THE thanksgiving activities for the declaration of Beato Pedro Calungsod as a saint in October will not be held at the South Road Properties. Apparently, it will be too costly for the Archdiocese of Cebu if it pushes through with the plan. Paul Hubahib, City Hall’s consultant on utilities and corporate relations, said it will [...]
WHILE his canonization is still six months away, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is already looking at ways to introduce the second Filipino saint after San Lorenzo Ruiz. Fr. Marvin Mejia, CBCP assistant secretary general, said they are looking at bringing the image of Blessed Pedro Calungsod in different parts of the [...]
THE Cebu City Government will soon start preparations for the venue of the thanksgiving activities when Blessed Pedro Calungsod will be declared as a saint. The canonization has been set on Oct. 21, 2012 and Mayor Rama offered the 25-hectare entertainment block of the South Road Properties (SRP) for the activities. In an interview, SRP [...]
THE feast day of the boy who will soon be the country’s second saint attracted more devotees and pilgrims to the 12-year-old Blessed Pedro Calungsod shrine in Cebu City. “It is more noticeable, there are more people this time who visit the shrine,” said Msgr. Ildebrando Leyson, shrine administrator and postulator for the cause of [...]