Fr Leonardo E Dollentas The Philippines is home to the biggest Catholic population in Asia and the third-largest in the world. Among 111 million Filipinos today, there are about 81 million Catholics comprising 85 dioceses. The country continues to depend…
(Vatican News) Pope Francis calls on us to keep our eyes and hearts free of prejudice and closed mindedness that comes from habit. Be open to being amazed at God’s surprises, he says, and God’s “humble and hidden presence in…
Prot. N. 757/21/1 DECREE The Apostolic Penitentiary, in order to increase the devotion of the faithful and for the salvation of souls, by virtue of the faculties attributed to it by the Supreme Pontiff Pope Francis by Divine Providence, listening…
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Throughout the 16th century, several plans were drawn up, each one more eccentric than the other, to invade the Middle Kingdom, megalomaniac and unrealistic plans that had among their most enthusiastic defenders several Dominicans and Spanish…
(Angelus News) Attacks on churches and arrests of clergy in Myanmar are becoming increasingly common as the Catholic Church is being targeted for its alleged opposition to the ruling military junta.
In celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the European Union and the Holy See, the European Union hosted the Iter Europaeum project in Rome from 9 May to 27 June. It is a pilgrimage and a walkway where…
(Catholic News Agency) People attending Pope Francis’ weekly audience on Wednesday, and those following via livestream, were surprised to see sitting among the crowd a man dressed head-to-toe in tight red and blue garb decorated with a silver web.
Fr Leonard E Dollentas After being vacant for more than a year, the Archdiocese of Manila finally has its Archbishop. On June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the Birth of St John the Baptist, Cardinal Jose Advincula of Capiz was officially…
(Global Sisters Report) Notre Dame de Namur Sr. Mary Alice McCabe welcomes an Angolan father and son to the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas, in January 2020. (Courtesy of Mary Alice McCabe)
(Vatican News) At the Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis recalls that Jesus goes beyond our sins and prejudices to heal our heart from the wounds and mistakes of the past.
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