Pinpointing the first Mass in the Philippines - UCA News
Mar 28, 2022 · On March 31, 2019, about 3,000 Catholics attended the pre-pandemic 498th anniversary of the first Mass held on Limasawa Island, headed by the then Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, and concelebrated by Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, Palo Archbishop John Du, and Maasin Bishop Precioso Cantillas, SDB.
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Now is the time for action on Myanmar - UCA News
Aug 26, 2024 · Aug. 25 marked the seventh anniversary of the campaign of massacres, rape, arson and forced displacement in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine against the persecuted Muslim-majority Rohingya people. This campaign is widely recognized as a genocide. Myanmar’s desperate human rights crisis continues to worsen by the day, for all the diverse peoples ...
Western pilgrims flock to Japan’s ‘Our Lady of Akita’
Jul 24, 2023 · The chapel of Seitai Hoshikai, called Our Lady of Akita, was constructed in traditional Japanese style to convey to local people that the Catholic Church is universal and that Jesus Christ is the savior of all people — including the Japanese. (Photo: seitaihoshikai.com) By Cristian Martini Grimaldi. Published: July 24, 2023 03:14 AM GMT.
Nearing 80, 'Minnesota's Mother Teresa' remains devoted
Oct 13, 2022 · Dubbed "Minnesota's Mother Teresa" and honored with a Presidential Citizens Medal, Copeland's celebrity has grown along with her impact. The Minnesota native is founder and director of Sharing and Caring Hands, a large facility behind Target Field that provides clothing and food to 300-500 poor and marginalized people daily.
Filipino student invites Catholics' wrath with 'sacrilegious act'
Mar 24, 2023 · The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has condemned the act. But urged Catholics to treat the student with compassion. “This is a wake-up call to the importance of catechesis and religious education. Perhaps we have not done enough to teach our children a religious education,” Father Ernie de Leon, executive secretary ...
Marking first Mass in Philippines 'reaffirms' faith - UCA News
Apr 4, 2019 · A group of young Filipino Catholics in the central Philippines wanted to "reaffirm" their faith, so they decided to take a boat to an island called Limawasa. The island, about 10 kilometers long from north to south, is believed to be where the first Mass on Philippine soil took place on March 31, 1521, celebrated by Father Pedro de Valderrama.
Wangala: A festival of culture and faith - UCA News
Dec 4, 2015 · Wangala is the main harvest and thanksgiving festival of the Garo people, a matrilineal tribe, living in Bangladesh and the Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya. In Garo society, the mother is the head of the family, children take the surname of their mother, and only daughters can inherit family property. Traditionally, Wangala is celebrated ...
Korean Christian cult demands ban on critical Netflix drama
Mar 14, 2023 · A South Korea-based Christian cult that came under criticism after a Netflix drama exposed the alleged dark sides of the cults and their leaders filed a court case seeking suspension of the streaming, says a report. The cult, Baby Garden Church, filed an injunction against the streaming of two episodes of Netflix’s documentary series “In ...
Hungarian church tight-lipped over fate of Russian Orthodox cleric
Published: August 14, 2024 05:35 AM GMT. Updated: August 14, 2024 05:39 AM GMT. Hungarian Catholics have reacted warily to the suspension of a top Russian Orthodox prelate in Europe, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Budapest and Hungary, who faces demotion and disgrace amid accusations of sexual and financial misconduct.