These seven churches worthy of this year's Visita Iglesia are silent witnesses to the province's religious and historical ...

There are two churches in the Philippines where relics of the True Cross can be found: one is enshrined in a chest beneath ...

For those looking to discover new places of worship, head to the northern district of Camanava—composed of Caloocan, Malabon, ...

During Holy Week, many Filipino Catholics observe the Visita Iglesia, a sacred tradition of visiting seven churches to reflect on the Passion of Christ.

Elements of that experience fed into his 1969 novel, “Conversation in the Cathedral,” a depiction ... his opponents questioned whether a heavily Roman Catholic Peru should be governed by ...

Just a few years after the Visita Iglesia practice was established, some of the churches in Albay had already been built, ...

Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern ...

During elections, the Catholic Church has long shunned recommending political candidates to its faithful, but its influence ...

Every Holy Week, streets across the Philippines transform into open-air stages for one of the country’s most unique and ...

Four months after its long-awaited reopening, Notre Dame Cathedral welcomed worshippers and tourists alike on Friday for an emotional Easter ceremony centered on the Crown of Thorns, a circular band ...

QUEZON CITY, (PIA) — The historic Walled City of Intramuros in Manila opens its nine churches and chapels to visit this Holy ...