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Bishop Michael Pham of San Diego. (Credit: Diocese of San Diego.)

Church should embrace cultures, says 1st Vietnam-born head of US diocese

May 26
Joseph San Mateo

Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David (3rd from left) meets with Elder Patrick Kearon (4th) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Diocese of Kalookan on May 21, 2025. (Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Philippines/Facebook.)

Filipino Cardinal David meets senior Latter-day Saints leader after Rome trip

May 23
Joseph San Mateo

Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas attends the launch of a voter empowerment campaign led by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan at PHINMA University of Pangasinan, March 28, 2025. (Credit: Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.)

Filipino bishops hit vote buying, urge vigilance after 2025 elections

May 15
Joseph San Mateo

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle speaks at a post-conclave press conference along with two other Filipino cardinal electors at the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome, May 9, 2025. (Credit: Roy Lagarde/CBCP News.)

Cardinal Tagle says ‘no turning back’ from Francis’s pro-poor programs under Leo XIV

May 12
Joseph San Mateo

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in the Vatican press office on Sept. 27, 2017. (Credit: Andrew Medechini/AP.)

Filipino bishops defend Cardinal Tagle’s record in fighting sexual abuse

May 5
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A Catholic priest performs a ritual as part of lenten practice to mark Holy Wednesday in Paete, Laguna province, Philippines, April 16, 2025. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

‘There are no candidates in a conclave,’ says Filipino Cardinal David

Apr 24
Joseph San Mateo

People pray during a Mass for the late Pope Francis at the Cubao Cathedral in Quezon city, Philippines Monday, April 21, 2025. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Filipinos mourn Pope Francis, ‘grandpa’ to Asia’s biggest Catholic country

Apr 22
Joseph San Mateo

Father Flavie Villanueva blesses palm fronds held by Manila's homeless and relatives of Duterte drug war victims, at the Catholic Trade Building on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Credit: Roy Lagarde/CBCP News.)

Manila’s homeless, kin of Duterte drug war victims celebrate Palm Sunday

Apr 16
Joseph San Mateo

Filipino politician Christian Sia is one of the candidates under fire for sexist jokes ahead of the Philippines' May 12 elections. (Credit: Christian "Ian" Sia/Facebook.)

Filipino Catholic, Muslim groups call out sexist, racist election jokes

Apr 9
Joseph San Mateo

Academy for Life gets new leader with difficult tightrope to walk

May 29
Elise Ann Allen

A woman holds a picture of Bishop Robert Prevost, the man who became Pope Leo XIV, in front of the Cathedral of Chiclayo, Peru, on May 8, 2025. (Credit: Manuel Medina/AP.)

Even after pope’s election, number of Catholics continues to decrease in Peru

May 29
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope issues appeal for peace in Ukraine, Gaza amid fresh violence

May 28
Elise Ann Allen

The flag of Ghana. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Ghana bishops raise the alarm over illegal mining

May 28
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope meets cardinal sentenced for financial crimes, banned from conclave

May 27
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Pope issues appeal for peace in Ukraine, Gaza amid fresh violence

May 28
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Police and emergency personnel deal with the injured after a car plows into people at a soccer celebration in Liverpool, England on May 26, 2025. (Credit: Owen Humphreys/PA via AP.)

British Archbishop of Liverpool speaks of ‘deep sadness’ after car crash injures nearly 50 people

May 27
Charles Collins

Nigerian soldiers in Gwoza, in northeast Nigeria, on April 8, 2015. (Credit: Lekan Oyekanmi/AP.)

Murders in central Nigeria highlights ongoing attacks on Christians

May 27
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