To tell apart which image represents the first Filipino saint, Lorenzo Ruiz, and that of soon-to-be saint Pedro Calungsod, a Catholic Church official tells the faithful to check the feet.

CHICAGO, Illinois â Even his undersized statue is being persecuted. The Philippines' first ordained saint is badly missed by the Filipino community in Queens, New York, 25 days after its image was cut ...

CHICAGO, Illinois - For the first time in three years, Filipinos in New York will be commemorating the holy life of Lorenzo Ruiz next month with only the feet of the saint’s life-size image. The ...

Calungsod will become the second Filipino saint, after St. Lorenzo Ruiz who was canonized in 1987. On Saturday, the archdioceses of Cebu and Manila will launch a 100-day countdown for the October ...

A contingent of Filipino-Americans from Staten Island gathered at a 2 p.m. mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on Sept. 17, in honor of their patron saint, San Lorenzo Ruiz, joining ...

The sainthood of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz in 1987 was not only a historical breakthrough in Catholic history. It was likewise a significant mark in the Philippine Catholic landscape, being the first ...