MAGELLAN'S CROSS. Bishop Midyphil Billones (center with violet skull cap) kneels with the Acolytes in front of the Magellan's Cross to commemorate through Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) its planting by Spanish explorers led by Ferdinand Magellan on April 14, 1521. The cross remains right on the same spot it was planted 501 years ago. (Photo courtesy of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino) CEBU CITY - Cebuanos on Maundy Thursday marked the 501st anniversary of the planting of the cross by the Spaniards through the "Via Crucis" (Way of the Cross) at the Magellan's Cross Pavilion right on the spot it was planted on April 14, 1521. "How beautiful is this celebration. We are doing this in line with the historical celebration of April 14 where the planting of a cross was done in this vicinity" some 501 years ago, Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Midyphil Billones said in his sermon during the event. Besides remembering the planting of the cross by the Spanish explorers, Bil
(NCCA / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Catholic Church will mark Thursday, March 31, the 501st anniversary of the First Christian Mass in the Philippines and the introduction and spread of Christianity in the country and in the Far East. Commemorative rites are traditionally held in Southern Le
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This month we commemorate the 501st anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s arrival, highlighted by an exhibition in the National Museum, El Viaje mas Largo – La Primera Vuelta del Mundo.
The festivities center on “the longest journey, the first circumnavigation of the globe.” Nothing much,
ASH WEDNESDAY. Fr. Nestor Bandalan (right), with the help of another priest, administers ash to the Catholic faithful on Ash Wednesday (March 2, 2022) at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino in Cebu City. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma released a video message urging the people to intensify prayers amid the uncertainties brought by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. (Screengrab from Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino video) CEBU CITY - As the Catholic Church starts the Lenten season on March 2, Ash Wednesday, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged Cebuanos to intensify prayers for the country and the world. In a video message, Palma said the difficult challenges resulting from the pandemic, the ravages of Typhoon Odette, and the many uncertainties both in the country and abroad should be "our opportunity to return to God, to acknowledge His Lordship and ask for His mercy and compassion". Palma's message came in the light of the current crisis brought by the conflict between Russia an
Taipei, Feb. 20 (CNA) Hundreds of people braved the rain and filled the streets of Taipei Sunday as Taiwan's Filipino community marked the feast of Santo Niño, an annual celebration of the Philippines' Catholic history.