To pray is to feel closest to the Lord. It is in prayer that we loosen our grip on our worries and lift them up in faith. In ...

A churchgoer was denied entry to the pilgrim area of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño in Cebu for allegedly failing to ...

Filipino Catholics gathered Sunday afternoon, Jan. 11, for a lively, colorful community tradition. The prayerful event at ...

On January 19, 2025, in Cebu, Philippines, @montemarianne shared a lively video of a Santo Niño fiesta celebration taking place on a boat. The festive atmosphere unfolds as people are seen joyfully ...

Every third Sunday of January marks the annual celebration of the feast of the Holy Child, Santo Niño, which Cebuanos commemorate with an extravaganza. The Sinulog Grand Parade and Ritual Showdown, ...

The annual festival began with the devotion to the image of the Baby Jesus found by the expedition of conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi in 1565. For Archbishop Jose Palma, it is a “true source of ...

Millions of devotees flocked to the central Philippines city of Cebu over the weekend to join the liturgical celebration of the Señor Sto. Niño with gratitude and a prayer on their lips. More than 4 ...

“Viva Pit Senyor — Long Live the Christ Child!” People chanted, dancing and waving their statues of the Santo Niño, the “Divine Infant Jesus.” A solemn Mass, held Sunday, Jan. 21 at the Cathedral of ...

The gozos in Boljoon still contains the words printed in the old novena booklets published in 1908 and even as far back as 1858 and accessible in the archives of the National Library of Spain CEBU, ...

Filipinos are said to have the longest Christmas season in the world. It begins in September when Jose Mari Chan’s “Christmas in Our Hearts” can be heard in malls. This may not be a subliminal trigger ...

Since September, a popular devotional figure has been used as part of an online scam, helped by the testimonial of a phoney priest, whose image appears to have been generated via artificial ...