New York, United States—US Catholics flocked to churches across the country in a celebratory mood to mark the "excitement" of the first-ever American pontiff following...
Vatican City, Holy See—Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday after cardinals from around the globe chose him to be the first leader...
Paris, France—Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from...
Vatican City, Holy See — Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump packed St Peter's Square on Saturday...
National period of mourning set until late pontiff’s burial
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos will attend the funeral of Pope Francis...
Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis's open coffin was transferred Wednesday to St Peter's Basilica for three days of lying in state, with thousands of people...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. marked Easter Sunday with messages urging Filipinos to embrace faith,...
Manila, Philippines—Scores of penitents whipped themselves bloody under a scorching Philippine sun while others were nailed to crosses in a polarizing Good Friday tradition drawing...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) uncovered a new trafficking scheme that involves victims being made to pose as missionaries on a church trip.
The discovery...