Rev. Fr. Jason Ortezo, a Roman Catholic priest and police general, begins his term as mayor of San Francisco town in Southern ...

Facts matter. Human flourishing can only occur in a society founded on truth and justice. The Philippines still has a long ...

Close to six in 10 Filipinos support the Philippines rejoining the International Criminal Court, which is trying the crimes ...

Michael Pham is the first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV. And in another first, Pham is the first person of Vietnamese descent to be made a diocesan bishop in the U.S.

Lawyer Lorna Kapunan will be among the private prosecutors who will collaborate with the 11-member prosecution team of the ...

Former President Joe Biden joined thousands of mourners as former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman lay in state at the ...

Video. In northern Luzon, Philippines, over 2,000 devotees dressed in mud and banana leaves walked to a church praying for ...

MINDANAO is nearly three times the size of Taiwan, 88 times bigger than Hong Kong, and 136 times larger than Singapore. Strategically positioned in the southern Philippines, it serves as a vital ...

Catholic clergy joins civil society at Senate rally today The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has signaled support for moving ...

But the church retained the allegiance of most of the population; even today, after inroads made by charismatic protestant churches, nearly 80% of Filipinos identify as Roman Catholic.

No phones, no news — only God and church politics as Catholic elders choose Francis' successor On Wednesday, 133 cardinal electors will gather under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.

Behind him is Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, 67, of the Philippines, often dubbed “the Asian Pope Francis” because he holds progressive views and champions the poor.