Tag: Holy Week
Amid pandemic, Christians in Holy Land look toward Easter
At the sites revered as places of Jesus’s early life and miracles there were cautious, masked celebrations
‘The Case for Christ’
Commemorating Jesus’ love for humanity makes Holy Week meaningful even as we are unable to practice our Holy Week rituals
‘Washing of the Feet’ ritual to be simplified; Legazpi diocese to...
Instructions from the Vatican and the Philippine bishops' conference allow a number less than 12 to represent the apostles
A case for Judas Iscariot
We tend to accumulate and keep different images and concepts of God, many of which are false, distorted and erroneous
Philippine green groups appeal for break from trash during Holy Week
The faithful are urged to explore and embrace practices that will help reduce the generation of trash in households and communities
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre church opens to public on Palm Sunday
With more than half the population of Israel having received two vaccine doses, coronavirus restrictions were eased
Filipino bishop urges faithful to ‘spread messages of hope’ amid pandemic
The Philippines recorded 10,016 new coronavirus infections on March 29, the third record daily spike in cases over the past five days
Holy Week Introspection: Da Vinci and The Last Supper
This Holy Week, let’s recall the days when Christianity was an outlawed faith, its Messiah falsely accused and killed by a tyrannical empire
Philippine capital placed under lockdown; religious gatherings banned during Holy Week
Filipino Catholics urged to pray "fervently and unceasingly" for an end to the pandemic as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
Photos: Filipino Catholics usher in Holy Week with show of piety...
The tradition of weaving the "palaspas" from young coconut palm leaves, locally called "ibus," dates back to the pre-Hispanic era