Western Visayas has been dismembered again when Negros Occidental joined Negros Oriental to form Negros Island Region. Despite this, Hiligaynon remains the lingua franca with Kinaray-a, Capiznon, and ...

THE Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo City welcomed its new archbishop, Most Rev. Midyphil Billones, during a solemn high mass with the rite of canonical possession ...

Born on July 4, 1969 in Panay, Capiz, Billones was ordained priest by then Archbishop Alberto Piamonte at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral on Oct. 2, 1995, and as bishop by Lazo in the same church ...

In the 12th century, settlers from the collapsing empires of Srivijaya, Majapahit and Brunei, led by the chieftain Datu Puti and his tribes, settled in the island of Panay and its surrounding ... of ...

When he was elevated to the papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was widely expected to shake up the Catholic Church, to liberals’ delight and conservatives’ horror. Such ancient teachings as the ...

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change. The Argentine pontiff listened, breaking some ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

Port Management Offices (PMOs) in Batangas, Panay/Guimaras, Mindoro, Negros Oriental/Siquijor, and Bohol reported the highest passenger volumes, particularly during peak travel days such as Holy ...