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In his Message for Lent 2025, Pope Francis invites the faithful to “journey together in hope”, urging them to embrace the Lenten season as a time for conversion and spiritual renewal.

Bishop Rufino Sescon, Jr., who was appointed head of the Diocese of Balanga by Pope Francis in December 2024, was ordained during the 39th anniversary of EDSA People Power Revolution on Tuesday.

On the evening of February 25, over a thousand faithful gathered once more in St. Peter’s Square, uniting in prayer through the Rosary for Pope Francis’ healing.

The Holy See Press Office issued an evening update on February 25, confirming that Pope Francis’ condition remains “critical but stable.

The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi as the new Secretaries General of the Governorate of Vatican City State, effective March 1, 2025.

On the evening of February 24, hundreds of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Rosary for Pope Francis, marking the tenth day of his hospitalization at Gemelli Hospital.

In a deeply moving gesture that transcended borders, Pope Francis made a heartfelt phone call to the parish priest in Gaza on February 23, reaffirming his unwavering commitment to pastoral care and global unity.

A Filipino Archbishop from Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines, has urged the faithful to recognize life not only as a divine gift but also as a moral duty.

The Holy See Press Office has announced a special recitation of the Rosary for Pope Francis' health, beginning this evening at 9 p.m. in St. Peter’s Square.

The Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (MCBS) inaugurated its first-ever Mission Centre in the remote Behiang village of the diocese, Manipur near the Indo-Myanmar Border on February 18, 2025.

In a momentous and spiritually uplifting event, the Sylhet Diocese in Bangladesh celebrated the inauguration and blessing of the newly built Divine Mercy Cathedral on February 22.

The Family Commission of the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore, together with the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, conducted a two-day workshop on February 19-20 at the Pastoral Centre in Santhome, Tamil Nadu, India.

Cambodia mourned the death of a leading Catholic lay leader, who was an avid promoter of inter-religious dialogue in the country.

In a collective defiance to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s non-declaration of February 25 as a special non-working holiday, as has been traditionally observed, Catholic and non-Catholic schools across the country have suspended classes on the occasion of the 39th EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary tomorrow.

The Catholic community of St. Xavier Unit Church, Immanuel Khopi, under Good Shepherd Parish in Lamka, India, joyfully inaugurated its magnificent St. Xavier’s Grotto on February 23, 2025.

In a moment when the world’s attention converges on the fragile state of one of its most influential spiritual leaders, Pope Francis’ hospitalisation has ignited a profound outpouring of solidarity from communities spanning continents and cultures.

Pope Francis remains in a critical state, yet recent medical updates provide a glimmer of cautious optimism.

In his Angelus address, published on February 22, 2025, while recovering from double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis urged deacons worldwide to continue their ministry with joy, love, and courage, becoming true signs of God’s mercy and compassion.

The Institute of Consecrated Life in Asia (ICLA), Philippines, held an intercultural celebration from February 17 to 21, 2025.

During the Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Deacons, Archbishop Rino Fisichella read Pope Francis’s homily, urging deacons to be apostles of forgiveness, selfless servants, and builders of communion on February 23.