Fr. Rufino Sescon Jr. (Quiapo Church/CBCP) Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Rufino “Jun” Sescon Jr. of the Archdiocese of Manila as the new bishop of the Diocese of Balanga, which has been vacant for over a year. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced the...
The Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur. (Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion Church/CBCP) The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Monday, Nov. 18 that Pope Francis has granted the 18th-century...
Pope Francis greets Cardinal-elect Pablo Virgilio David prior to a working session of the Synod on Synodality in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall on Oct. 9, 2024. (Screenshot/Diocese of Kalookan video/CBCP News) Cardinal-elect Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan received a valuable reminder from...
An Oct. 23, 2023 file photo of Cardinal-designate Pablo Virgilio David with Pope Francis during a session of the Synod of Bishops on synodality in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall. ( CBCP News/Vatican Media) Philippine Catholic bishops on Monday, Oct. 7 welcomed the elevation of Bishop Pablo...
The Vatican announced on Sunday, Oct. 6 that Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Bishop Pablo Virgilio David will be elevated to the rank of cardinal. David, who serves as bishop of the Diocese of Caloocan, is among 21 new “princes” of the Church appointed by...
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...
