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BALIKAN: Buhay ni Benedict XVI sa Germany

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 12:52 AM

Unti unting nakilala ang tahimik na bayan ng Marktl, Germany nang mahalal na santo papa ang kababayan nilang si Joseph Ratzinger. Read more »

Catholic faithful gather to see Benedict XVI lying in state

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 11:30 PM

Filipino devotees join huge crowds of Catholic faithful who’ve flocked to St. Peter’s Square to pay their respects to the late pope emeritus Benedict XVI. Read more »

Public viewing sa labi ni Benedict XVI bukas na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 01:13 PM

Nagsimula na ang public viewing sa labi ni dating Pope Benedict XVI sa Vatican City. Read more »

Pope Francis says ex-pontiff Benedict 'very ill', prays for him

Ella Ide, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 28 09:13 PM

Pope Francis said former pontiff Benedict XVI, 95, whose health has steadily been deteriorating, is "very ill" and he is praying for him. Read more »

At Christmas, Pope urges end to 'senseless' Ukraine war

Clement Melki, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 25 10:05 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the 'senseless' war in Ukraine, in his traditional Christmas Day message broadcast around the world. Read more »

Pope Francis expresses 'deep sadness' over Abe assassination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 04:59 PM

Pope Francis has expressed his "deep sadness" over the death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinated Friday. Read more »

Pope Francis hopes to reschedule Africa trip soon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 10:22 PM

Pope Francis said Sunday he hoped to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan as soon as possible, after cancelling an upcoming visit due to a knee problem. Read more »

Pope Francis calls for free access to Jerusalem holy sites

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 09:20 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday called for free access to the holy sites in Jerusalem as he delivered his annual Easter address amid simmering violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy City. Read more »

Pope Francis urges peace for Ukraine in this 'Easter of war'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 28 05:01 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday called for peace in Ukraine during this "Easter of war" as he delivered the traditional Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi address on St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Read more »

Pope Francis evokes spectre of Ukraine war sparking global conflict

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 09:35 PM

The threat of a global conflict spawned by Russia's invasion of Ukraine should convince everyone to abolish war, Pope Francis said on Sunday. Read more »

Pope says 'slaughters and atrocities' committed daily in Ukraine

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 20 09:17 PM

Pope Francis, continuing his implicit criticism of Russia, on Sunday called the conflict in Ukraine an unjustified "senseless massacre" and urged leaders to stop "this repugnant war". Read more »

Pope calls Ukraine invasion 'armed agression'

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Mar 13 09:46 PM

Pope Francis issued his toughest condemnation yet of the invasion of Ukraine, saying on Sunday the "unacceptable armed aggression" must stop. Read more »

Pope Francis says Ukraine conflict is not a 'military operation but a war'

Reuters
Posted at Mar 06 11:36 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday rejected Russia's assertion that it is carrying out "a special military operation" in Ukraine, saying the country was being battered by war. Read more »

Remember Ukrainians in shelters, pope says; thanks Poland for refugee help

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Mar 02 07:42 PM

Pope Francis on Wednesday asked people around the world to remember Ukrainians in underground shelters seeking protection from bombardments and thanked Poland for taking in the bulk of refugees from the war. Read more »

'Heartbroken' Pope condemns warmongers, urges help for Ukraine

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Feb 27 11:27 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned call for humanitarian corridors to help refugees leave Ukraine and said those who make war should not be deluded into thinking that God is on their side. Read more »

Pope Francis says female genital mutilation affronts dignity, must end

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 10:42 PM

Pope Francis condemned female genital mutilation and trafficking of women for prostitution on Sunday, calling them humiliating affronts to women's dignity and urging officials to do everything possible to end both. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »