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DIPOLOG, Zamboanga del Norte — An Italian Jesuit priest who was killed by a Subanen tribesman in 1648 in the town of Ponot—now Jose Dalman—may soon be canonized, the Diocese of Dipolog announced on Thursday. Fr. Francesco Palliola, 35, arrived in Mindanao in the mid-1600s to minister to local communities.Continue 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
