KINSHASA, DR Congo -- Pope Francis slammed "brutal atrocities" committed in eastern DR Congo after hearing harrowing accounts of violence from the turbulent region during the second day of his visit to the conflict-torn country Wednesday. At the Apostolic Nunciature in the Kinshasa, the Holy See's...
KINSHASA, DR Congo -- Pope Francis arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, denouncing "economic colonialism" that he said had plundered the resources of the mineral-rich and conflict-torn nation. Pope Francis delivers a speech in the garden of the Palace of the Nation during the...
Pope Francis embarked on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday, where he will first visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the countries, both wracked by decades of stubborn conflict. Thousands of well-wishers were expected at Kinshasa's Ndjili airport to...
As the Catholic Church prepares to observe World Missionary Day in October, the Holy Father Pope Francis calls on the faithful to be missionaries and help spread the Word of God. Pope Francis (Manila Bulletin file) “Let us set out again with burning hearts, with our eyes open and our feet in...
The House of Representatives has adopted a measure conveying to His Holiness Pope Francis the profound condolences of the chamber over the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Adopted by the House members during plenary session Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24 was House Resolution (HR) No. 688. The...
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...
Pope Francis speaks during the end of year Vespers and Te Deum prayer at St. Peter's Basilica in The Vatican on December 31, 2022. The End of year vespers at St Peter’s Basilica takes place as former pope Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in six centuries to step down as head of...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See – With the death of Benedict XVI, Pope Francis enters a new phase of his papacy free from the constraints of co-existing with a predecessor, but conservative criticism of his reforms may not end. For the first time since his 2013 election, the Argentine pontiff is...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has joined the rest of the world in mourning the death of Pope Benedict XVI, who served as Pope emeritus. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Pope Benedict XVI (Facebook) "We mourn with the rest of the world with the passing of a great leader of the Catholic...
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...
PRAY (Unsplash) Pope Francis named Fr. Pablito Tagura as new Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Occidental Mindoro, the news arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) reported. According to the CBCP News, the appointment was made public in Rome on...
Editorial “Let's have a more humble Christmas, with more humble gifts,” Pope Francis said in his weekly general audience at the Vatican. The Pope’s message “to lower the level of Christmas spending” is a plea for help to the people of Ukraine who will be spending winter nearly 10 months...
