Ninety-seven years ago, on 20 September 1924, the image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia — which was commissioned by Rev. Fr. Miguel Robles de Covarrubias, and sculpted by a local artisan — received canonical coronation. The practice of crowning images began in the 17th century, but became increasingly popular in the late 1800s. A Canonical Coronation is an act of the Pope to crown an image of Christ, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or of St. Joseph. This acknowledges that a specific i

Guidelines of the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral in view of the imposition of the weekly Weekend Lockdown in the City of Naga. While public Masses, Baptisms and Weddings will be suspended during such Weekend Lockdowns, Masses will continue to be celebrated in private inside the Cathedral. The Parish Office will be closed, as well as parking and all forms of exercise at the Cathedral Patio. The weekly Weekend Lockdown or Enhanced Community Quarantine in the City was declared by t

LOOK: Archbishop Rolando J. Tria Tirona, OCD, DD offers a prayer at the tomb of his predecessor, Most Rev. Pedro Paulo Songco Santos, DD, the 31st Bishop and 1st Archbishop of Caceres. The prayer was offered just before the start of the Thanksgiving Mass for the 70th Anniversary of the Elevation of Caceres to an Archdiocese at the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral on 29 June 2021. The said date also marks the 132nd Birth Anniversary of Archbishop Santos. #CaceresCCom #CaceresAt70 #

The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, which will be celebrated on Sunday, 16 May 2021, is also the 55th World Communications Day. Established by St. Paul VI in 1967 in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, it is an annual celebration that calls us to reflect on the opportunities and challenges that the media can afford the church to communicate the Gospel. According to the Saint, it aims “to draw the attention of her children and of all men of good will to the vast an

As part of the Celebration of the Year of Missio ad Gentes and the 500th Year of Christianity in the Philippines, the Archdiocese of Caceres Office for Mission and Evangelization invites us to another Webinar on Mission, entitled “Mission for and with Women.” The said webinar will be held on Friday, 16 April 2021, at 08:00 pm, with Ms. Jessica Marie “Aika” G. Robredo as Speaker. Prior to the webinar, Interviews with Women in Social Development will be held at 07:00 pm. This w