The Vatican has given the green light for the inquiry into the life of Laureana 'Ka Luring' Franco, a Filipino lay catechist who left her job at the Philippine Air Force to become a full-time, unpaid catechist.
Brother Tope Villanueva, a Franciscan friar known for his storytelling through painting, started joining online art exhibits during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Society of the Divide Word (SVD) capitulars has elected Fr. Anselmo Ricardo Ribeiro to the office of the congregation's Superior General at their 19th General Chapter in Nemi.
The Vatican, with a population of 526 as of July 3 according to Worldometer, is 100 percent Catholic. But unlike Timor-Leste, the Vatican is not a member of the UN.
Flores has more than 2,700 Catholic churches across the island. These churches are seen to become pilgrimage routes shortly, further driving religious and cultural tourism.
The papal state relations head has invited the Philippine and Chinese governments to "abide by international law" over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) dispute.
