MAGALANG, PAMPANGA, Philippines — Picture this Christmas lantern: a meter in diameter, made out of paper and is adorned with two rings and a smaller star at the center. Then the outward rays are ...

Pampanga's century-old lubenas lanterns shine bright in Italy, bringing Filipino Christmas spirit to Milan as part of a cultural exchange during the Simbang Bengi festivities PAMPANGA, Philippines ...

The lubenas next appeared in the Duomo di Milano where the Filipino community gathered for the second Simbang Gabi. Msgr. Franco Agnesi, the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Milan, and Filipino ...