MANILA, Philippines - Before putting up that Christmas tree, allow a space for a traditional Belen in your homes. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday said the ...

The nativity scenes that grace Guam during the holidays are a Spanish-origin tradition that remains strong. Nativity scenes, or belen in CHamoru, depict the birth of Jesus, surrounded by animals ...

Growing up in the working-class burbs of San Diego during the 1980s and 1990s, I knew my place in the world. Dad in the Navy. Mom a nurse. Me in a Catholic prep school. Study hard, be (there was ...

There is no better symbol of Christmas than the “belen.” Depicting the nativity scene of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, the belen would remind everyone, especially the poor and the less fortunate ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A few more days until Christmas, and Catholics around the world will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. On this occasion, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma encourages the ...

For the first time in recent years, the first University in Cebu, University of the Visayas, will have a lighting of Belen and Christmas tree tomorrow at 5:30 in the afternoon.

Christmas means belen and on Guam that means lumot. Jojo Santo Tomas. Pacific Daily News. The nativity scenes that grace Guam during the holidays are a Spanish-origin tradition that remains strong.

The nativity scenes that grace Guam during the holidays are a Spanish-origin tradition that remains strong. Nativity scenes, or belen in CHamoru, depict the birth of Jesus, surrounded by animals.