Editorial: Reaches of faith
PEDRO Calungsod blesses the country in many ways. The second Filipino to be declared a saint in canonization rites held at the Vatican yesterday, San Pedro has ushered a renaissance, from the spiritual...
View ArticleWenceslao: Calungsod, San Vitores, the Marianas
THE story of Pedro Calungsod, who was canonized yesterday by Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, will always be associated with Jesuit priest Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores and, to a...
View ArticleNalzaro: San Pedro Calungsod
THE long and tedious process of beatification and canonization has finally ended for Visayan martyr Pedro Calungsod. He was declared a saint by Pope Benedict XVI in a historic and emotion-filled rites...
View ArticleSeares: Thousands of saints and there’s our Pedro
“What is the Church if not all the assembly of saints?” – Nicetas A TV news anchor Friday asked in a live phone talk with a Cebuano priest who was in Rome: How many saints are there and how does the...
View ArticlePilgrims say Calungsod canonization was 'awesome'
Long waits that lasted three hours or more failed to dampen the excitement felt by thousands of Cebuanos who witnessed Sunday the mass where Pedro Calungsod became a saint. Toledo City Vice Mayor...
View ArticleChurches all over Philippines celebrate a day of great joy
The names of San Pedro Calungsod, Filipino lay catechist, and six new saints were included Sunday in the list of those the Catholic Church has declared intercessors in heaven. It was a day of joy for...
View ArticleMass site 70% ready; Calungsod tour starts Friday
CEBU CITY — About P10 million has been spent on preparations for a nationwide celebration in honor of a newly proclaimed Filipino saint, Pedro Calungsod, at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu...
View ArticleDuaw Nasud: Luzon leg
1. Arrival from Rome DATE: October 25, 2012 AIRPORT: NAIA 1 CARRIER/FLIGHT: Cathay Pacific CX 919 from Hongkong ETA: 4:45 p.m. ARRIVAL PROGRAM: > Veneration and short prayer at VIP Lounge, NAIA 1 Ø...
View ArticlePriests, Cebu City scramble to finish work for Nov. 30 Calungsod mass
THE national thanksgiving mass for San Pedro Calungsod at the end of the month is open to the public. “There are no restrictions, no tickets needed,” said Msgr. Dennis Villarojo, Cebu celebration...
View Article10,000 seats set for Calungsod pilgrims during mass
About 10,000 pilgrims from various dioceses outside Cebu Province are expected to attend the national thanksgiving mass at the South Road Properties (SRP) at the end of the month. Fr. Jake Reyes,...
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