June 1, 2020
The April 1565 arrival of the Legaspi-Urdaneta expedition to the Philippines, and the subsequent finding of the image of the Santo Nino would not be possible without the Augustinian priest, Fray Andrés de Urdaneta, OSA. The expedition paved the way for Spain’s missionary and economic expansion, and the formal Christian evangelization of the Philippines.
June 1, 2020
The formal Christianization of the Philippines started in 1565. But the story would not be complete without going back 44 years prior - back to 1521, during the arrival of the famed Ferdinand Magellan* to a group of islands of what is now called the Philippines.
February 17, 2020
After 120 years of absence in the Ilocandia, the Order of Saint Augustine (OSA) has returned to Ilocos, among their important mission territories during the Spanish regime.
November 26, 2019
On November 13, 2019, a historical conference opened the Grand Launching of the Santo Niño at 500 Years at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu (BMSN).
November 25, 2019
Presided by the Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, H.E. Most Rev. Gabriele G. Caccia, D.D., the much-awaited concelebrated mass gathered hundreds of devoted mass-goers for the Grand Launching of the Santo Niño at 500 Years Celebration on November 13, 2019.
November 14, 2019
The Order of St. Augustine Province of Santo Niño de Cebu - Philippines successfully launched the "Santo Niño at 500: Santo Niño, the abiding presence of the Father in our journey of faith."