We are present in this Eucharistic gathering, in this assembly of thanksgiving, to give praise and thanks to God for this solemn liturgical declaration of the St. Dominic Parish Church as a Basilica Minore.
“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” (Lk 23:46).
I imagine what it must have been like for Joseph Ratzinger when he was elected to the papacy in 2005, at the age of 78.
The Vatican on Saturday evening published the Spiritual Testament of Benedict XVI, written on Aug. 29, 2006, one year and four months into his pontificate.
Caritas Internationalis assists the Supreme Pontiff and the Bishops in the exercise of their ministry to the poorest and most in need,
As we bring the FABC 50 General Conference to a close in this Eucharistic Celebration, we make our own the words of the psalmist, “I will praise your name for ever, my King and my God.”
Here’s the full text of Pope Paul VI’s address during the first Asian bishops meeting in Manila on Nov. 29, 1970, when the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) was born. To mark the 50th anniversary of that historic and significant event, more than 200 cardinals and bishops are now gathered in Thailand.
On March 13, 2020 we issued a circular saying that, “Depending on the given circumstances, the Local Ordinaries may exercise their prerogative to dispense the faithful from the Sunday and the Holy Days of Obligation” (cf. Circular No. 20-14, n.2).
Here’s the full text of CBCP president Bishop Pablo Virgilio David’s talk at the Manila Cathedral on Sept. 26 during the “Celebrate Asia in Manila” conference in preparation for the 50th general conference of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) in Bangkok, Thailand next month.
The readings of this celebration – taken from the Votive Mass “for the Church” – set before us two instances of wonder:
It is indeed a rare privilege and a tremendous blessing for all of us here to be able to take part in this historic event – the opening celebration of the 200th anniversary of Vigan Seminary, now known as the Immaculate Conception School of Theology, the regional theology seminary for Northern Luzon.
In the Philippines a mountain is often associated with rebellion.