Former senator Ping Lacson, a member of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s senatorial slate, admitted that the administration ...

Over 55 million voters trooped to polling precincts to cast their votes last Monday, the highest ever recorded in the country for a midterm electoral exercise, according to the Commission on Elections ...

Holding on to the Senate presidency is not a question of hope, but a question of reality, according to its incumbent chief ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Peruvian nun Alba Socola waited in line for almost five hours with thousands of other Catholics on Wednesday to enter St. Peter’s Basilica and give her final farewell to ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could ...

Pope Francis thanked the young people for their desire to take action to make the world a better place. He blessed the crowd, adding "don’t forget to pray for me." Death did not stop Pope ...

Death did not stop Pope Francis from making a surprise video appearance Sunday before more than 100,000 young people gathered for a festival in Mexico City's Zócalo Square. Francis, who died ...

(photo: Vatican Media / VM) Daniel Payne/CNA Vatican April 29, 2025 In an exhortation to young people published after his death, Pope Francis urged couples to prepare properly for marriage and ...

A woman he knew Pope Francis when he was a young priest is recalling her memories of the late pontiff. Ana Maria Belmonte first met Francis as Father Jorge Bergoglio while he was working with the ...

That is evident in one of Francis’ last writings, which was provided to The New York Times and has not previously been published. It’s a short foreword to a book, written for young Catholics ...

As I sat among the more than 200,000 people who came to Rome to grieve the loss and celebrate the life of Pope Francis, one word kept running through my mind − mercy. I thought of the pope’s ...

The video, which was recorded in January this year, shows the late pope giving advice to young people, including the importance of listening to others, such as the elderly. The death of Francis ...