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Photos: Devotion through suffering: Filipino penitents in Kalayaan mark Good Friday...

In a public act of repentance and devotion, they beat their backs with wooden whips or bamboo flails, emulating the suffering of Christ

Cardinal David sounds alarm on social ills, urges church to stay...

He warned against allowing these forces to “sweep away our mission,” saying the Church has been “anointed for such a time as this.”

Photos: Church in Manila celebrates Chrism Mass on Maundy Thursday

The Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn liturgies of Holy Week and symbolizes the unity of the bishop with his clergy

Photos: Philippines’ ‘town of moving saints’ reenact Christ and Mary’s encounter

Catholic devotees in Paete, Laguna, mark Holy Wednesday with the traditional “Unang Salubong” (first encounter) on April 16, 2025. Life-sized images of Mater Dolorosa and...

Philippines to consecrate nation to Divine Mercy amid social, political polarization

Divine Mercy Sunday, established in 2000 by Saint John Paul II, is observed annually on the second Sunday of Easter.

Calvary Catholicism: Another look at Holy Week rituals

Their victims were truly killed and murdered. We now pray that they will soon be vindicated. Like Jesus — on the third day

Palawan bishop urges pullout of security guards from Indigenous ancestral land

Bishop Socrates Mesiona urged authorities to withdraw private guards from Mariahangin, citing fear, disruption, and Indigenous rights.

Caritas Philippines: Holy Week is time for discernment, not campaigning

“Holy Week is not only a time for spiritual renewal but also a meaningful opportunity to contemplate the path of public service"

Calls mount to avert power disruptions during 2025 elections

NGCP warned that brownout-free summer months could not be guaranteed due to the rising frequency of unplanned power plant shutdowns

Swiss Bank accused of fueling fossil projects amid global climate pledges

"The disruption of our marine ecosystems in the Philippines must never be at the price of your pursuit of greater profit.”

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