Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica during Easter on April 20, 2025 Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David on Monday, April 21 called on churches to ring their bells and gather the faithful in prayer following...
Roman Catholic archdioceses across the country mourned the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. They issued statements on their Facebook pages after the Vatican announced his death. POPE Francis' body is laid out in state inside his private chapel at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Vatican...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public display of his body for the faithful to pay their respects, followed by the...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who died on Monday , had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a combination of his native Spanish with the Italian that he spoke as pope. Some of his memorable quotes: A simple, initial greeting “Brothers and sisters,...
Pope Francis died Monday, the Vatican announced, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change. Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of...
Senators on Monday, April 21 joined the Catholic community in mourning the passing of Pope Francis who was hailed for his tireless efforts to foster peace and inclusion. “I join the Catholic Church and the global community in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, a true shepherd of...
Pope Francis (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook, PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a poignant goodbye to Pope Francis on Monday, April 21 following the latter's passing. "It is with a heavy heart that I join the world in...
MILAN (AP) — The Italian soccer league postponed its games scheduled for Monday following the death of Pope Francis. Francis, a lifelong soccer fan, died at 88. Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world)...
Pope Francis meets with inmates during his visit to the Regina Coeli penitentiary in Rome on Holy Thursday, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, HO) Pope Francis called on the faithful to reflect and become messengers and builders of hope “even as so many winds of death still...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made a surprise entrance to St. Peter’s Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health workers on Sunday, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since leaving t he hospital two weeks ago after a life-threatening bout with pneumonia....
National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians Parish (Facebook) Pope Francis has elevated the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Parañaque City to the status of a minor basilica, which makes it the first minor basilica in the 22-year-old Diocese of Parañaque. The Catholic Bishops'...
Sta. Cruz Parish Church in Manila (S SS CONGREGATIO/CBCP) Sta. Cruz Parish Church in Manila has been granted the title of minor basilica by Pope Francis, making it the 25th church in the Philippines to receive this honor. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) confirmed...
