MANILA, April 23 (Reuters) - The Philippines began a period of national mourning for Pope Francis on Wednesday, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordering flags on all state buildings across the ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to ...

The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass.

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines began a period of national mourning for Pope Francis on Wednesday, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordering flags on all state buildings across the staunchly ...

MANILA - The Philippines began a period of national ... Jr ordering flags on all state buildings across the staunchly Roman Catholic country to fly at half-mast to honour the pontiff.

The Philippines is predominantly Catholic, with the Philippine Statistics Authority reporting that, as of 2020, 78.8% of Filipinos identified as Roman Catholic. It is one of the few countries in ...

The Philippines, the largest Roman Catholic nation in Asia, has long been plagued by poverty and inequality.

Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is among the favourites to succeed Pope Francis. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

On a balmy night outside Manila’s Baclaran church, Gerald Concepcion, 32, and his fellow devotees were decorating a float of ...