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When the white smoke rose and the name “Leo XIV” echoed from the Vatican balcony, it marked more than a historical first—an American on the Chair of Peter. It also ushered in a moment of reckoning and opportunity for the global evangelical community. For too long, the relationship between CatholicsContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY – American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, in a historic first for the Roman Catholic Church, emerged on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday evening, May 8, as Pope Leo XIV, succeeding Pope Francis after his decade-long papacy. The 69-year-old prelate, born in Chicago and long immersedContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY – In a historic decision that reflects the Roman Catholic Church’s evolving global identity, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected as the new pope on Wednesday, May 8 (Thursday, May 9, Manila time), becoming the first American to ascend to the papacy. Prevost, 69,Continue Reading
Manila — During his 12-year pontificate, Pope Francis appointed 45 out of 86 active Catholic bishops in the Philippines, a move that has quietly but profoundly shaped the leadership of the country’s influential Catholic Church. According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the late pontiff’s first FilipinoContinue Reading
Former US president Donald Trump got a front-row seat to his own public rebuke on Saturday, April 26, during the funeral of Pope Francis. Trump, who arrived in Rome the day before, sat alongside world leaders as the late pope’s long-standing opposition to one of his signature policies was echoedContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY — The death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 has once again drawn the world’s attention to the Vatican, where the College of Cardinals is preparing for its sacred, secretive task: electing a new pontiff. But observers would do well to remember a wry Italian adage:Continue Reading
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro government has extended its condolences to the Catholic community across the region following the death of Pope Francis, emphasizing the need for interfaith unity in a region shaped by diversity. Chief Minister Abdulrauf Macacua on Tuesday, April 22, expressed the regional government’s sympathies to CatholicsContinue Reading
