the Chicago-born cardinal selected on Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as Black ...

Longtime Philly residents, even if they’re not Catholic, may recognize the name from Cardinal Dougherty High School, a former Archdiocese of Philadelphia school that closed in 2010. Since ...

He was introduced by Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia, who was received in private audience. The pope expressed great interest in the Holy Year pilgrimage of a party from Philadelphia among ...

who is called the “Asian Francis,” the other contender is Cardinal Pablo Virgilio “Ambo” David, who is viewed as a “dark horse.” In a press briefing in Rome organized by Bishop ...

MANILA, Philippines — As the world turns its eyes on the Papal conclave after the passing of Pope Francis, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio “Ambo” David who is known as a staunch critic of the past ...

MANILA, Philippines – Faithfuls often come to church to listen to Jesus’s sacred words and ask for forgiveness for their sins, but Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David brought the church closer to ...

Pope Leo XIV, right, stands in the Sistine Chapel among cardinals after being elected at the Vatican on May 8, 2025. He ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David has something to tell the candidates in the upcoming elections: let us help one another to have leaders who lead by example. This is what ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) are not endorsing any candidates for the May 12 elections. The CBCP made this ...

But for Cardinal Pablo Virgilio “Ambo” David, the selection process should not be turned into “a worldly spectacle.” “Let us remember that the election of a pope is not a political ...