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Pope Francis confers lay ministries on women

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 11:13 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday for the first time conferred the lay Roman Catholic ministries of lector and catechist on women. Read more »

Pope calls for world day of prayer over Ukraine crisis

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 10:42 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday called for an international day of "prayer for peace" on January 26 to stop the Ukraine crisis from worsening. Read more »

Catholic church celebrates “Sunday of the Word of God”

Filippo Monteforte, AFP
Posted at Jan 23 08:43 PM

The Sunday of the Word of God is observed by the Catholic church every third Sunday in Ordinary Time.“ Read more »

Vatican website gives space to female priesthood demand

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 06:28 AM

The pope has ruled out a female priesthood, saying the ‘door is closed’ on the issue. Read more »

Pope condemns COVID vaccine ideological misinformation

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 08:45 PM

Pope Francis spoke in his yearly address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican. Read more »

Pope picks 3 Filipino priests as 'papal chaplains'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 10:32 PM

Pope Francis has chosen three Filipino priests as "Chaplains to His Holiness," earning them the title "monsignor." Read more »

Pope decries Church conservatives encased in 'suit of armor'

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 11:59 PM

Pope Francis took an apparent dig at conservatives resisting change in the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 6, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 11:33 PM

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

Pope Francis celebrates Feast of Epiphany

Yari Nardi, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 08:41 PM

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the Feast of Epiphany or Three Kings Day in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday. Read more »

Having pets, not kids, robs us of 'humanity': Pope Francis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 08:59 PM

Speaking on parenthood during a general audience at the Vatican, Francis lamented that pets "sometimes take the place of children" in society. Read more »

Remember the poor on Christmas Day: Pope

Filippo Monteforte, AFP
Posted at Dec 25 10:42 AM

Pope Francis holds a figurine of baby Jesus during the Christmas Eve Mass at St Peter's basilica in the Vatican on Friday. Read more »

World set to ring in another pandemic Christmas

Andrew Beatty, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 02:54 PM

For a second straight year, surging infections have complicated yuletide plans from Sydney to Seville. Read more »

World's children bearing brunt of pandemic: Vatican

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 23 01:43 PM

The studies were produced by the Vatican's development office and the Pontifical Academy for Life. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 13, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 11:44 PM

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

The real spirit of Christmas

Remo Casilli, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 09:25 PM

Pope Francis exhorted Christians "to keep clear of a fake, commercial Christmas, polluted by consumerism and indifference." Read more »

Pope calls for 'serious dialogue' on Ukraine tensions

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 11:39 PM

Pope Francis, in his first comments on the tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine, called on Sunday for serious international dialogue to resolve tensions and urged both sides to avoid an armed conflict. Read more »

PH envoy to the Holy See begins official role

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 10:27 AM

The Philippines' new ambassador to the Holy See has formally assumed her post, Vatican News announced Sunday. Read more »

Pope urges peace talks in conflict-hit Ethiopia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 10:06 PM

Pope Francis called Sunday for greater diplomatic efforts to end a conflict in Ethiopia, as rebels fighting the government threatened to advance into the capital city. Read more »

Biden meets Pope Francis ahead of G20 summit

Brendan Smialowski and Aurelia End, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 07:00 PM

US President Joe Biden met Pope Francis Friday at the start of a trip aimed at reasserting US international credentials. Read more »

Tagle to lead beatification of French lay woman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 07:46 PM

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines has been tasked by Pope Francis to lead the beatification of Pauline-Marie Jaricot in France next year. Read more »