File photo of Pope Francis and Claretian Fr. Elias Ayuban, the newly appointed bishop of Cubao. ( Vatican Media/CBCP website) Pope Francis has appointed Claretian priest Elias Ayuban Jr. as the new bishop of the Diocese of Cubao. The announcement, made on Friday, Oct. 4, and posted on the Catholic...
From left clockwise, Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, Cardinal Mario Grech, Pope Francis, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, and Father Giacomo Costa attend the opening session of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Paul VI...
Pope Francis talks to journalists on the flight back to Rome at the end of his four-day visit to Belgium and Luxembourg, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool) ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis suggested Sunday that Israel's attacks in Gaza and Lebanon have...
Pope Francis, right, talks with Belgium's King Philippe during a private audience at the Vatican, Monday, March 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Gabriel Bouys, Pool, File) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Fresh off a four-nation tour of Asia, where he saw record-setting crowds and vibrant church communities, Pope...
Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis canceled his audiences Monday because of a “slight flu-like state” just days...
DENDROBIUM HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS – Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore's National Parks Board Hwang Yu-Ning presents Pope Francis with a 'Dendrobium His Holiness Pope Francis', a specially bred orchid variety named after him at the Parliament House in Singapore, Thursday, Sept. 12,...
Pope Francis leaves in a car soon after landing at Jakarta's International airport Soekarno Hatta, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday at the start of the longest trip of his pontificate, hoping to encourage its Catholic community and celebrate the tradition of...
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, left, shows Pope Francis how to give the popular hand sign for "I love you" at the Mall of Asia arena in Manila, Philippines, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File) BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Pope Francis' visit to Southeast Asia, the longest trip...
By Nel Andrade The Parish of St. John The Baptist in Taytay, Rizal, is now a minor basilica. Following a solemn declaration ceremony held on July 9, the parish church in the heart of Taytay, Rizal, is now called as the Minor Basilica and Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist. Taytay’s parish...
Pope Francis has expressed his appreciation to Filipinos for "bringing that faith with them whenever they are working." President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomes Vatican Archbishop Paul Gallagher at the Malacañan Palace on July 02, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PPA/ KJ Rosales) The Pope sent the message...
President Marcos has conveyed his good wishes to Pope Francis as he welcomed Vatican Archbishop Paul Gallagher in Malacañan on Tuesday, July 2. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomes Vatican Archbishop Paul Gallagher at the Malacañan Palace on July 02, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PPA/ KJ Rosales)...
(Vatican Media/CBCP) Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon of the Archdiocese of Caceres in Naga City, Camarines Sur, was among 42 archbishops appointed in the past year to receive the pallium from Pope Francis on June 29. According to a statement by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines...
