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Despite 500th anniversary celebrations recently, debate still rages as to where the event actually took place

RELIGIOUS DESTINATION.The view of historic Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar in this March 19, 2022 photo. The site is one of the areas identified for pilgrimage tourism in Eastern Visayas.(Photo courtesy of Nayr Redz) TACLOBAN CITY -The Department of Tourism (DOT) is pushing for stronger pilgrimage tourism in the region even with the culmination of the year-long quincentennial commemoration on the world's first circumnavigation by Ferdinand Magellan. DOT Eastern Visayas Regional Direct...

GROUND ZERO. A makeshift house built by typhoon survivors in Limasawa Island in Southern Leyte in this Dec. 27, 2021 photo. Residents here demonstrate resilience despite crisis. (PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) LIMASAWA, Southern Leyte - Typhoon Odette's fierce winds destroyed houses and shattered the livelihood of thousands of residents in this small island, but their will to rise up from the rubble stood firm. Antonio Oposa, 49, turned emotional when waves whipped by powerful winds washed aw...

(Part 3)                 For Filipino Catholics, one of the most important historical sites to visit in relation to the 500-year history of Christianity in the Philippines is the place where the first Mass was celebrated, the first time the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Chri

Une première messe est célébrée ce dimanche après-midi dans l'édifice nantais ravagé par les flammes en juin 2015

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Friedrichshafen (dpa/lsw) - Als erste Messe in Baden-Württemberg öffnet heute die IBO in Friedrichshafen ihre Tore für Besucher. Eine Testpflicht besteht für die Gäste nach Angaben der Veranstalter nicht, allerdings müssen sich die Besucher vorab online registrieren und auf dem Gelände eine Maske tragen. Pro Tag dürfen demnach höchstens 9500 Menschen die Verbrauchermesse besuchen, auf der 280 Aussteller vertreten sind. Wie die Veranstalter mitteilten, haben Besucher beim Eintritt die M...

March 31, 2021 is not 500 years after Pigafetta’s March 31, 1521. We may be celebrating on the wrong day and, if the Butuanons are correct, also in the wrong place.

►  By Beth Donze Clarion Herald  When people detect Deacon Daniel Dashner’s approachable demeanor and spot his Roman collar, they tend to jump to conclusions about his vocational status. “I get called ‘Father’ a lot,” chuckled Deacon Dashner, a 30-year Marine veteran who will be ordained to the priesthood at an older age than usual – 71. “One person came up to me and said, ‘Can you hear my confession?’ I told them, ‘I can hear your confession, but I can’t give you abs...

The Tablet Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio breathes over the vessel containing the oil in a symbolic gesture representing the Holy Spirit. (Photo: Paula Katinas) This is the full text of the homily preached at the Chrism Mass at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Brooklyn, on March 30. My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This year, as I celebrate my 50th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination, I share with you my brother priests, especially my fellow Jubilarians, some insights that perhaps I have gathere...