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Pope appoints Cardinal Tagle as member of Oriental Churches Congregation

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 02:31 AM

Part of the Congregation's mandate is "to be in contact with the Oriental Catholic Churches for the sake of assisting their development, protecting their rights." Read more »

Pope Francis leads Solemnity of Body and Blood of Christ

Vincenzo Pinto, AFP
Posted at Jun 06 08:24 PM

Pope Francis speaks from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square in the Vatican during the weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday. Read more »

Pope Francis calls for reconciliation, healing over Canada school discovery

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 08:16 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was pained by the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former Catholic school for indigenous students in Canada and called for respect of the rights and cultures of native peoples. Read more »

Pope meets Canadian cardinals after indigenous school scandal

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jun 05 09:25 PM

Pope Francis met with both Vatican-based Canadian cardinals on Saturday as their country reels from the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former school for indigenous students run by the Catholic Church. Read more »

Lack of papal apology for Canada indigenous schools abuses ‘shameful’, says minister

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 02:56 AM

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said a papal apology is needed to "unlock the healing" in indigenous communities.    Read more »

Pope updates canon law to address pedophilia by priests

Alexandria Sage, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 02 02:45 AM

It came after repeated complaints by victims of sexual abuse and others that previous wording within the code was outdated and opaque. Read more »

Pope Francis to hold crisis summit with Lebanon Christian heads

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at May 30 10:56 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, who has promised to visit Lebanon if fractious politicians agree on a new government, said on Sunday he would meet its Christian leaders to discuss the country's worst crisis since its civil war that ended in 1990. Read more »

Pope kisses concentration camp tattoo on survivor's arm

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at May 26 08:43 PM

Pope Francis kissed the number tattooed on the arm of a survivor of medical experiments at the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp when she was introduced to him on Wednesday.   Read more »

New Manila archbishop Advincula to assume post June 24 - CBCP News

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 03:12 PM

Manila Archbishop-elect Jose Cardinal Advincula will be officially installed as the 33rd archbishop of Manila on June 24, according to a report by Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News on Friday.  Read more »

Pope warns of 'spiral of death' in Middle East clashes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 07:33 AM

VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis on Sunday said the loss of innocent lives in violence between Israel and Palestinians was "terrible and unacceptable", warning that the latest conflict could get even worse.  Read more »

Baclaran Church opens Jubilee door

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 05:51 PM

Diocese of Parañaque Bishop Jesse Mercado opens the Jubilee door of the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran, Parañaque on Sunday as the Philippine Catholic Church marks 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines. Read more »

Filipinos told to take action vs global warming as nation swelters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 04:19 PM

Manila Bishop Broderick Pabillo on Sunday urged Filipinos to care for the environment as the country experienced a sweltering summer and climate disasters, according to him, are exacerbated by mining activities. Read more »

US envoy wants pope to attend climate conference, sway debate

Reuters
Posted at May 16 01:00 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has the moral authority to sway public opinion over global warming and might attend the United Nations' Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland, US President Joe Biden's climate envoy John Kerry said on Saturday. Read more »

Pope Francis warns against Italy's 'demographic winter'

Crispian Balmer, Reuters
Posted at May 14 07:22 PM

ROME - Pope Francis said on Friday the cost of raising children was too high and that parents needed more help if countries such as Italy were to overcome the low birth rates that were undermining their future. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 12, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 01:01 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Incoming Manila archbishop Cardinal Advincula to receive 'red hat' on May 28

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 09:30 PM

Cardinal Jose Advincula, currently the metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Capiz and incoming archbishop of Manila, will finally receive his "red hat" on May 28.  Read more »

Pope Francis holds general audience as COVID-19 cases in Italy decline

Handout, Vatican Media via AFP
Posted at May 12 08:39 PM

This photo taken Wednesday by the Vatican Media shows a man putting a hat from the Philippines on Pope Francis' head as he arrives at San Damaso courtyard in the Vatican for his weekly outdoors general audience with the public. Read more »

‘Seek shared resolutions’: Pope urges end to clashes in Jerusalem

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 03:24 AM

The violence around Jerusalem's revered Al-Aqsa mosque compound and the Old City is fueled by a bid by Jewish settlers to take over Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem. Read more »

Pope Francis backs waivers on intellectual property rights for vaccines

Reuters
Updated as of May 08 06:00 PM

Pope Francis on Saturday supported waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, backing a proposal by U.S. President Joe Biden that has been rebuffed by some European nations, including Germany. Read more »

Pope Francis hails 'tireless' work of India medics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 12:08 AM

"My thoughts go above all to the sick and their families, to those who care for them, and in particular to those who are mourning the loss of their loved ones," Pope Francis said.    Read more »