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PH athletes look super cool in parade garb for SEA Games opening

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Posted at Nov 30 06:12 PM

Clad in barongs designed by Francis Libiran, the Filipino athletes were all smiles as they geared up for the Games' parade of teams at the Philippine Arena Saturday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 26, 2019

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Posted at Nov 26 11:43 PM

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Zombies, brollies and happis: Key moments of Pope's Japan trip

Richard Carter, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 26 12:36 PM

Pope Francis has wanted to visit Japan since he was a young missionary and his trip was filled with emotion and memorials -- but also some lighthearted moments.   Read more »

Pope Francis ends Apostolic journey in Asia

Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 11:07 AM

Pope Francis waves before departing Tokyo for Rome at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday. Read more »

Turning from nuclear message, Pope urges youth to fight for the earth

Elaine Lies and Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 10:10 AM

Pope Francis wrapped up a four-day trip to Japan on Tuesday by turning from the anti-nuclear message that was the backbone of his visit to other key campaigns of his, urging students to defend the earth and show greater compassion. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 25, 2019

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Updated as of Nov 26 11:01 AM

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VP Leni bumuwelta matapos sibakin sa anti-drug body

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Updated as of Nov 25 07:03 PM

Bumuwelta si Vice President Leni Robredo matapos siyang sibakin ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte bilang co-chairperson ng komiteng inatasang sugpuin ang problema sa ilegal na droga. Read more »

Pope urges fresh efforts for Fukushima victims

Catherine Marciano and Richard Carter, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 10:51 AM

The 82-year-old pontiff paid tribute to those who rushed to the assistance of the victims "with outpourings of prayers and material and financial aid." Read more »

Pope Francis visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters
Posted at Nov 25 08:20 AM

Pope Francis observes a moment of silence with atomic bomb survivors (right on the stage) at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan on Sunday evening. Read more »

Pope to comfort victims of Japan's 2011 'triple disaster'

Catherine Marciano and Richard Carter, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 07:55 AM

After an emotional day comforting survivors of atomic bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima -- where the pontiff attacked the "crime" of using nuclear power as a weapon -- Francis will meet those still affected by the 2011 tragedy that killed nearly 16,000. Read more »

Pope condemns 'unspeakable horror' of nuclear weapons at Nagasaki

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 10:29 AM

Pope Francis railed against the use of nuclear weapons and the growing arms trade on Sunday as he paid tribute to the "unspeakable horror" suffered by victims of the Nagasaki atomic bomb. Read more »

Aging Japan bomb survivors back pope's anti-nukes call

Natsuko Fukue, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 08:36 AM

Like many aging survivors of the attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Kenji Hayashida hopes the pope can bring fresh international attention to the cause of nuclear abolition, and also keep alive the memory of the devastating bombings.   Read more »

Pope Francis carries anti-nuclear message to Japan

Catherine Marciano and Richard Carter, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 23 12:32 PM

TOKYO, Japan – Pope Francis arrives in Japan on Saturday, where he is expected to deliver a robust anti-nuclear message of peace in the only country to have suffered an atomic bomb attack. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 22, 2019

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Posted at Nov 23 02:56 AM

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'They will leave you empty': Pope Francis warns youth of cons of technology

Catherine Marciano and Jenny Vaughan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 08:29 PM

The Pontiff is on his first visit to Buddhist-majority Thailand, where just a sliver of the population is Catholic despite the religion's long history in the country. Read more »

Greeting the Pope

Gregorio Borgia, AP
Posted at Nov 22 03:47 PM

Catholic faithful greet Pope Francis as he visits St. Peter's Parish in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. Read more »

Tolentino wants total ban on e-cigarettes, vaping devices

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 11:08 PM

MANILA - Hours before President Rodrigo Duterte announced his decision to ban the use of vaping devices in a news conference, his ally Sen. Francis Tolentino filed a measure similar to the chief executive’s position. Read more »

Pope meets Thai Buddhist patriarch on visit promoting religious peace

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 21 03:30 PM

Pope Francis met with Thailand's supreme Buddhist patriarch on Thursday in a gilded Bangkok temple on the first full day of his Asia tour aimed at promoting religious harmony. Read more »

Pope Francis meets Thailand’s Buddhist supreme patriarch

Marco Tassi/Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters
Posted at Nov 21 01:16 PM

Pope Francis meets with Buddhist supreme patriarch Somdet Phra Maha Muniwong, at the Wat Ratchabophit Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 20, 2019

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Posted at Nov 21 01:34 AM

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