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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at…
MANILA – Pope Francis on Sunday appointed Bishop Roberto Mallari to lead the 61-year-old Diocese of Tarlac. The pontiff made the announcement in Rome around 7 p.m. Manila time. Mallari replaces the late Bishop Enrique Macaraeg who passed…
ROME — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration that is expected to bring…
ROME, Italy — Pope Francis called Wednesday for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation…
Vatican City, Holy See — Pope Francis opened the “Holy Door” of St Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security fears following a Christmas market attack in Germany.…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza. “Let the weapons fall…
Feeling like a lost, drowsy sheep during long and winding homilies in your church? Here’s the good news: the Pope totally understands. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church has again advised priests to keep their sermon…
MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has appointed a Filipino missionary priest as one of two new auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Melbourne in Australia. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines news website said the Vatican…
ROME — Pope Francis paid his respects on Saturday to the “Garden of Angels,” an area in Rome’s third largest cemetery which houses the graves of stillborn and miscarried children. Francis celebrated All Souls’ Day Mass at…
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis left East Timor for Singapore on Wednesday for the last leg of a gruelling 12-day Asia-Pacific tour, flying from one of the world’s poorest regions to one of its richest.…
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea— Pope Francis opened up about the travails of his post with young worshippers in Papua New Guinea on Monday, telling them “this job is not easy”. The 87-year-old pontiff, who is halfway through…
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