Since his death on Monday, the Catholic Church has held Masses across the Philippines for Francis. At the Baclaran Church in Manila, some worshippers on Wednesday wore shirts bearing Pope Francis ...

The Philippines will make history this ... issued a statement calling on all dioceses, parishes, religious communities, and Catholic institutions to participate in this landmark spiritual initiative.

Father Robert Reyes, a well-known activist priest, said he sounded the alarm during his 1987-98 tenure as national vocation director of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). "I ...

IN a country where the word of God often resonates more powerfully than Senate debates, religious influence continues to permeate Philippine politics. Several b ...

CUTID, Philippines ... religious calendar. During Holy Week, some devotees flog their backs repeatedly with bamboo whips in an act of self-flagellation to seek penance and atonement. The Catholic ...