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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 23, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 12:18 AM

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

KILALANIN: Jose Cardinal Advincula, bagong Arsobispo ng Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 08:03 PM

Kasabay ng pista ni San Juan Bautista at araw ng Maynila, itatalaga bilang bagong Arsobispo ng Maynila si Jose Cardinal Advincula sa Manila Cathedral. Read more »

'Spider-Man' meets the Pope

Remo Casilli, Reuters
Posted at Jun 23 06:17 PM

Pope Francis receives a mask from a person dressed as Spider-Man after the general audience, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at the Vatican on Wednesday. Read more »

Vatican in 'unprecedented' challenge to Italy homophobia law

Alvise Armellini, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 07:28 AM

The Vatican confirmed Tuesday it had lodged a diplomatic protest against a draft Italian law on homophobia, in what was described as an "unprecedented" act of interference in Italy's affairs.   Read more »

Pope Francis joins Myanmar bishops' appeal for humanitarian corridors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 08:14 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday appealed to Myanmar's military leaders to allow aid to reach displaced, hungry people who have fled fighting since the Feb. 1 coup and to respect religious sites as places of sanctuary. Read more »

'Gift to church in Philippines': Manila's incoming archbishop receives cardinal's insignia

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 07:30 PM

Almost 7 months since he was created a cardinal by Pope Francis, Manila Archbishop-elect Jose Advincula has officially received the symbols of his appointment as a "prince of the Church." Read more »

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 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 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 »

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

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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 »

German priests defy Vatican ban by blessing same-sex unions

Enrique Anarte, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at May 12 12:07 AM

Priests and dioceses all over Germany have joined the "Liebe Gewinnt" or "Love Wins" initiative, with blessings taking place this week in cities like Berlin, Munich and Cologne, home to Germany's largest archdiocese, as well as rural areas.   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 »

Mga deboto natuwa sa paglahok ng Antipolo Cathedral sa rosary marathon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 06:33 PM

Pinangunahan ni Pope Francis ang pagsisimula ng isang buwang pandaigdigang pagdarasal ng rosaryo para hilingin na matapos na ang COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Pope embarks on prayer 'marathon' against COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 02 07:36 AM

Pope Francis on Saturday launched a month-long prayer marathon to hasten the end of the coronavirus pandemic with a prayer at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican before some 150 believers. Read more »

Pope Francis removes legal privileges for Vatican cardinals, bishops

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at May 01 07:16 AM

Pope Francis ruled on Friday that bishops and cardinals who work in the Vatican will be judged by the same lay tribunal that hears other criminal cases and no longer by an elite panel of prelates. Read more »