Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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Saudi readies for ‘worst case scenario’ in sweltering hajj

Mina, Saudi Arabia—Near a sprawling tent city outside Mecca, Saudi hospital staff are preparing for a flood of heat-related cases as Muslim pilgrims begin hajj...

Kanlaon trips banned as volcano emits fresh ash

All forms of pilgrimage, trekking, and entry into Mount Kanlaon’s six-kilometer extended danger zone (EDZ) are now strictly prohibited following fresh ash emissions monitored...

Pilgrims flock to tomb of millennial saint

ASSISI, Italy — Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a...

CBCP designates over 200 churches as Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage sites

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) designated more than 200 Catholic churches as special pilgrimage sites for the Jubilee 2025. "These sacred sites...

Hajj Toll

A man affected by the scorching heat is helped by another Muslim pilgrim and police officer the site of the symbolic ‘stoning of the...

Death toll tops 1,000 after hajj marked by extreme heat

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an Agence France Presse (AFP) tally said on Thursday, more than half...

DFA: Pinoys suffered injuries during Hajj

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday said more than 200 Filipino pilgrims have been stranded in Muzdalifah, Saudi Arabia during the observance...

Pope urges end to ethnic hatred in South Sudan

Pope Francis appealed Sunday to the people of South Sudan to lay down their “weapons of hatred” at an open-air mass on the final...

Pope to visit Canada on ‘penitential pilgrimage’

Vatican City—Pope Francis departs Sunday for a historic six-day visit to Canada where he is expected to ask forgiveness of Indigenous survivors of abuse...

Saudi welcomes 1 million for biggest hajj pilgrimage since pandemic

By Rania Sanjar with Mohamad Ali Harissi in Dubai White-robed worshippers from around the world have packed the streets of Islam's holiest city ahead of...

Saudi welcomes 1 million for biggest hajj pilgrimage since pandemic

By Rania Sanjar with Mohamad Ali Harissi White-robed worshippers from across the world have packed the streets of Mecca as Islam's holiest city prepares to...

Muslims begin downsized hajj pilgrimage

Mecca—Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday begin the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the...

Ombudsman tells Sandiganbayan that Binays are flight risks

Prosecutors from the Ombudsman have asked the Sandiganbayan to consider Former Vice President Jejomar Binay and Former Makati City Mayor Erwin “Junjun” Binay as flight...

Follow The Faithful: Visita Iglesia

One of the well-honored traditions in a predominantly Catholic country such as ours is the Visita Iglesia. Finding its roots in 1553, the Visita...
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