VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis on Saturday extended a 2019 law to fight sexual abuse in the Church by making lay Catholic leaders responsible for acts committed under their watch in Vatican-approved bodies. A letter, directly sent by the pontiff, also said that vulnerable adults can be...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. joined the Catholic faithful in celebrating the declaration of the Antipolo Cathedral as an international shrine. "Nakikiisa tayo sa kapwa nating Katoliko sa pagdiriwang sa deklarasyon ng Vatican sa Antipolo Cathedral bilang kauna-unahang international...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - The war in Ukraine involves "imperial interests", with the world's "great powers" fighting there, Pope Francis said in extracts of an interview published on Friday. Speaking to Swiss television RSI, the pontiff described how he had offered to go to Moscow to negotiate peace,...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Several dozen people including bishops, cardinals and archbishops turned out for the funeral of the controversial Cardinal George Pell in the Vatican on Saturday. The ceremony in St Peter's Basilica was led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, with Pope Francis arriving in a...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis led the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI on Thursday in front of tens of thousands of mourners in St Peter's Square, an event unprecedented in modern times. Scarlet-clad cardinals, dignitaries and thousands of priests and nuns from around the world...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See – Former pope Benedict XVI is "lucid and alert" and his condition remains serious but stable, the Vatican said Thursday, the day after revealing the 95-year-old's health had deteriorated. Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pope since the Middle Ages to resign as...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Thousands of people are set to gather Sunday in St Peter's Square to hear Pope Francis deliver his Christmas Day message, where he is expected to offer prayers for war-torn Ukraine. The head of the Catholic Church will address the faithful from the central balcony of St...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis revealed for the first time in an interview Sunday that he had signed a resignation letter nearly a decade ago should poor health prevent him from carrying out his duties. Pope Francis (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE) Francis -- who turned 86 on Saturday -- has...
Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco had the very rare special opportunity of speaking with the His Holiness, Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome. (Duke Frasco's Facebook) Frasco knew the conversation was going to be short, sweet, and transcendent, so he told the Pope what felt was...
The Diocese of Pasig will now have its first minor basilica. PHOTO CBCP NEWS FB This, after the Vatican approved the request of the Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Anne in Taguig City for the title. No less than Pasig Bishop Mylo Vergara announced the good news in a Mass at the said Shrine on Tuesday,...
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo City has been declared as an “international shrine." Bp Francisco de Leon (Photo CBCP) CBCP News said Antipolo Bishop Francisco de Leon on Saturday said that the Vatican approved their petition to give the shrine, which is also...
Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles John Brown led the recent celebration of the 50th year of the Archdiocese of Lipa. Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles John Brown (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Papal envoy called on the faithful to continue to nurture and deepen their...
