebu City.It was not sure, however, whether the papal message will be recorded or streamed live over the Internet, IEC organizers told reporters. Let us allow the pope to surprise us. He’s known to be like that,” said Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara, chairman of the communications department of the 51st IEC, in a press conference at the IEC Pavilion at the compound of Cebu’s Pope St.

CEBU CITY --Bishops gather today at the opening Mass of the 112th CBCP Plenary Assembly at Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral

Around 2,000 participants attend the 3-day International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) Theological Symposium at the Cebu Doctors’ University (CDU) which started on Jan. 20.

TACLOBAN CITY -– It has been a year since Pope Francis visited Tacloban City and Palo in Leyte yet the jubilation it brought lives on.Tight security measures, inconveniences due to road traffic regulations, and the threat of Typhoon Amang on Jan. 17 last year didn’t deter the people of Eastern Visayas from flocking where the Pope was to set pass by.A year after, Catholic faithful here continue to reminisce about their encounter with the Pope or at least what they had gone through in an effort to personally see St.

MANILA— In another bid to rid Church operations of any semblance of business and commerce,” a Catholic archdiocese is closing parish-run religious stores.Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan said the move aims to address a mistaken impression” among the faithful that the Church is engaging in business beyond its spiritual mission.

CALOOCAN CITY– Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has been installed as the new leader of
the Catholic Diocese of Kaloolan.

He was installed as
the diocese’s second bishop during a special service at the Cathedral of San
Roque on Saturday, January 2.

In his homily to the
packed audience at the cathedral, the 56-year old prelate said he was humbled
at his appointment by Pope Francis.

In his and//w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20151208_messaggio-xlix-giornata-mondiale-pace-2016.html first message of 2016, and//topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/f/francis_i/index.html?inline=nyt-per Pope Francis summoned humanity to show compassion and to transcend the apathy that impedes peace in a world that has been filled of late with conflict and suffering. Today we celebrate the World Day of Peace, whose theme is ‘overcome indifference and win peace,’” the pope told thousands of faithful gathered at St.

VATICAN CITY- As this year comes to an end, Pope Francis has encouraged faithful to look back at the events of 2015, telling them to be attentive to both the presence of God, and the signs he is giving. Retracing the days of the past year can be done either as a memory of facts and events which bring moments of joy and sorrow, or by trying to understand if we have perceived the presence of God, who makes all things new and sustains them with his help,” the Pope said on New Year’s Eve, Dec.