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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 »

Manila archdiocese tells public to pray, fast on June 1 as pandemic lingers

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 03:26 PM

The Archdiocese of Manila on Tuesday urged the public to join them in prayer and fasting on June 1 as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. Read more »

HK new Catholic bishop pledges to unify divided city, start healing process among young

Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 19 01:59 PM

Bishop-elect Stephen Chow says focus must be on listening to youth and nurturing empathy in them. Observers said his measured tone and political wisdom made him a neutral figure acceptable to the city’s politically divided Catholics. Read more »

Archdiocese of Manila urges public to put up more community pantries

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 01:46 PM

 The Archdiocese of Manila has urged the faithful to put up more community pantries and start other charitable activities to help ease the burden of Filipinos during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

100 sanggol, sabay sabay na bininyagan sa Cebu kasabay ng Divine Mercy Sunday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 08:31 PM

Kasabay ng kapistahan ng Divine Mercy ay isinagawa ang binyagan ng 100 sanggol sa lungsod ng Cebu. Read more »

Mga Katoliko, tuloy ang paggunita ng Biyernes Santo sa kabila ng lockdown

Wheng Hidalgo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 10:42 PM

Tuloy-tuloy ang pagdagsa ng mga Katolikong deboto sa mga simbahan para magdasal kahit saglit ngayong Biyernes Santo.  Read more »

Pope makes surprise visit to homeless getting COVID-19 vaccine in Vatican

Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 08:17 PM

Pope Francis paid a surprise visit on Friday to homeless and poor people from Rome getting free COVID-19 vaccinations in the Vatican. Read more »

Manila bishop urges Filipinos to remain hopeful in Christ amid COVID-19 pandemic

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 07:02 PM

Manila Bishop Broderick Pabillo on Friday called on the Catholic faithful to remain "hopeful" despite the sufferings brought by life and the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Archdiocese of Manila, iginiit na 'di pagsuway ang pagbubukas ng mga simbahan sa ilalim ng NCR Plus bubble

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 05:54 PM

Ayon kay Bishop Pabillo, maglalabas sila ngayong Miyerkoles ng clarificatory note kaugnay sa inilabas na pastoral instruction. Ito’y matapos ang pakikipagpulong sa mga pari sa archdiocese para maipaliwanag ito.    Read more »

Rebel priests defy Vatican, vow to bless same-sex couples

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 16 10:48 PM

The Vatican said on Monday that priests cannot bless same-sex unions and that such blessings are not valid, in a ruling that disappointed gay Catholics who had hoped their Church was becoming more welcoming under Pope Francis. Read more »

Pope Francis leads mass for Philippines' celebration of 500 years of Christianity

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 07:53 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Pope Francis on Sunday led a Mass celebrating 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Read more »

Pope celebrates largest mass of historic Iraq trip

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 07:23 AM

Pope Francis vowed Sunday to keep Iraq in his heart, as he concluded the largest mass and final public event of a historic trip meant to encourage the country's dwindling Christian community and deepen interfaith dialogue.   Read more »

Pope, on Iraq visit, decries violence in God's name as 'greatest blasphemy'

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 07 12:59 AM

(UPDATE 2) - Pope Francis walked down a narrow alleyway in the holy city of Najav to hold a historic meeting with Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric and visited the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham on Saturday to condemn violence in the name of God as "the greatest blasphemy". Read more »

Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad for risky, historic Iraq tour

Philip Pullella and John Davison, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 05 07:27 PM

Pope Francis headed to Iraq on Friday for his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2013, and said he felt duty-bound to make the "emblematic" visit because the country had suffered so much for so long. Read more »

World Jewish Congress hails Pope's visit to Holocaust survivor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 11:33 PM

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Sunday hailed Pope Francis' "tremendous compassion" after he visited a Holocaust survivor in Rome, praising his "moral integrity and sense of history". Read more »

Pabillo, panawagan ang pagpapaigting sa page-ebanghelyo sa ika-500 taon ng Kristiyanismo sa bansa

Isay Reyes-Kang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 01:31 AM

Nanawagan si Bishop Pabillo sa lahat na lumabas sa kani-kanilang “comfort zone” dahil marami ang oportunidad ngayon para maipamahagi ang Salita Niya.    Read more »

Archdiocese of Manila to celebrate 500 years of Christianity in Philippines

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 07:47 PM

The Archdiocese of Manila will celebrate the 500th anniversary of Christianity's establishment in the country, highlighting the contribution of Manila to the faith's continuity in the country.    Read more »

Mga simbahan puwedeng gamiting COVID-19 vaccination center: CBCP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 12:46 PM

Payag ang mga obispo na gamitin ang mga pasilidad ng mga Simbahang Katolika bilang COVID-19 vaccination sites, sabi ngayong Huwebes ng Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Read more »

LOOK: Duterte visits parents’ tomb in Davao ahead of nationwide closure of cemeteries

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 10:00 PM

Duterte went to the Roman Catholic Public Cemetery about 6 p.m., accompanied by his partner Honeylet Avanceña, said Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go. Read more »

Lockdown tests faith in virus-hit Philippines

Ron Lopez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 03:35 PM

After months of livestreaming mass to millions of faithful from behind closed doors, churches in the Catholic-majority Philippines are beginning to reopen. Read more »