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 ...

In my youth in the ‘60s, dusting off the belen signaled Christmas time. My earliest memories are of a colorful cardboard cutout of the characters and scenes set up at the sala. On the right side ...

A lighted star was placed on top of the cave while yellow Christmas lights were scattered in and around the belen. Nacorda quoted Pope Benedict XVI who encouraged the faithful to contemplate the ...

On this occasion, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma encourages the faithful to reflect on the scenes depicted in the Christmas Belen. In a video message, Palma explained that the nativity scene in the ...

When I interviewed Jay Gonzalez, director of the Philippine studies program at the University of San Francisco, and told him I couldn't remember putting up a belen (Nativity scene) for Christmas ...