by Atom L. Pornel | Feb 7, 2025 | Good Travel
The centuries-old St. Gregory the Great Parish Church, commonly known as Majayjay Church in Laguna, has been officially designated as a minor basilica by the Vatican. This historic recognition, announced by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Aug 31, 2022 | Good Pinoys
Philanthropist and businesswoman Grace Mercado-Ouano has been awarded the Order of St. Gregory the Great – the first Filipino-American to receive the pontifical order of knighthood in the Catholic Church. Ouano was honored for her personal service to the Holy...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Aug 12, 2022 | Good Balita
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is being eyed as a potential successor of Pope Francis whose knee ailment that caused him to cancel some planned trips raised speculation that the Catholic pontiff would be retiring soon. The name of the 65-year-old Vatican...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Feb 3, 2022 | Good Pinoys
Pope Francis has appointed Filipino priest Monsignor Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan of the Archdiocese of Manila as the new apostolic nuncio to Rwanda. Monsignor Catalan, now Archbishop-elect, is the first priest from the Archdiocese of Manila to become an apostolic nuncio....
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Sep 16, 2021 | Good Pinoys
Pope Francis has appointed Filipino priest Albino Barrera as a new member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in the Vatican. Fr. Barrera’s appointment as an ordinary member of the Academy was announced by the Vatican’s Holy See bulletin on...
