Pope Francis kissed the tattoo of an Auschwitz survivor -- the number inked onto her forearm when she arrived at the concentration camp as a young girl -- as he met the 81-year-old in an emotional meeting Wednesday at the Vatican. This photo taken and handout on May 26, 2021 by The Vatican Media...
Pope Francis on Sunday said the loss of innocent lives in violence between Israel and Palestinians was "terrible and unacceptable", warning that the latest conflict could get even worse. "In these days, violent armed clashes between the Gaza Strip and Israel have taken over, and risk degenerating...
Pope Francis celebrated mass in honour of Myanmar on Sunday, repeating his calls for an end to violence in the country roiled by months of bloodshed following a military coup. The mass inside the Vatican's Saint Peter's Basilica came after several appeals for peace in recent months by Francis, who...
Pope Francis has elevated the St. Nicholas of Tolentino Parish in Sinait, Ilocos Sur to the rank of minor basilica. The Parish of San Nicolas de Tolentino – Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Cristo Milagroso in Sinait, Ilocos Sur. PHOTO FROM THE PARISH Nueva Segovia Archbishop Marlo Peralta...
Pope Francis has called on the faithful to unite in praying the holy rosary this May to ask the Blessed Virgin Mary’s intercession for an end to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the resumption of social and work activities. Pope Francis (VATICAN MEDIA VIA CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Pope Francis exhorted the religious and consecrated persons in the country to be open to new roads of evangelization. Pope Francis (VATICAN MEDIA VIA CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The church, he said, must be open “to fresh ways of bearing witness to the joy of the Gospel and forming vital...
Pope Francis with then the archbishop of Capiz Jose Advincula in Rome, 2019 (Photo by Fr. Reupert Manuel Advincula) A glorious Easter to all. Christ is risen! We are saved! As an Easter gift to us in Metro Manila, Pope Francis has designated His Eminence Jose Fuerte Advincula, formerly with Capiz,...
In his traditional Easter message last year at St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis urged the world to spread 'a contagion of hope.' He is scheduled to deliver his Easter message 'urbi et orbi' at noon on April 4 at the Vatican (6 p.m. in Manila) EASTER IS A MESSAGE OF HOPE Pope Francis delivering...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House We join Roman Catholics around the world in praying for the safety of Pope Francis who boarded his plane for Iraq last Friday, indeed a historic but dangerous journey in the midst of the raging global pandemic and the recurrent violence in...
Pope Francis begins today the first-ever papal visit to Iraq. It is described as an act of solidarity with an ancient Christian community in Iraq and an outreach to Muslims who dominate the nations of the Middle East. The Pope will voice solidarity with this ancient Christian minority, now...
Pope Francis, on a historic trip to Iraq, will on Saturday hold a hugely symbolic meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, seeking to deepen his cautious dialogue with Muslim leaders. The 84-year-old pope will visit the top Shiite cleric at his home in Najaf, the shrine city where Imam Ali, the...
WHEN IN SORSOGON Rogers Raymond Pope’s home in Casiguran, rented from Joaquin Villas, agent of Ynchausti & Cia. That’s our man at the window Close to midnight on Friday, 28 July 1911, all was dark and waves were high as the boat Ntra. Sra. Del Carmen entered Sorsogon Bay. Before dawn, the...
