It was first built in 1596, making it the second oldest church in the Philippines after San Agustin in Intramuros. The current structure, made from coral stone cut from the sea by some 200 native ...

MANILA, Philippines—As Semana Santa will be observed next ... Paoay Church, San Agustin Church, and Santa Maria Church. Miag-ao Church The Santo Tomas de Villanueva Parish in Miag-ao, Iloilo ...

The celebration of Priests’ Day breaks the somber mood of Holy Week, as parishioners welcome pastors back in their arms after renewing their priestly vows MANILA, Philippines – At the Manila ...

MANILA, Philippines — The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) officially declared the 225-year-old Santa Ursula Church in Binangonan, Rizal, a National Cultural Treasure (NCT ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday said it will be activating its “Oplan Metro Alalay Semana Santa 2022” (Oplan MASS) on April 8 in ...

It’s Holy Week and millions of Filipinos outside the Philippines are going through ... Families back home are deep in their traditions for Semana Santa. For Filipino-American Catholics in ...