Tag: 500 years of Christianity
Philippine Christian Churches reaffirm unity, solidarity
The statement expresses the Churches' commitment “to incarnate Christ in the world by becoming channels of reconciliation”
Mindanao diocese to baptize 500 children to mark quincentennial of Christianity
Bishop Colin Bagaforo of Kidapawan said that by the celebration of baptism "we are proclaiming to everyone that the Church is alive”
Philippine postal service issues Santo Niño de Cebu stamp
The stamp features an image of the Santo Niño de Cebu, the oldest religious icon in the country
Filipinos in UAE pay tribute to early Christian missionaries back home
That mission continues as witnessed by the works that many churches are carrying out, even by overseas Filipino workers
Gifted to give
The Lord invites us to touch his wounded body, to heal the world by sharing our food with the hungry
Message of papal nuncio to Filipinos: ‘Let us recommit ourselves to...
"Let us continue to walk always as children of the light, keeping the flame of faith alive in our hearts"
Born from above
The proud and the arrogant, because they think too highly of themselves, are the ones who tend to be cruel and oppressive
Philippines has most number of children baptized as Catholics
The Philippines marked the 500th anniversary of the first Christian baptism in the country on April 14
‘Special holiday’ declared in Cebu to mark 500th anniversary of first...
The April 14 baptism came a week after the arrival of the Spanish expedition led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan
Diocese of Calbayog celebrates 111th anniversary
The Diocese of Calbayog was erected on April 10, 1910, by Pope Pius X and appointed Bishop Pablo Singzon as its first bishop