By Shirley Lascano When the confirmation of Pope Francis’ trip to the Philippines was announced, Filipinos in Brooklyn and Queens received the news full of hope, a year after the most devastating typhoon Yolanda hit our homeland. The resiliency and strength of the Filipinos are rooted in the deep faith. They believe that God will […]
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) – Filipino Catholics living in the U.S. say the pope’s upcoming visit to the Philippines will be a big boost for their homeland that has experienced so much suffering. “After all the travesties” the country has faced, the visit will provide a “flicker of light and a glimmer of hope,” […]
by Simone Orendain TACLOBAN, Philippines (CNS) – The sun was fierce over the field of dried grass and clumps of earth marked with 3,000 small white crosses. Priests in white vestments walked along the rows of graves, sprinkling streams of holy water from plastic bottles. The blessing was part of the Catholic community’s remembrance of […]
Toys from Queens to the Philippines When Julius Balatbat, a third grader at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy, Queens Village, mentioned to his class that he was sending some of his toys to children affected by the typhoon in the Philippines, his classmates, including the girls pictured above, wanted to help. Teacher Christine Thornhill coordinated […]
The Our Lady of the Snows (OLS), North Floral Park, Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) program recently donated $282 toward the diocesan Philippines’ relief effort and also donated $359 to the OLS Human Concerns Center. Pictured with the OLS sub-novice girls’ basketball team is Joan Geiger, OLS Human Concerns Center director, and Father Kevin McBrien, pastor […]
BOHOL, Philippines (CNS) – Bishop Leonardo Medroso of Tagbilaran said the Church in central Philippines is assessing damage after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake left dozens dead. The bishop, who said the Oct. 15 quake “was so strong,” told the Asian church news portal ucanews.com that Spanish-era churches in the towns of Loon and Carmen collapsed. […]
