Near the end of the 17th century, Emperor Leopold I of Austria took refuge in the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians ... to Our Lady Help of Christians, the mother church of his congregation ...

Thus, it should highlight the very title of the shrine; "Mary, Mother of the Church". To achieve this, the construction of the shrine church should have three distinct, yet very clear focal points. 1.

Serpentine queues were seen since dawn at Gunadala Hill to have a ‘darshan’ of Mary Matha. The devotees offered vows (mokkus) to the goddess and offered special prayers at the shrine.

Authorities seized P170 million worth of shabu and arrested two suspects at Pier 5 in Cebu City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC ... in a red vehicle upon further examination. The suspects, a mother and ...

The 101-year-old Gunadala Shrine has been decked up for Mary Matha Utsavams, to be celebrated from February 9 to 11 atop the Gunadala Hill. Devotees from across the country thronged the church to ...

CEBU, Philippines – Police arrested Tuesday, February 4, an Australian man who was accompanied by six minor girls and were about to leave for a island northwest of mainland Cebu. The Cebu Police ...

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) approved a new Filipino version of the "Hail Mary" prayer, providing an alternative to the ...

Some Christians criticize the Catholic Church for elevating Mary with the title: Mother of God. They claim that this title for Mary is not found in the Bible. Now it may be true that the Bible ...

CEBU CITY — Officials have broken ground for a multibillion-peso New Cebu International Container Port (NCICP) in Barangay Tayud, Consolacion town in Cebu, marking a major step toward boosting ...

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has approved an alternative Filipino version of the ‘Hail Mary’ ...

This Gospel is a Christ-centered proclamation to Christian believers of all times. Mary, the mother of the Lord, is primarily a believer who has been with Jesus from his conception, to his birth, his ...