Tag: Holy Week

"Balaan Bukid" is the last stop of “Ang Pagtaltal sa Balaan Bukid,” a street play that will start at the town plaza of Jordan

The street play carried the theme “Calvary of the Poor 2023: Recognize the People’s Plan, Option for Housing for the Poor”

“We are doubtful that these are real expressions of Christian faith,” read a 2015 statement of the Catholic bishops’ conference

The exhibit is part of the organization’s effort to accompany the faithful in reflecting on the important days of the Christian community

Event organizers and Church leaders are asked to draft a “plan of action” that will address peace and order, traffic, and garbage disposal

The “Pabása ng Pasyón,” literally the “Reading of the Passion,” is a Catholic devotion in the Philippines and is popular during the Holy Week

In 2013, Francis washed 12 young prisoners’ feet — those of two girls and 10 boys

A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits of Jesus Christ, Mary, and all the saints

Fasting was most difficult for 26 percent while 10 percent said almsgiving was difficult, and three percent said both abstinence and prayer

Holy Week observance in the Philippines is a display of piety and popular religiosity anchored in the people’s faith in God