Pope Leo XIV voiced concern on Sunday about developments in the Middle East and Iran, urging the parties involved to stop what he called a “spiral of violence” before it becomes an “irreparable abyss.” “Stability and peace are not built with mutual threats, nor with weapons,...
[gallery link="file" columns="2" size="full" ids="51550,51551"] It was a rainy Saturday morning on February 28, 2026, and he was prepared to give his scheduled recollection talk in another Parish. What first appeared as an unexpected change became a blessing, an opportunity to meet for the first time,...
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="51517,51518,51519,51520,51521,51522"] Last year’s content focused on the history and foundation of our Chapel. Through this article, I want to express the hardships and sacrifices that are often hidden and rarely spoken about. To our ever-active and loving PSK—Mrs. Remy D. Chan and Mr....
(An excerpt of the Homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D. during the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of EDSA People Power last February 25, 2026 at San Pedro Cathedral.) I’d like to believe that People Power in EDSA are among the signs for...
It is difficult to forgive when the wound is deep. It is also difficult to ask for forgiveness when pride rules. That is why the season of Lent is a time of healing, and a call to humility. To forgive requires time. It is neither automatic...
Ika-3 Domingo sa Kwaresma (March 8, 2026) Ex 17:3-7 / Ps 95: 1-2, 6-7, 8-9 / Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 / Jn 4:5-42 Makadungog kita nga ang tawo walay katagbawan. Bisan aduna nay kwarta, mangawkaw pa gihapon. Bisan duna nay para niya manghilabot pa gihapon. Bisan gihatagan na,...
San Francisco de Asis Parish was recently blessed with a moment of grace and ecclesial communion as the Oblates of Saint Joseph conducted a canonical visit led by their Superior General, Rev. Fr. Jan Pelczarski, OSJ, accompanied by his Second General Councilor, Rev. Fr. Ademola...
Hundreds of pilgrims lined up before dawn on Sunday to be among the first to pray before the exposed relics of St. Francis in his basilica in Assisi, Italy. The saint’s bones will lie in a glass box through March 22 — fully visible outside the...
It was the Saturday after Ash Wednesday when I attended the DAYCA Youth Assembly, a gathering of young leaders from the parishes of the Archdiocese of Davao. I thought it would be light, just the usual, listening and participating while at the same time looking...
The St. Mary of the Perpetual Rosary Parish successfully held its first-quarter Mobile Blood Donation (MBD) drive on Sunday, February 22, 2026, in collaboration with Southern Philippines Medical Center Blood Production Services. The MBD is a cornerstone program of the Parish Social Action Ministry (PSAM),...