MANILA, Philippines – Kalookan Bishop Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David has taken possession of the Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ as his titular church in Rome, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) reported…
MANILA – Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has formally assumed his new role as Cardinal Bishop of the Diocese of Albano, one of the seven historic dioceses surrounding Rome. According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines…
ROME, Italy — Hundreds of thousands of young faithful feted Pope Leo XIV like a rock star Saturday at an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, after the head of the Catholic Church made a dramatic entrance by helicopter. Pilgrims…
OSLOB, Cebu — A parish church dedicated to the Immaculate Conception in Oslob town south of Cebu has been officially affiliated with the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome. The designation establishes a bond of…
ROME — US President Donald Trump arrived in Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, where he will brush shoulders with an array of world leaders on the unexpected first foreign trip of his second…
Vatican City, Holy See — A still-convalescing Pope Francis said Thursday he was doing “as best I can” as he visited inmates at Rome’s central jail before Easter. The 88-year-old Argentine pontiff spent about a half hour…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, continuing his recovery from life-threatening pneumonia, made a surprise visit on Saturday to his favorite Roman basilica, the Vatican press service said on Telegram. It was a fourth unscheduled appearance in recent…
ROME, Italy – The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Francis, who was hospitalized for bronchitis four days ago, is experiencing a “complex clinical picture,” suggesting that the 88-year-old may remain in the hospital longer than initially…
The 86-year-old pontiff, who was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday with breathing difficulties, got out of the car transporting him and smiled and joked with the crowd. Asked by someone how he felt, he quipped…
Are we truly heading for war? The Ukraine war is such a horrible disaster that we must think seriously about how to get back to peace and stability. Reading Roman history during the Christmas holidays, I was…
MANILA, Philippines–Margielyn Didal began paving her road going to the 2024 Paris Olympics after finishing 18th overall in the World Street Skateboard Championships in Rome, Italy. The reigning Asian Games champion made the cut in the 32-skater…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu’s skateboarding pride, Margielyn Didal, may not have qualified in the final round of the women’s category of the World Street Skateboarding Championships 2021 in Rome, Italy, but she earned her first Olympics…
