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Pope Francis begins visit to Thailand as faithful jostle for selfies

Jiraporn Kuhakan, Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 02:48 PM

Waiting for a glimpse of the pontiff, excited Catholics thronged around the Vatican's Bangkok embassy and St. Louis Hospital to take selfies. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 28, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 12:17 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

And another one

Alessandra Tarantino, AP
Posted at Aug 28 06:09 PM

A skull cap is tossed in the air as Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his weekly general audience on Wednesday. Read more »

Conservatives want Catholic bishops to denounce pope as heretic

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at May 02 01:34 PM

VATICAN CITY - A group of 19 Catholic priests and academics have urged bishops to denounce Pope Francis as a heretic, in the latest ultra-conservative broadside against the pontiff over a range of topics from communion for the divorced to religious diversity. Read more »

At Manila Cathedral homily, Tagle voices concern over youth’s future

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 01:55 AM

The Manila Archbishop said today's young people live in trying times. Read more »

A test of faith

Vincent Go, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 02:37 PM

James Lerry Punzalan, 18, and other devotees carry a cross weighing more than 40 kilos as a show of faith along the provincial highway in San Jose, Nueva Ecija on Saturday, April 13. Read more »

Payo sa Ash Wednesday: Maglakbay nang walang mabigat na bagahe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 08:53 PM

Sinasalamin ng isang dating drug user ang Ash Wednesday message ni Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle. Read more »

'Just an opinion': Palace says Duterte not discrediting Catholic Church

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 01:50 PM

Duterte on Monday said the Catholic faith may no longer be around in 25 years due to sexual abuse allegations.  Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa Middle East sabik na para sa Misa ni Pope Francis

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 08:35 PM

Daan-daang mga Pinoy mula sa iba't ibang bansa sa Middle East ang nakatakdang dumalo sa makasaysayang misa na pangungunahan ni Pope Francis sa Abu Dhabi sa darating na Martes. Read more »

Filipinos among Catholic migrants in the UAE abuzz ahead of pope's visit

Dana Moukhallati, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 03 12:56 AM

The pope's three-day trip, which starts Sunday, is the first ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula -- the birthplace of Islam.    Read more »

Duterte: ‘There’s a part of me which is Islam’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 08:05 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday heaped praise on Allah, as he again blasted members of the Catholic clergy. Read more »

Hundreds of Black Nazarene images join replica procession

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 02:56 AM

MANILA -- The Filipino Catholic community is once again gearing for the largest display of faith and popular piety in Manila. Read more »

Vatican meeting ends with call for greater role for women in Church

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 28 05:58 PM

The role of women took center stage at the synod, which was focused on reaching out to young people but has been overshadowed by the scandal over sex abuse in the Church and acrimony between social conservatives and reformers. Read more »

Slideshow: Love and faith for Padre Pio

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 10:26 PM

Thousands of Catholic devotees did not mind the lonq queue for the rare chance to touch Padre Pio’s “incorrupt” heart relic at the Manila Cathedral on Thursday.  Read more »

Pope in Chile expresses 'pain' and 'shame' over abuse scandal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 09:19 PM

A US-based NGO says that almost 80 Roman Catholic clergy members had been accused of sexually abusing children in Chile since 2000. Read more »

Saintly bones, blood not for sale, Vatican warns

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 17 03:52 PM

Those looking for gifts for Catholic loved ones this Christmas should steer clear of websites and shops peddling saintly remains, with the Vatican reminding sellers Saturday that hawking relics is forbidden. Read more »

Pope to wash feet of mafia snitches in Easter ritual

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 09:28 PM

Pope Francis will wash the feet of former mafiosi on Thursday in a prison known for housing collaborators of justice who inform on old mobster allies. Read more »

Filipino Catholics self-flagellate for Lent

Reuters
Posted at Apr 13 06:19 PM

Catholics in northern Philippines on Thursday flagellated themselves and carried wooden crosses re-enacting the last hours of Jesus Christ. Read more »

Millions of Filipino devotees join Black Nazarene procession

Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 04:29 PM

MANILA - About a million and a half barefoot Philippine devotees praying for miracles joined a procession on Monday for a black statue of Jesus Christ being paraded through the old commercial center of the capital, Manila. Read more »

Black Nazarene devotion manifests plight of Pinoys: analyst

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 07:03 PM

The devotion to the Black Nazarene, highlighted every January 9, manifests the plight of the Filipino working class, a sociologist said on Friday. Read more »