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Philippines’ Cardinal Tagle tapped to assist Vatican administrator ahead of conclave

Cardinal Tagle and two other cardinals have been named to the “Particular Congregation” — the rotating post tasked with assisting the camerlengo (chamberlain) — during the…

  • Published: April 30, 20259:07 am
  • Author John Eric Mendoza
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Filipino street kid now in college recalls encounter with Pope Francis

Jun Chura was among the four youths who gave their messages to Pope Francis during the “Encounter with the Youth” on Jan. 18, 2015, the fourth of the Pontiff’s five-day…

  • Published: April 28, 20259:12 am
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Memorial Mass for Pope Francis held in Seoul

Memorial services have been held at churches across the country since Wednesday as South Koreans continue to mourn the passing of the Pope, who made a visit to Seoul in 2014.

  • Published: April 25, 20259:17 am
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Vietnam appreciates Pope Francis’ contributions to Vietnam-Vatican ties

Vietnam's top leaders President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son have all sent messages of…

  • Published: April 25, 20259:16 am
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Indonesians of all faiths mourn Pope Francis’ passing

During the late pontiff's visit to the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta on September 5, 2024, he met with the mosque’s grand imam Nasaruddin Umar. They jointly signed the Istiqlal…

  • Published: April 24, 20259:15 am
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King of Thailand conveys deepest sympathies to Vatican

In the formal message released on Wednesday, His Majesty and Her Majesty the Queen expressed their profound sorrow at the loss of the Pontiff, a figure held in high esteem…

  • Published: April 24, 20259:14 am
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The populist pope

When Donald Trump said he would attend Pope Francis’ funeral, the symbolism was impossible to ignore: the American has done to his country’s institutions what Francis did to…

  • Published: April 24, 20259:13 am
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Philippine President Marcos to attend Pope Francis funeral

Pope Francis’ burial has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, where he also made his last appearance through an Easter Sunday blessing and a popemobile tour.

  • Published: April 23, 20251:15 pm
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The pope of the excluded: Philippine Daily Inquirer

In his 12 years of papacy, Pope Francis had become known as the People’s Pope for embracing the downtrodden, the marginalised, and the excluded in controversial statements and…

  • Published: April 23, 202510:49 am
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Atomic bomb survivors vow to carry on Pope’s legacy; remember message during Hiroshima, Nagasaki visits

Pope Francis delivered a speech at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Nov. 24, 2019 and at Nagasaki's Hypocentre Park.

  • Published: April 23, 20258:00 am
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