CBCP News published the text on Tuesday evening ... century Spanish-colonized country—and using the original Latin “Ave Maria” instead. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) approved an "alternative" Filipino version of the Hail Mary prayer. The "Ave Maria" was approved during the CBCP ...

Called “Ave Maria,” the alternative follows the ... “The revisions are guided by: faithfulness to the original Latin text, bible-based, simplicity, prayerfulness, adaptability to the ...

“Ave Maria” -- Latin for “Hail, Mary” -- contains a familiar Christian prayer commemorating the way the angel Gabriel greeted Mary in the New Testament. But “Ave Maria” in its various ...