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+ February 28, 2021 THE University of San Carlos (USC) School of Architecture, Fine Arts and Design (Safad) formally launched its February 2021 issue of the Lantawan Magazine dedicated to the celebration of the 500 years of Christianity in the country on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.
Architect Margret Rosario, dean of Safad, said during the online launch that the February 2021 issue of the Lantawan Magazine is a special issue as it reflects the development of arts and architecture during 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines.
Brother Bela Lanyi, SVD, editor-in-chief of the Lantawan Magazine, said the stories of the issue have no headlines as they are a time document.
Published February 21, 2021, 9:32 AM
Another Catholic prelate has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The Archdiocese of Cebu said retired Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Antonio Rañola has contracted coronavirus disease and that his health condition is stable.
The 88-year old bishop was admitted to a hospital on Friday morning, Feb. 19, due to “severe coughing”.
“His vital signs are stable and is also under close medical supervision by his doctors,” CBCP News quoted the archdiocese statement released Saturday, Feb. 20.
The archdiocese said one of its priests, Father Russel Sungcad, was also hospitalized for COVID-19.
Sungcad is currently assigned at the Alliance of Two Hearts Parish in the city’s Banawa district.
Philippine diocese consecrates woman to life of virginity
Cebu archbishop performs a rite that is becoming rarer as vocations decrease in the modern world
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma performs the rite of consecration on Ursulina Presbitero. (Photo supplied)
A woman in the Philippines has vowed to spend her life as a consecrated virgin, the oldest recognized form of consecrated life in the Catholic Church.
Ursulina Presbitero, from the central province of Cebu, promised to serve and dedicate herself to helping the Catholic Church’s mission in the presence of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma. Father, receive my resolution to follow Christ in a life of perfect chastity which, with God s help, I here profess before you and God s Holy People, Presbitero said in a solemn rite of consecration at the Archbishop’s Palace in Cebu City on Feb. 14.
A nun receives ashes on top of her head during Ash Wednesday Mass at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 26, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cebu Archdiocese in the central Philippines released a prayer guide Feb. 10 for the celebration of Ash Wednesday at home for those unable to go to church due to COVID-19 restrictions. (CNS photo/Eloisa Lopez, Reuters) Feb. 11, 2021 Catholic News Service MANILA, Philippines An archdiocese in the Philippines will allow churchgoers to distribute ashes among family members at home to mark the beginning of Lent Feb. 17. Ucanews.com reported the Cebu Archdiocese in the central Philippines released a prayer guide Feb. 10 for the celebration of Ash Wednesday at home for those unable to go to church due to COVID-19 restrictions. Children and elderly people are disqualified by government protocols to attend large gatherings such as those in churches.
SunStar Salimbangon lived faithfully, bravely
REQUIEM. Former 4th District Rep. Benhur Salimbangon, who died of cancer on December 24, is laid to rest on December 30, 2020. The mass is held at the Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Lahug, followed by his burial at the Mactan Island Memorial Garden. (Amper Campaña)
+ A HUMBLE servant-leader.
This was how former Cebu 4th District congressman Benhur Salimbangon was remembered by his family and friends who attended his requiem at the Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, on Wednesday, December 30, 2020.
Salimbangon, 75, who passed away on December 24 after losing his battle with cancer, was laid to rest on December 30 at the Mactan Island Memorial Garden in Lapu-Lapu City.