Simbang Gabi: Filipino Catholics Celebrate Christmas Novena
December 23, 2019By Tim Harfmann For Filipino Catholics like Princess Osma, the Simbang Gabi celebration is a countdown to Christ’s birth. It’s a novena […]
Topic: Philippines
Currents News for Tuesday, October 1, 2019
October 1, 2019On the newscast: The clash over impeachment grows louder with both sides making new charges; A dangerous escalation of the violence in […]
Jesuit Women Attacked While Volunteering in the Philippines
August 26, 2019By Tim Harfmann Two women volunteering with Jesuits in the Philippines were stabbed. Twenty-four-year-old Genifer Buckly is dead. Her 30-year-old colleague, Anne […]
Santo Nino Symbolizes Strong Filipino Faith
January 13, 2019By Katie Engesser A strong devotion through dance takes place at The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Sunset Park. […]
Marian Statue Brings Comfort to Filipinos
May 15, 2018Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage is an image of Mary revered in the Philippines- millions make a pilgrimage to her […]
Filipino Priest Scared About Returning Home
June 12, 2017As news from home travels to the United States, one Filipino priest serving in the Middle Village area of Queens is concerned […]
Local Priest Worries About Troubles Back Home
May 26, 2017Father Godofredo Felicitas was born in the Philippines and ordained in the Diocese of Iligan, not far away from the city where […]
Filipino Brooklynites Pray for Home
May 25, 2017As news from home reaches the Filipinos of St Sebastian’s Church in Woodside, Queens, parishioners pray for the safety of relatives back […]