PHL IN NAT’L MOURNING FOR POPE FRANCIS; Flags at half-mast, 3 Filipino cardinals joining Vatican conclave to pick new pope

Philippine Catholic churches sounded the bells, organized special masses and prayers as the nation joined the world in mourning the death of Pope Francis who had endeared himself to Filipinos after his historic visit to the country in 2015 highlighted by his rain-drenched trip to Tacloban City where he consoled super typhoon Yolanda victims.

Betting odds give PHL Cardinal Tagle 3:1 chance to become pope

By Beting Laygo Dolor, Editor MANILA — Filipinos are excited over the next election.  Not for any elective position in the coming mid-term polls next month, but when the Roman Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals gather to elect the successor…

Health & Wealth: Keep sharing the gospel to FRANCS in these last days

Let me share some thoughts I discussed before the Calasiao Church of Christ in Pangasinan last month. GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTION: Good morning to everyone! Magandang umaga sa inyong lahat! Maabig a kabuasan ed sikayon amin! Naimbag nga aldaw kadakayo amin!…

Church group hits Maharlika fund over $76.4M mining loan

The Catholic Church’s social action arm criticized the country’s sovereign investment fund for financing large-scale mining.

The wealth fund, Maharlika Investment Corp (MIC), signed a binding term sheet to provide a $76.4-million bridge loan to Makilala Mining Company Inc., the local affiliate of Australia-based Celsius Resources Inc.

Cardinal Tagle has a chance at the papacy

By Beting Laygo Dolor, Editor VATICAN/MANILA – With the beloved yet controversial Pope Francis reportedly in critical condition due to pneumonia, Roman Catholics worldwide can’t help but wonder who is likely to succeed him as the next vicar of Rome….

Cardinal Tagle, Filipinos offer prayers for ailing Pope Francis

Vatican-based Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle joined calls for prayers for Pope Francis, who remains in the hospital for respiratory infection.

GGCC hosts monthly ACAPINOY on March 15

As a columnist, active Evangelist with the GOLDEN GATE CHURCH OF CHRIST (GGCC) in San Francisco, California and founder of ACAPINOY, I would like to invite and welcome our readers and the general public to be Monthly ACAPINOY to be hosted by GOLDEN GATE CHURHC OF CHRIST on Saturday, 11:30 to 1:45 pm ,March 15, 2025 at the GGCC Auditorium, 701-8th Avenue (near GOLDEN GHATE Park), San Francisco, California.

Faithful urged to pray for hospitalized Pope Francis

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has asked the faithful to pray for Pope Francis who has been hospitalized since last week due to pneumonia.

Pope Francis urges world leaders to annul debt of poor nations, hails Filipinos for their fatith

VATICAN/MANILA – Pope Francis has urged world leaders to annul the debt of poorer countries, the official Vatican news agency reported. In his traditional New Year’s Day Angelus, Pope Francis encouraged leaders to be an example by extending compassion to…

NEWSFLASH!!! Pope elevates Bishop David to Cardinal in Vatican rites

By Claire. Morales True VATICAN/MANILA – Pope Francis has elevated Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David as the country’s newest cardinal. Cardinal David immediately thanked the Filipino faithful who prayed for him as Pope Francis officially elevated him to the rank…