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(Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) “The purpose of the celebration is to thank God for the gift of faith then and now. We thank the Lord for all His blessings. That no matter how difficult it might be to be away from home and our loved ones, our faith helps us to get through it all as it gives meaning to all our experiences as migrant workers. Our faith sustains us and keeps us alive,” said Rev. Fr. Ricky Gente, chaplain of the Sentro Pilipino Chaplaincy (SPC) in Rome, Italy. “The SPC is in solidarity with the Philippines in celebrating the 500 Years of Christian Faith. Filipinos all over th...

VATICAN: Pope Francis celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday to mark 500 years since the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines. At the conclusion of the Eucharistic celebration, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, formerly the Archbishop of Manila, expressed the gratitude of all Filipinos for the Pope’s gesture of closeness. His voice filled with emotion, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples told the Pope that when Filipino emigrants miss their grandparents they can always count on the Holy Father’s nearness, as their  Lolo Kiko. Holy Father, The F...

Pope Francis to mark 500 years of Catholic faith in the Philippines with Mass By Catholic News Agency March 12, 2021 Pope Francis will offer Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on March 14 to mark 500 years of Catholic faith in the Philippines. The Mass will be attended by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the former archbishop of Manila, as well as Filipino Catholics living in Rome. The celebration will livestream from the Vatican to reach the many Filipinos around the world. The Mass will air on EWTN in Canada on at 3 a.m. Alberta time...

Published March 7, 2021, 1:28 PM Balanga Bishop  Ruperto C. Santos has called on  overseas Filipino workers in Italy to  join Pope Francis’ Eucharistic celebration on March 14 at 10 a.m. at the St. Peter’s Basilica in celebration of the 500 years anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines. Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We, at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, appeal to our OFWs in Italy to make use of this spiritual celebration as our missions to help and to heal, to be disciples of mercy and peace for one anothe...

It was in 1521 that  Portuguese explorer  Ferdinand Magellan  landed in the Philippines  at the head  of  a Spanish  expedition  to reach the East by sailing West. He planted a cross and led in the  celebration  of  the first mass in the Philippines  on Easter  Sunday in what church officials believ