Spain introduced Christianity to the Philippines in 1565 with the arrival of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi. Earlier, beginning in 1350, Islam had been spreading northward from Indonesia into the Philippine ...

A Philippine televangelist, who calls himself the "anointed son of God" and once claimed to have stopped an earthquake, has ...

Garcia is one of the millions of OFWs who have left the Philippines to find better-paying jobs in the Middle East or East Asia. Today, Filipinos working as domestic helpers, factory workers, engineers ...

In a world where economic growth is an obsession and politics more intractable than ever, the study of religion and its place in the lives of people is both fascinating and challenging. Contrary to ...

By Renester P. Suralta Politics and religion have strongly influenced the world. These are two powerful forces that have ...

Tagalog is a common dialect. The dominant religion in the Philippines is Catholicism, and churches abound throughout the country. The older generations in the Philippines tend to be quite religious.

A Filipino man suspected of victimizing more than 100 children in the Philippines with his gang by selling their nude pictures online, including some while being raped by his cohorts, has been ...

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine televangelist, who calls himself the “anointed son of God” and once claimed to have ...

Estoye, 29, and his wife were bound for Thailand. They were the first missionaries to be sent abroad by the new United Church of the Philippines. An experimental United Church was organized in ...

Manila’s LGBTQ community rallied in support of drag performer Pura Luka Vega, who was arrested after a video of their performance dressed as Jesus Christ circulated online. Imported to the ...