Philippine Ambassador to the Vatican Grace Relucio-Princesa spoke to Vatican News about some issues raised by Pope Francis during his address to the diplomatic corps on January 7. The Holy See observes a yearly gathering with the diplomatic corps named as traditional exchange of New...
Here are ten things that Pope Francis called upon Vatican personnel to do: take care of your spiritual life, your relationship with God, because this is the backbone of all that we do and all that we are. A Christian who does not nourish himself...
In a world full of negativity and false information, the faithful should continue to be bearers of good news and not fake news. In a report posted at CBCP News, the Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa Socrates Mesiona reminded the faithful to be...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="21817,21818"] Bishop Abel C. Apigo, DD and Bishop Medil Aseo, DD together with the other six new Bishops coming from the Philippines attended the formation course organized by the Congregation for Bishops headed by His Eminence Cardinal Marc Quellet. The annual course for...
Serve the truth and never ignore the peripheries. This has been the message of Pope Francis to the journalists who met him in the Vatican, June 4. The journalists are part of the 70-member delegation of the Biagio Agnes International Journalism Prize of Italy, ahead of this...
Pope tells young people to evangelize through the ‘digital world’ As more youngsters are using smartphones and digital technologies, spreading the Gospel is as easy as a click over the screen. According to Pope Francis, young people can evangelize through encounters in the digital world. “The digital world...
[caption id="attachment_19821" align="alignright" width="350"] Photo Credit: Vatican Media[/caption]Dear friends, I welcome you on the occasion of the Symposium you have organized in Rome to commemorate the feast of Blessed Fra Angelico. I thank the Archbishop Robert Le Gall for the words he addressed to me...
Sala Clementina, Monday, February 12th 2018 1. Monday Joy [in English] [caption id="attachment_19666" align="alignright" width="350"] (Getty Images)[/caption]Holy Father, first of all we would like to thank you for your constant and benevolent attention and concern for all migrants and victims of trafficking. We have experienced many difficulties...
"Because of the increase of iniquity, the love of many will grow cold" (Mt 24: 12) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Once again, the Pasch of the Lord draws near! In our preparation for Easter, God in his providence offers us each year the season of Lent as...
[caption id="attachment_15160" align="alignright" width="350"] Pope Francis presides over a solemn Easter vigil ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, April 15, 2017. Holding a single candle, Francis processed down the center aisle of a darkened St. Peter's Basilica, symbolizing the darkness that fell...