Pope Francis

The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) President Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has hailed Pope Francis’ choice of naming 21 news cardinals.

Pope Francis’ fascination for the periphery continues to be reflected in the choice of the new cardinals. Six at one go is a first for Asia and a major boost as the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) celebrates the golden jubilee of its foundation in October this year.

Pope Francis announces that he will create 21 new Cardinals at a Consistory on August 27, 2022. They represent the Church worldwide and reflect a wide variety of cultures, contexts and pastoral ministries.

Philippines National Marian Shrine in Antipolo City received an invitation from the Vatican to join Pope in praying the rosary with other Marian Shrines worldwide on the Ascension Sunday, May 31.

The Vatican amended a section of the Canon Law to allow lay individuals to lead clerical religious orders.

Pope Francis has urged the importance of listening with the heart as the theme for the 56th World Day of Communications.

When hosting several new ambassadors from Asian countries at the Vatican, Pope Francis underlined the necessity of fostering brotherhood and settling disagreements amicably.

Pope Francis will meet with Ridwan Kamil, the governor of West Java, Indonesia.

Pope Francis says God's plan is intrinsically inclusive and gives priority to marginalized people such as migrants and refugees, displaced persons, and victims of human trafficking.

How much longer will the dance of death and destruction be allowed to go on in Ukraine by the international community?

When it comes to the 59th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis says that the faithful should put their best selves into this grand plan.

In his special message for World Press Freedom Day (May 3), Pope Francis called journalists "those who should be appreciated for covering humanitarian wounds for the entire society."

Pope Francis meets a delegation of the victims of Sri Lanka’s Easter bombing, along with Sri Lankan Catholics working in Italy, and calls for authorities to reveal the truth behind the 2019 attacks.

Pope Francis delivered a homily on the reflection of three “Peace be with you!” on Divine Mercy Sunday at St. Peter Square on April 24, 2022.

“This contempt, which dishonors the elderly, actually dishonors all of us. If I dishonor the elderly, I dishonor myself,” said Pope Francis.

Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula had a private audience with His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome last April 21, 2022.

Pope Francis said a special prayer for the victims of Tropical Storm Agaton, which was called ‘Megi’ in the Philippines. It hit the country on April 11, 2022.

Pope Francis will visit Kazakhstan in September, the country’s president confirmed on April 12, 2022.

Pope Francis sends a letter to Archbishop Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation, as the Church begins preparations for the 2025 Jubilee year.

The Catholic Church celebrates the 26th World Day for Consecrated Life on February 2. For the 26th edition of the celebration this year, the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has addressed a letter to the consecrated men and women inviting them to walk together as a community in the synodal spirit of participation, where members exercise responsibility for one another through mutual listening, excluding no one.