Seven Filipinos who gave their lives for the Gospel, most of them victims of persecution in southern Philippines, have been identified by the Philippine Roman Catholic Church as the nation’s “new martyrs.” According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the list...
Pope Francis challenged us to rediscover the Church not as a fortress, but as a field hospital—welcoming, healing, and journeying together. With Laudato Si ' and Laudate Deum, he taught us to see the earth as a common home, entrusted to our care, especially for the sake of generations to...
On Easter Sunday, April 20, at 6 p.m. Manila time, I watched Pope Francis on television giving the traditional Easter blessings to a large crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Rome and to millions of people online all over the world. It was obvious that he was not in the best of health, so his Message...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Before he died, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile health unit to serve the children of Gaza, officials said Monday. The Jerusalem and Sweden branches of the Vatican 's Caritas charitable federation released photos of the repurposed...
CLINICAL MATTERS I was preparing to do a vaccine talk when I saw the post on social media. Pope Francis was dead. Since you cannot trust anything that comes up on social media these days at face value, I quickly checked mainstream media webpages, and it was confirmed. The Pope had died in the early...
ILOILO CITY – Jaro Archbishop Midyphil “Dodong” Billones said Pope Francis was the epitome of mercy. ARCHBISHOP Midyphil ‘Dodong’ Billones (left) speaks during the April 26, 2025 Requiem Mass that coincided with the funeral of Pope Francis at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s speech during a campaign rally in Sta. Ana, Manila was devoid of the usual swear words, in deference to Pope Francis, who died earlier in the week and was laid to rest on Saturday, April 26. Vice President Sara Duterte offers a prayer for the eternal repose of...
President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos are set to return to Manila on Monday morning, April 28, after attending the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican over the weekend, Malacañang confirmed. Photos from President Marcos' Facebook page In a text message to reporters on Sunday,...
Pope Francis (inset) holds a mass in Tacloban City, Leyte amid pouring rain on Jan. 17, 2015 (AP) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--House Speaker Martin Romualdez paid one final tribute to the late Pope Francis, who was laid to rest on Saturday,...
President Marcos got to have short exchanges with United States President Donald Trump and former US president Joseph Biden as they attended Pope Francis' wake at the Vatican on Saturday, April 26. SHORT MEETING — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. exchange pleasantries with US President...
Tacloban City mass for Pope Francis (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--As the mass in remembrance of Pope Francis ended here, the funeral for the late Pontiff began over at Piazza San Pedro (Saint Peter’s Square) in...
Former senator and senatorial candidate Bam Aquino remembered Pope Francis and his life of service to the poor as he bid farewell to the pontiff who will be laid to rest on Saturday, April 26, at 3 p.m. (Manila time). Former senator Bam Aquino's close encounter with Pope Francis (Photo from...
