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Lone minor seminary in Samar marks 50 years

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Monday, September 05, 2016. Lone minor seminary in Samar marks 50 years. Bishop Emeritus Angel Hobayan of the Diocese of Catarman, and Bishop Filomeno G. Bactol, DD, the Bishop of Naval, Bishop Crispin B. Varquez, DD, the Bishop of Borongan, and Fr. Neil Tenefrancia pose after the golden jubilee celebration of the Seminario de Jesus Nazareno. (Photo taken from Fr. Neil Tenefrancia Facebook). Bishop Emeritus Angel Hobayan of the Diocese of Catarman, and Bishop Filomeno G. Bactol, DD, the Bishop of Nav...

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'Don't fear to choose Jesus' - prelate to youth

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Monday, September 05, 2016. Don't fear to choose Jesus' - prelate to youth. NAGA CITY, Feb. 20, 2015 Do not get tired of living out your faith, of helping the poor.". Themed "An Dalan kan Cruz ni Cristo: Dalan nin Pagmalasakit asin Pagkamoot sa mga Dukha", the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) this year was held on Feb. 18 and was observed with the Caceres Archbishop and was attended by the youth, lay faithful, Clergy, and religious of the Archdiocese of Caceres. (Photo: Natalie Hazel Quimlat). However, the ...

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Promoting vocations also our duty--laity

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Monday, September 05, 2016. Promoting vocations also our duty- laity. Redemptorist lay missionary Edwin Dio Despabiladeras (wearing glasses, in blue shirt) with vocation discerners during the monthly vocation search-in held at National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Baclaran Church) receiving room (Photo: Raymond A. Sebastián). He noted that by being role models and by setting good examples, in their own little way, the lay faithful can also hope to lead many souls into God’s vineyard. The harve...

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Every Christian is a missionary, prelate says

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Monday, September 05, 2016. Every Christian is a missionary, prelate says. CACERES, Feb. 12, 2015 To believe in Jesus is to be sent on mission. This is what Caceres Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona said during the 4:00 pm Eucharistic celebration to mark St. Peter Baptist’s feast on Feb. 8 at the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral. According to the prelate, every Christian is a missionary. To be holy, according to the Carmelite prelate, means to link oneself to God and to place Him at the center of one’s life.

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CFC 'seedbed' for vocations--priests

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Monday, September 05, 2016. CFC 'seedbed' for vocations- priests. Young people raise hands in worship during the Liveloud Praise Concert held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on June 12. (R. Lagarde/CBCPNews). MANILA, June 15, 2015 One of the biggest Catholic lay groups is becoming the seedbed of priestly and religious vocations in the country, Catholic priests said. Fr Ruper Solis, SVD, said Couples for Christ. Concert held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on Friday. CFC’s Family Ministrie...

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Priests needed: As Church growth explodes worldwide, parishes can't keep up

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Monday, September 05, 2016. Priests needed: As Church growth explodes worldwide, parishes can't keep up. WASHINGTON D.C., June 12, 2015 The global Catholic population is growing so quickly, in fact, that priest and parish numbers cannot keep up, says a new study on trends in the worldwide Church. It tallied the growth of Catholics, priests, religious, parishes, reception of sacraments, seminarians, and Catholic welfare institutions like hospitals and schools in five regions Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania,...

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In Thailand, Catholic seminary marks eight vibrant decades

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Monday, September 05, 2016. In Thailand, Catholic seminary marks eight vibrant decades. BANGKOK, Thailand, June 17, 2015 The Sacred Heart of Jesus Minor Seminary in Thailand’s Chantaburi diocese has spent 80 years forming young men to be priests. The seminary is the heart of a diocese, Bishop emeritus Lawrence Thienchai of Chanthaburi told CNA June 13. He was one of the thousands of Catholics who marked the seminary anniversary with a Mass that witnessed the ordination of a new priest. Two other bishops ...

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Pope Francis’ new cardinals shed light on Church’s minorities

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Monday, September 05, 2016. Pope Francis’ new cardinals shed light on Church’s minorities. VATICAN CITY, Jan 4, 2015 In his Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis announced the names of the 15 bishops to be created cardinal electors in February, many of whom hail from small dioceses which have never before had a cardinal. The day following the consistory the Bishop of Rome and the 15 new cardinals will concelebrate a solemn Mass together in St. Peter’s Basilica. Cape Verde, Myanmar and Tonga are three of th...

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Korean originals of Vatican documents shine light on martyrs

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Monday, September 05, 2016. Korean originals of Vatican documents shine light on martyrs. Discovery gives rare insight into early history of persecuted Catholics in Korea. A page from the original manuscripts that form part of the Vatican archives on Korea’s 19th century martyrs. John Power, Seoul (Korea, February 12, 2015). We go to death with a peaceful mind because we go to heaven’ such a mind is repeatedly observed, he said. While the existence of the manuscripts themselves had been known, their sign...