Pope Francis

The Antipolo Cathedral is the third church in Asia to receive the Golden Rose Award and is also the 43rd in the world.

Cardinal Anthony Poola said, "The very focus of the Synodal Church is mission, communion, and participation."

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is almost certain that Rome will approve the plan to create two new dioceses in the rapidly urbanizing Cebu province with a Catholic population of more than 4 million.

On February 17, Pope Francis appointed Father Karnam Dhaman Kumar, M.S.F.S as the Bishop of the Diocese of Nalgonda

On February 17, Pope Francis appointed Father Sagili Prakash as the Bishop of the Diocese of Khammam

Pope Francis has appointed the Reverend Subroto Boniface Gomes as the new auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

“On the one hand, millions of people are plagued by hunger, while on the other hand, great insensitivity is seen in the waste of food,” he said.

"A possible visit by the Holy Father to Timor is in preparation. We can't confirm the date yet; it will be announced by the Holy See together with the government, but it is no secret that we are preparing for this possible visit,” said Monsenor Marco Sprizzi, the Vatican ambassador to Timor-Leste.

"We all go through ordeals that generate sorrow in us because life makes us conceive dreams that are then shattered," said the Pope.

“Let us ensure that our dream of fraternity in peace is not confined to words! The word ‘dialogue’ is, in fact, extremely rich and cannot be limited to discussions around a table,” Pope said.

The project covers 55 hectares of the extraterritorial area at Castel Gandolfo, divided into 35 hectares of beautiful gardens and 20 hectares of agricultural and livestock land, greenhouses, and service buildings, said Vatican News.

“The negative impact of environmental destruction and social degradation continues to cause immense suffering for a vast number of our brothers and sisters around the globe,” Pope said.

Pope said, “Jesus will make us a pedagogue—patient, severe, sweet, or firm as we need in our discernment because He knows us better than we know ourselves, and He waits for, encourages, and supports us in all our journey.”

"The Gift of the Priestly Vocation (Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis)," a foundational document on priestly formation from 2016 will be a key text in the conference.

Holy Father explained that “those who vehemently protest [the document] belong to small ideological groups,” while the Catholic Church in Africa presented “a special case” because “for them, homosexuality is something 'ugly' from a cultural point of view.”

The Lenten journey “will be concrete if… we realize that even today we remain under the rule of Pharoah. A rule that makes us weary and indifferent. A model of growth that divides us and robs us of our  future, said the Pope.

We “can always care for the sick person, caress them, even if healing is not always possible,” said the Holy Father.

“Immediately stop the bombs and missiles and end hostile attitudes. Everywhere," said the Pope

Pope Francis has declared Taytay church in the Diocese of Antipolo in the province of Rizal as a minor basilica, making it one of the only 23 churches on that status in the Philippines.

Themed “Artificial Intelligence and the Wisdom of the Heart: Towards a Fully Human Communication”, will be commemorated on May 12.