Pope Francis entrusted the rebuilding of Christian communities in the Nineveh Plains to the protection of the Virgin Mary at a church that was once desecrated and burned by the Islamic State.
At Mass in Baghdad on Saturday, Pope Francis told Iraqi Christians that no matter what the world thinks, love is a strength, and it always triumphs over sin and evil.
Pope Francis on Saturday appealed for harmony among the followers of the world’s major monotheistic religions at an interreligious meeting in the Plain of Ur, southern Iraq.
Pope Francis on Saturday made a landmark visit to the home of Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
After testing positive from coronavirus last month, Archbishop Florentino Lavarias of San Fernando has recovered and was discharged from the hospital, his archdiocese said on Saturday.
Jesuit priest and noted constitutionalist Father Joaquin Bernas has died aged 88.
In his first speech in Iraq, Pope Francis called for an end to violence and extremism so that ordinary Iraqis can live, work, and pray in peace.
Pope Francis has granted a jubilee year with the inherent plenary indulgence for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines.
Here’s the complete list of “Jubilee Churches” for the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines:
Pope Francis will lead the Filipino community in Italy in celebrating the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, a Filipino priest based in Rome said.
Cebu archdiocese’s two Catholic bishops have been discharged from hospital Sunday after recovering from Covid-19.
A church official called on the faithful to pray that more Covid-19 vaccines will be accessible for Filipinos as soon as possible.
