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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The bells of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño rang joyfully in the early hours of Friday, May 9, as white smoke rose over the Vatican and the world was introduced to its…
World leaders welcomed the election on Thursday of Robert Francis Prevost, who as Pope Leo XIV, becomes the first leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics from the United States. Here are key reactions: American pride “Congratulations…
Rome, Italy – Cardinals from all over the world began voting Wednesday to elect a new pope — but what’s the cost of finding a new leader for the Catholic Church? The Holy See has not disclosed…
VATICAN CITY — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th…
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem in Latin and supreme leader — the pope. Some 900 people live within its…
The Vatican on Thursday said at least 130 foreign delegations had confirmed their attendance at Pope Francis’s funeral, including 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs. Here is a list of VIP guests whose offices have…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Vatican has recently sworn 38 new members of the Swiss Guard, and one of them happened to be of Swiss and Filipino descent with roots in Santa Fe town in Bantayan Island.…
MANILA, Philippines — With his promotion as “cardinal-bishop,” former Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle is set to become the third and even the second most powerful person in the Vatican after Pope Francis. The promotion likewise enhances…
MANILA, Philippines — Former Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle is now in Vatican City to assume his new post as Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Photos of Cardinal Tagle in…
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is making it clear that Pope Francis has summoned Chile’s bishops to Rome because of their role in covering up sexual abuse by priests and their “grave omissions” in caring for victims.…
Rome – The Eternal City. The joke among visitors is that it feels like an eternity of walking. The city is vast, and like many cities throughout Europe, it has an interesting blend of ancient and modern.…
VATICAN CITY — Wishing for a year better than 2015, Pope Francis on Friday called for an end to the “arrogance of the powerful” that relegates the weak to the outskirts of society, and to the “false…
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