By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and VATICAN MEDIA Nuns wait before a rosary prayer outside the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, where the late Pope Francis will be buried, in Rome, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru) VATICAN CITY (AP/Vatican Media) — Heads of state and royalty...
By DEVIN WATKINS, Vatican Media Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside at the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin of the late Pope Francis during a liturgical rite at the St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, April 25, at 8:00 p.m. ahead of the papal funeral on...
A pair of shoes like the ones regularly worn by Jorge Bergoglio are displayed at Muglia shoe store in the Flores neighborhood where the late Pope Francis grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The man who...
The tomb of Pope Francis in the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Vatican News) By EDOARDO GIRIBALDI, The Vatican News Pope Francis’ tomb in the Basilica of St. Mary Major has been made with materials from the Italian region of Liguria. It is a simple tomb bearing only the inscription...
Capt. Manuel Antonio “Skee” Tamayo and Pope Francis To us Filipinos, Pope Francis was Lolo Kiko, the term of endearment chanted by Typhoon Yolanda's victims and survivors as he emerged smiling from an improvised stage, drenched and seemingly unmindful of the worsening weather, exactly 10 years,...
CEBU CITY – The world is mourning the death of Pope Francis but the passing of the well-loved pontiff cuts deeper for this Cebuana businesswoman. BUSINESSWOMAN Fe Mantuhac-Barino (left) is greeted by Pope Francis during their 2017 encounter. (Contributed photo) As she grieves the death of the...
Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen, attends a Mass at the Holy Cross Church in Hong Kong on May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen was allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope Francis' funeral in Vatican City....
People queue to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP) VATICAN CITY (AP) — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a...
People queue to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up...
Malacañang/Manila Bulletin photos President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos were scheduled to leave Thursday night, April 24, to join other world leaders and the faithful at the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican’s St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday, April 26. "Mamayang gabi...
As the world grieves the passing of Pope Francis, a Palawan-based nonprofit organization, on Wednesday, April 23, paid tribute to his legacy and reaffirmed its mission to protect and empower young people through compassionate, rights-based health education. Pope Francis / Manila Bulletin file ...
President Marcos has declared a period of national mourning over the death of Pope Francis. Mark Balmores photos Based on Proclamation No. 871, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on April 23, the mourning period will last until the Pope's burial. During this period, Philippine flags in...
