Pope Francis has ordered the removal of all Caritas Internationalis leaders, including Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as president, and appointed a commissioner to run the Catholic Church’s worldwide charity arm until new officers are elected. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (Vatican News) “It would...
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 episcopal ordination of Bishop-elect Ruben Labajo has been set on August 19. Photo Archdiocese of Cebu FB The Archdiocese of Cebu announced the schedule of Labajo's ordination on Monday, August 15 via their Facebook page. The archdiocese said the solemn episcopal ordination will start at 9 a.m....
Pope Francis has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Filipino people over the death of former President Fidel V. Ramos. Pope Francis and Archbishop Charles John Brown in the Vatican in December, 2018. (VATICAN MEDIA FILE PHOTO) The message of the pontiff was forwarded by the office of the...
Another Filipino has joined the Pontifical Swiss Guards. Photo courtesy Radio Veritas A report from Radio Veritas identified the Filipino as Sebastian Esai Eco Eviota. Veritas said Eviota, who left the Philippines in 2009, is the first full blooded Filipino to become part of the Pontifical Swiss...
The 250-year-old St. Dominic Parish Church in San Carlos, Pangasinan has been designated as a minor basilica by Pope Francis. St. Dominic Parish (Facebook) The Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan said the official title of the church will be changed to the Minor Basilica of St. Dominic. The date of the...
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- Pope Francis on Saturday said the treatment of Indigenous people in Canada amounted to a genocide, after a six-day trip where he apologised to survivors of abuse at Catholic-run schools. Graves are seen in the municipal cemetery of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, July 28, 2022....
SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, Canada -- Indigenous women briefly protested as Pope Francis celebrated mass during his visit to Canada on Thursday, demanding that he retract centuries-old Church doctrine that empowered Europeans to colonize non-Christian native lands. Indigenous people hold a protest...
LAC STE. ANNE, Canada -- Pope Francis called for "healing" Tuesday as he joined a pilgrimage to a sacred lake in Canada, one day after making a landmark apology for the abuse of Indigenous children at Catholic-run schools. Pope Francis is wheeled back from the shore after blessing the water of Lac...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis heads to Canada on Sunday for a chance to personally apologise to Indigenous survivors of abuse committed over a span of decades at residential schools run by the Catholic Church. Eric Large, former Saddle Lake First Nation chief and Blue Quills Indian...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis departs Sunday for a historic six-day visit to Canada where he is expected to ask forgiveness of Indigenous survivors of abuse committed at residential schools run by the Catholic Church. The "penitential pilgrimage", as the pontiff has described it, is seen...
Pope Francis has appointed Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula as a member of the Dicastery for Bishops. Pope Francis with Cardinal Jose Advincula (Photo Manila Cathedral FB) The Archdiocese of Manila announced the appointment of the Cardinal on Wednesday, July 13. The Dicastery for Bishops...
