Baclaran Church declared ‘important cultural property’
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Baclaran Church declared ‘important cultural property’

MANILA (SE): The National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help—better known as Baclaran Church—was…

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Manipur riots called ‘ethnic-cleansing of Christians’
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Manipur riots called ‘ethnic-cleansing of Christians’

TELLICHERRY (UCAN): Archbishop Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry called the ongoing sectarian violence in northeastern Manipur…

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Cyclone-affected people still homeless in Myanmar
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Cyclone-affected people still homeless in Myanmar

(UCAN): Thousands are still waiting for shelters in western Rakhine state, Myanmar, nearly two months…

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Bishop David reelected head of Philippine bishops’ conference
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Bishop David reelected head of Philippine bishops’ conference

MANILA (RVA News): Bishop Pablo Virgilio Siongco David of Kalookan was been reelected president of…

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Quiapo Church elevated to national shrine
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Quiapo Church elevated to national shrine

MANILA (SE): The Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene—Quiapo Church—was elevated to the status of…

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