Lent, a 40-day season of prayer
"Some Bible scholars say Lent was never observed by Christ or His apostles" In predominantly Christian Philippines (population 114 million) ...
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All Saints’ Day nationwide a generally festive affair
All Saints’ Day in this predominantly Christian Southeast Asian country is, much like many of the other holidays in this ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.