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The History of the Lateran Basilica: The Mother and Head of All Churches The facade of Basilica (church) di San Giovanni in Laterano The Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior and of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist in the Lateran (Archbasilica Sanctissimi Salvatoris et Sanctorum Ioannis Baptistae et Ioannis Evangelistae) is the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome—the Pope. It is commonly called the Basilica of Saint John Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano). It holds a unique place in Catholic history because it is not St. Peter's Basilica but the cathedral church of the Pope. It is traditionally honored with the title: Omnium Urbis et Orbis Ecclesiarum Mater et Caput "Mother and Head of all the Churches of the City and the World." This title expresses its historical and ecclesiastical primacy as the cathedral of Rome. 1. Its origins: From persecution to freedom (4th century) Before the fourth century, Christianity was periodically persecuted in the Roman Empire....

This month's intention of the Holy Father which is printed in every ORDO and to the pamphlet of every member of the Apostleship of Prayer is for the Persecuted Christians everywhere in the world. Although, here in the Philippines we are slightly being intimidated because of our belief in some political issues, it has nothing in comparison with our  neighboring brethren who suffered much because of their faith in our God and in Jesus Christ, our Lord with the Holy Spirit. Though, formally no country or group of people who will announce that part of their program is the eradication of whom they believe as non believer because it is different from their belief system. Is it also maybe because of our belief of non-violence that we are susceptible for abuse and violent act. Not, it is not our belief that make us a prey for others but because they believe otherwise and this belief runs in blatant opposite of us of non violence. So it is not only on the issue of different b...

Rev. Fr. Ricardo de Luna, the judicial vicar of the Diocese of San Pablo have replenish with copy of this documents to help out those who seek for annulment in the Catholic Church. I have to transcribed it here for the digital form. Please be careful not to substitute annulment with divorce. Annulment is a process from which their is a valid result that the marriage validity is defective since the beginning. In reality there is no marriage really that took place. An annulment is a declaration by a Church tribunal (a Catholic church court) that a marriage thought to be valid according to Church law actually fell short of at least one of the essential elements required for a binding union. A valid Catholic marriage results from five elements: (1) the spouses are free to marry; (2) they freely exchange their consent; (3) in consenting to marry, they have the intention to marry for life, to be faithful to one another and be open to children; (4) they intend the good of each oth...

The work of International Eucharistic Congresses began in France in 1881 as a fruit of the Eucharistic apostolate of Saint Peter-Julian Eymard, “the apostle of the Eucharist” (1811-1868), and of other outstanding figures such as Blessed Antoine Chevrier (1826-1879), Léon Dupont (1797-1876) and Bishop Gaston Adrian de Ségur (1820-1880). Thanks to the insight and commitment of Miss Émilie-Marie Tamisier (1834-1910), her idea of “Eucharistic pilgrimages” gradually changed into Congresses of Eucharistic Works, which later came to be known as “Eucharistic Congresses”. Immediately submitted to the Holy See, International Eucharistic Congresses appeared as public events focused on stimulating the faith of Catholics in the “Real Presence”, on promoting increased zeal for devotion to the Eucharist outside of Mass, and on proclaiming the social Kingship of Christ against the laicism then regnant. Devotion to the Eucharist outside of Mass almost exclusively characterized the Euch...