Father Christopher O’Neill says he can foresee his church in Invercargill becoming a predominantly Asian congregation in future decades “if things carry on the way they are at the moment”. He estimates that up to 30 per cent of his regular congregation are from the Filipino community. With the launch of the Southland Regional Development Read more
Millions of Filipino Catholics started flocking to cemeteries on Thursday to pay respects to their dead as the country observed All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. The annual tradition that combines Catholic religious rites with the country’s penchant for festivity is popularly called “Undas” or Day of the Dead, a major family affair in Read more