By Elias Turk Across continents, Filipino Catholics have emerged as what Pope Francis once memorably called “smugglers of the ...

CARDINAL Jose Advincula celebrates Christmas Eve Mass at the Manila Cathedral on December 24. Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila warned Christmas celebrations risk becoming “shallow and empty” if ...

THE Philippine Embassy in Bangkok successfully hosted the first day of Simbang Gabi at the Holy Redeemer Church on December 16, as it marked the start of a cherished Filipino Catholic tradition that ...

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On a rainy afternoon just a few days before Christmas, Ate Jocelyn was busy catering to customers – both locals and foreigners – queuing for their piping hot, mouth-watering bibingka and puto bumbong.

I spent a week in Tehran amid the protests, and what I saw on the ground was different from what we see on TV ...

One way to pack the pews is to host a Simbang Gabi Mass. On Saturday, people filled church benches for the evening Mass at St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church in Indian Creek. Simbang Gabi, a Filipino ...

A candlelight service will take place at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24. There will be no service on Christmas Day. A traditional worship service will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 28.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle invited Filipino Catholics to rediscover Simbang Gabi as a journey of faith and companionship with Mary and Joseph, rather than a checklist of holiday preparations.

Christmas is just around the corner, and along with the holiday rush in the streets and marketplaces comes the celebration of the traditional Simbang Gabi. For Catholics, especially Filipinos, Simbang ...