Saturday, May 30, 2026
The wooden image of Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso became the focal point of extraordinary events and lasting popular devotion from the 17th century to the present. In the context of Philippine history, various images of the Blessed Virgin have been found, attributed to miracles, according to oral history. Such is the case with the wooden image of the patroness of Parañaque, known as Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso (Our Lady of Good Events).

Sunday, May 24, 2026
The Bedouin women from the three villages we are visiting today in the Khan al-Ahmar area are living in a state of agonising uncertainty. The very real threat of mass eviction hangs over their homes. Some have already packed the few belongings they could carry with them into bags, in case they are forced at any moment to leave the land where they have lived all their lives. “We don’t know what might happen tonight or in the coming days,” they tell us with a mixture of fear, exhaustion and dignity.