Virus-hit Iran holds Friday prayers for first time in months

In order to contain the spread of the disease, Iran has taken various restrictive measures, without ever imposing a lockdown or quarantine

[REFLECTIONS] Stories and dreams: Easter in the time of COVID-19

We can rebuild from the ruins. We can rebuild with one another.

[REFLECTIONS] Dare we not speak of Easter

We can surely speak of Easter even in the midst of this crisis, but dare we not speak of Easter if this pandemic does not change us

[REFLECTIONS] Finding the risen Christ

We participate in Christ's resurrection if we desire not just to be saved from COVID-19 but to help in saving people from this disease

[REFLECTIONS] Easter hope rises from the depths of the pandemic

For those who have faith, death is not the end of life but marks the beginning of another journey. It is when life is transformed, and all of life’s sorrows are converted into a passage into another realm.

[REFLECTIONS] Silence is the language of love

Beyond this pandemic and unto life everlasting, may our only regret and sadness be that we have not loved enough

[REFLECTIONS] The good about Good Friday

We are called by God to uphold justice and protect the least, the last, and the lost during this time of crisis

[REFLECTIONS] Panlaban sa virus

Bishop Pablo Virgilio David draws Holy Week reflections from a recent Rappler report about a COVID-19 frontliner who herself contracted the dreaded disease

[REFLECTIONS] A lot of good will come out of this period

There is goodness everywhere now even in the middle of great sadness. And there is so much faith and full dependence on the One who sees everything.

[REFLECTIONS] Do it best by doing nothing

This quarantine invites us to celebrate Passover as God originally commanded it. Stay inside. Let God be God as He passes by.

[REFLECTIONS] Why do we suffer?

Let us not focus on the suffering, but on what we can do to alleviate it

[REFLECTIONS] We need to think and re-think our theology

Today, we are challenged by John in his letter: 'We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another'

[REFLECTIONS] Holy Week and COVID-19: Embracing uncertainty

We cannot and must not escape this reality of uncertainty. We have to face it, pray over it, and wrestle with it – and perhaps let go of the need to know why.

[REFLECTIONS] Business temporarily closed: Jesus, what now?

It was like God was telling me: 'Kirk, you guys claim that your business is about me, that everything you do is for me. Put your money where your mouth is.'

[REFLECTIONS] Faith in the risen Jesus amid the coronavirus

It is clearly not the powerful and influential in society that we must attend to but those who are weak and vulnerable

[REFLECTIONS] When no one will say 'I am sick'

The Bible offers comforting answers to questions we have in this time of global pandemic

WATCH: Visita Iglesia 2020

St Pauls Philippines takes pilgrims rendered homebound by COVID-19 to a virtual Visita Iglesia of the ancient churches of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia in Ilocos Sur

[REFLECTIONS] Don’t get tired of waving your palms

Proclaim our coming victory over this pandemic, a victory only possible if we don't give up on ourselves, if we don't give up on each other, if we don't give up on God

[REFLECTIONS] Look out for the loneliest amid the pandemic – Pope Francis

Even if we are isolated, thought and spirit can go far with the creativity of love. This is what we need today: the creativity of love.

WATCH: Stations of the Cross 2020

St Pauls Philippines takes the faithful through the Way of the Cross in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur

[REFLECTIONS] Turning the coronavirus crisis into opportunity

A spiritual teacher, Eckhart Tolle, gives us a piece of advice to overcome negative emotions: Live in the now

[REFLECTIONS] Why, Lord?

We must have the courage to declare with hope: We are Christians. We believe in happy endings. If it’s not yet happy, then it’s not yet the end.

