Month: February 2025

Two decades after the Americans took over the district of Davao—an event that also led to the arrival of American Protestant preachers four years later—the surviving Roman Catholic parishes organized by Spanish missionaries remained under the care of the Jesuits. Cartas y Noticias Edificantes de la...

Voluntas is a Latin word meaning “free will,” and it is from this root that we derive the term “volunteer”—one who freely chooses to serve others. Two thousand years ago, after Christ’s death, St. Peter, the apostles, and St. Peter’s successors embodied this spirit by continuing...

(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. during the 22nd Parochial Fiesta of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Bangkal, Davao City February 11, 2025.) That would tell us, that yes, it is the place of Mary, birhen sa Lourdes, our...

Sulat Pastoral sa Kapunongan sa Kaobispohang Katoliko sa Pilipinas (CBCP) nga nanawagan sa mga Magtotoo alang sa usa ka Panaw sa Pagtoo sa Tuig sa Jubileo sa 2025 Minahal nga Katawhan sa Dios, Timbaya sa Kalinaw ug Paglaum! Diha sa paglaum, among gitapos ang ika 129 nga Asembleya...

[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="47416,47415,47417,47418,47419,47420"] Nurturing faith and journeying together with the spirituality of stewardship was the central theme of the 50th Golden Jubilee of the Formation Institute for Religious (FIR) last February 08, 2025 at the Sedes Sapientiae Auditorium at Holy Cross of Davao College. The...

The World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW), held from February 3 to 8, 2025, successfully brought together diverse religious denominations and tribes across the city. Celebrated annually, this worldwide initiative fosters understanding, respect, and peace among people of different faiths and cultures. This year’s theme, “Celebrating...

[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="47472,47473,47474,47475"] Ang Archdiocese of Davao Bibliodrama Group nagpahigayon og Basic Bibliodrama Seminar-Workshop niadtong Pebrero 10, 2025 didto sa St. Mary of the Perpetual Rosary Parish, Buhangin, Davao City. Mikabat og 26 ka mga partisipante ang mitambong niini gikan sa nagkalin-laing Parokya. Nagpadayag ang...