The Archdiocese of Davao is supporting the initiative of an international Catholic charity of calling one million children all over the world to gather and pray the Holy Rosary together. The Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), an international Catholic charity directly under the Holy...
In thanksgiving for their contribution in the building of the local Church of Davao, the Archdiocese is honoring the PME Fathers through a Eucharistic celebration. Held last September 23 at the newly restored St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary in Catalunan Grande, the mass was presided...
The first year college seminarians of St. Francis Xavier College Seminary in Catalunan Grande, Davao City have honored their parents during the Parents’ Day celebration last September 8 and 22. A Holy Mass was celebrated in the morning followed by a sharing among their parents about...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="25960,25961,25962"] DAVAO CITY --- Personnel from the Department of Public Works and Highways Davao City District Engineering Office and Philippine Coast Guard joined in the International Coastal Clean-up Drive September 20. More than 200 personnel from the two agencies were deployed to participate in...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="25851,25852"] MATI CITY---Bishop of Mati Abel Apigo has celebrated his first fiesta Mass at San Nicolas de Tolentino Cathedral for its 82nd parochial fiesta, September 10. Bishop Apigo said he is happy to have celebrated the mass since he was installed as bishop of...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="25843,25842,25841,25844"] To jump-off their series of fund-raising activities for various projects, the San Antonio de Padua has organized a dinner for a cause last September 8, birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Held at the Apo View, the parish has honoured Mary by reciting...
September 10, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake has hit Davao Oriental as reported by Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The epicenter was located 39 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental with the quake felt at 1:39 PM. The earthquake was also felt in Mati City,...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="25703,25702,25699,25700,25701"] BABAK, IGACOS --- Another young man from the parish of Virgen Dolorosa Parish in Babak was ordained to the priesthood during a ceremony held, August 24. Rev. Fr. Mark Kim Samones was ordained as priest through the laying on of hands of Archbishop...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="25712,25711,25710,25707,25708,25709"] A priest from Immaculate Conception Mintal Parish is now ordained to the priesthood. Fr. Louis Jasper Alfeche has received the sacrament of ordination through the laying on of hands of Archbishop Romulo G. Valles on his head last August 27, the third priestly...
[caption id="attachment_25735" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Photo by Brenda P. Milan[/caption] In the month of vocations this September, three new deacons will be added to the Archdiocese of Davao. Sem. Ruperto Jamili, Jr., Sem. Michael Ondras, Jr., and Sem. Alfredo Bustamente, Jr. are all set to be ordained on...