[REFLECTIONS] Glimpses of God’s presence amid a pandemic

Good Friday may have come too soon for us, but in hope we will experience Easter

LOOK: Marawi residents hold first Islamic Friday prayer in Ground Zero after 2 years

‘We pray that this land, Islamic City of Marawi, will be handed back to us peacefully’

Prayer rally for Magalong's safety to be held after ninja cops exposé

Baguio City Hall also puts in place stricter security measures

Tagle calls on Catholics to ‘pray for the nation’

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle makes the call as several bishops and priest are subject to ‘persecution and false accusations’ by government

Caloocan diocese prays for Bishop David's safety: 'Sasamahan namin siya'

'Huwag tayong matakot na tumayo sa ating pananampalataya, ipaglaban natin ito at lalo nating paigtingin ang ating pagmamahal sa ating Panginoon,' Fr Jay de Leon says

Muslims, Christians join forces vs terrorism in PH

'We are showing the world that we Filipino Muslims and Christians are one,' says Imam Council of the Philippines Chairman Aleem Said Basher

'Hindi na tayo tatahimik': Religious groups unite vs injustice, Duterte attack on Church

'Hindi na tayo tatahimik at hindi lang manindigan kundi sama-sama tayong manindigan,' says Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo

Tagle urges Filipinos to live life of prayer, caring to achieve peace

If we don't care for each other, 'we will be sowing seeds of violence,' says Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle in his homily for the New Year's Eve mass

Pope Francis urges clean up of plastic waste from oceans

The Pope also says that access 'to safe drinkable water is a basic and universal human right' and deplored that for many it was 'difficult if not impossible'

Cardinal Tagle cries, asks God why innocent people die

'We want to believe that you do not rejoice in their death. But there are so many of them,' Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle tells God in public prayer

Catholics mark day of prayer for blasphemers, murderers

Catholics can observe this day of prayer and penance anywhere, says Bishop Pablo Virgilio David. He says prayers can also be offered for 'advocates of fake news.'

In defense of Judas

Have we forgotten that the Eucharist was really for him (and for the potential Judases that we all can turn into)?

PANOORIN: Nazareno prayer stations, sinimulan sa Traslacion 2018

Layunin ng Quiapo Church na pagyamanin ang pananampalataya ng mga deboto ng Itim na Nazareno

The week in photos: October 28-November 3, 2017

This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world

Inter-faith rally for peace, human rights set for June 12

Current and former lawmakers religious leaders and advocates will lead the call for peace and respect for human rights amidst the rising tide of terrorism martial rule and impunity that threatens to rip the nation apart

Church launches prayer campaign amid killings

You cannot imagine what prayer can do CBCP president Lingayen Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas says

WATCH: Bon Jovi surprises wedding party with 'Livin' on a Prayer' performance

Jon Bon Jovi sits among the wedding guests and surprises them with a performance of Livin on a Prayer

IN PHOTOS: End of Ramadan at Southeast Asia's biggest mosque

Here are photos of how Indonesians celebrate Idul Fitri

Ramadan: We carry what we cannot let go

Life like Ramadan is also about movements toward the right direction: to continuously change for survival

Cardinal Tagle issues 'oratio imperata' for gov't officials

This oratio imperata or obligatory prayer comes as the Philippines prepares to usher in a new set of leaders on June 30

#PugadBaboy: Deeds over prayers

WATCH: Jessica Sanchez covers Celine Dion's 'The Prayer' at 'Idol' finale

The season 11 runner up belts out her rendition of Celine Dion s hit finishing off a medley by past Idol contestants

Kanye West goes Gospel with Easter prayer track

Kanye releases his song Ultralight Prayer on SoundCloud

Protesters ransack Muslim prayer hall on Corsica

They also try to burn copies of the Koran as tensions escalate

'People thirst while golf courses abound in water'

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle slams a ‘throwaway culture’ that victimizes the poor as a water crisis threatens thousands of Metro Manila households

Bishops issue prayer for PH, China

We cannot represent the Philippines in the international court but we can certainly represent the Philippines before God reelected CBCP head Archbishop Socrates Villegas says

Pacquiao keeps the faith in defeat

An upbeat Manny Pacquiao hosts a prayer service a day after his unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr

Aquino to pray for ‘intense haters’ during Holy Week

The President says his spiritual adviser has counseled him to have some ‘quiet time ’ which he has not had for a while