The artifacts, now in the possession of the Archdiocese of Palo, will forever bind the memories of faith of the people of Leyte and Pope Francis LEYTE, Philippines – As the world prepared for ...

PALO, Leyte – This town, known as the center of Roman Catholic faith in Eastern Visayas, is keeping its Holy Week tradition of preparing molabola, a local delicacy that has become a symbol of faith.

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines – Masses for the eternal repose of Pope Francis were held on Saturday, April 26, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Palo and at the Tacloban Daniel Z. Romualdez ...

Despite modernity and changing religious expressions, the “Penitentes” of Palo, Leyte remain a powerful image of Filipino folk Catholicism. Their hushed footsteps on a scorching pavement and silent ...

The Department of Affairs (DFA) mourned the death of Pope Francis on Monday, enjoining Filipinos to remember the Holy ...

The mass at the airport is open for everyone and is expected to start at 2:30 p.m. Meanwhile, a different mass beforehand at Palo Metropolitan Cathedral in Palo, Leyte starts at 12 noon. (JKPA/PIA ...

Archbishop John F. Du, DD, of Palo in Leyte recalled the Pope’s visit to Leyte in 2015, particularly in Tacloban City and Palo town — two of three places that the beloved head of the Catholic ...

TACLOBAN CITY — Administrative charges are being prepared against the seven police officers considered “persons of interest” in the April 10 shooting of confessed drug lord and mayoral ...

Confessed drug lord and mayoral bet Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa of Albuera town, Leyte, has filed frustrated murder charges against the seven police officers who were considered “persons of interest” in ...

PALOMPON, Leyte — With the 2025 elections fast approaching, the official list of registered voters of this town is being questioned for discrepancies, casting doubt on the integrity of the upcoming ...

He experienced all the calamities that we experience." After officiating Mass in Tacloban, Pope Francis heads to Palo, Leyte to meet with more victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda. Rave Garcia/Youscoop ...

Her journey began not in Rome, but on the storm-battered soil of Palo, Leyte, where Pope Francis visited the Philippines in 2015, two years after the aftermath of super typhoon Yolanda.