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At exactly 12 noon today, June 30, 2010, President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III swore his oath of office in front of 500,000 people at the Quirino Grandstand. He delivered his speech in mixed Tagalog and English, 90% of which...

Basilan Bishop Martin Jumoad lauded on Wednesday President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s inspiring speech, saying the President spoke like a “newly installed bishop.” “I had goose bumps while listening to him,” he said. Jumoad said Aquino inspired his listeners by...

Last March 27, 2010, during a private audience with Archbishop Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Pope Benedict  authorised the congregation to promulgate the following decrees that will elevate the following faithful to the...

A Maronite monk was beatified by the Vatican on Sunday before a huge gathering of the faithful in northern Lebanon, an AFP reporter said. Archbishop Angelo Amato, special envoy of Pope Benedict XVI, read the papal decree bestowing the title...

Brooklyn is New York City’s most populous borough with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area. It is also the western most county on Long Island in New York and the most unlikely place to hail a potential saint....

Last year, I have posted here in OTWOMD about the oldest image of St. Peter and St. Paul discovered inside the catacombs of Tecla under Italy. Now new developments arose after a year. Archaeologists discovered and restored another frescoe on...

Korean carmaker Hyundai has pulled a World Cup-themed TV ad after an outcry from Catholic advocates who called the spot sacrilegious and offensive. The 30-second ad, which aired during the the England-USA soccer match on Saturday, features a church in...

Her story was considered so subversive that for centuries the Vatican tried to expunge it from the records. Now a film, which last week reached the top 10 box office list in Italy, has revived the story of Pope Joan...

World Youth Day has been a most awaited event among young catholics all over the world and the experience is outstanding. These experiences has been verbalized by various young people around the world. Few of these testimonies among millions are...

A fake priest who reportedly built up quite a following through his “Latin Masses,” has had his priestly career cut short by a Philippines diocese. Cubao diocese in Quezon City announced this week it had excommunicated former seminarian Xavier Eubra...

Another Filipino Priest-historian made headlines just recently. A Filipino historian priest has rediscovered three “lost towns” in the northern Philippines. Father Ericson Josue, an Ilocos Norte native, told ucanews.com that he found the documents about his home province while researching historical...

This has been a news item a few months ago, but I never posted this because of my busy sched. So I’m posting this because it is worth the read. Filipino national hero Jose Rizal died 113 years ago but...

Yesterday I have posted here that the Station of the Cross to be held at World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, will showcase the Spanish and Filipino Tradition of processioning the Holy Statues or Images of the different scenes of...

In WYD 2008 in Sydney, station of the Cross was held all over the city with theatrical performance from different youth actors which gave the world a glimpse of what Passion Play is. In 2011, Next year, Madrid will culminate...