Pope Leo XIV visited the Philippines twice before he became the head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, May 8. POPE Leo XIV, then Father Robert Prevost, presiding over a Mass at the San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila, in 2010. (CBCP News FB) The Pontiff – then Father Robert Prevost...
Roman Catholic archdioceses in the Philippines on Friday morning congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost who was chosen as the new Pope during the conclave on Thursday afternoon in the Vatican. Prevost, 69, chose the name Leo XIV and is the first ever pontiff from the United States. Habemus...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, an missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. The crowd in...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke is again pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating that no pope was elected on second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The smoke billowed out at 11:50 a.m. on Thursday after the morning voting session to...
ABC News ' special comprehensive coverage of the papal conclave and installation of the new pope will stream live on Disney+ starting May 7 at 10 p.m. Philippine Standard Time. The coverage will be led by “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir and joined by ABC News...
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...
A Pope skullcap lays in the display window of the Gammarelli ecclesiastic clothes tailor shop in Rome, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ROME (AP) — Two papal tailors and no conclave orders. The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is...
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,...
