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[Title] => Church looking for young blood
[Summary] => With a large number of Roman Catholic priests approaching their “twilight years,” few young men are joining the vocation to replace them, posing an enormous challenge to the Church, according to the administrator of the Diocese of Parañaque and concurrently bishop of Cubao.
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[Title] => Bishops urge Senate to try Sara Duterte without delay
[Summary] => The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has urged senators to swiftly convene as an impeachment court and try Vice President Sara Duterte without delay, saying that any foot-dragging of the trial would deny justice to both Duterte and the public.
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[Title] => JIL Church wins Kowloon property dispute
[Summary] => The Jesus Is Lord Church Ltd. has secured a favorable ruling from the Hong Kong High Court over a contested property in Kowloon, thereby rejecting all claims brought by JIL Investments Ltd.
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[Title] => Another Bulacan church burglarized
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[Title] => Two heritage churches face contrasting restoration fates
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[Title] => February 11 - Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
[Summary] => On this day, 168 years ago, at Lourdes, France, “the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous, a poor/uneducated/physically frail young girl whose family lived on the margins of society and practiced the faith imperfectly.
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[Title] => Ibang sinehan, nagiging sambahan na!
[Summary] => Nagiging worshipNagiging worship venue o place of worship ngayon ang ibang sinehan. venue o place of worship ngayon ang ibang sinehan.
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[Title] => Nazareno participants expected to exceed 8 million
[Summary] => The number of devotees who will join the procession of the Feast of Jesus Nazarene on Jan. 9 are expected to exceed the eight million participants last year as the Quiapo Church announced the closure of bridges and roads for the celebration.
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[Title] => Schedule ng Pista ng Nazareno, inilabas na ng Quiapo Church
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[Title] => Christ and social media
[Summary] => That beautiful prayer of praise by Zachary, father of John the Baptist, contains a message that, while directly meant for his son, is actually also meant for all of us, especially the Church leaders, who have the duty to “prepare the way of the Lord.” (cfr. Lk 1,67-79)
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February 3, 2026 - 12:00am
