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  1. When the smoke cleared Emerging on the main central loggia balcony of the St. Peter’s Basilica, Robert Francis Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — faces the huge cheering crowd after the cardinals ended the conclave in The Vatican on 8 May. The first pope from the United States is ‘a moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru.’ He is the Catholic Church’s 267th pontiff.

    HABEMUS PAPAM!

    ‘With you I am a Christian, for you a bishop. So may we all walk together towards that homeland that God has prepared for us.’

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  2. SEMINARIAN Neil Pena is interviewed at the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary in Manila.

    Papal race spotlights Phl priest crisis

    As Filipino cardinals emerge as frontrunners in the Vatican's papal race, the Philippines faces a deepening priest shortage, with Church leaders warning of…

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  3. Cardinal Tagle

    CBCP condemns smear campaign vs Tagle

    The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Wednesday condemned the last-minute campaign to discredit Filipino cardinal-elector Cardinal Luis…

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  13. NUNS pray outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized for pneumonia.

    Pope remains in critical condition

    A Vatican source later said that, unlike earlier in the week, the Argentine pontiff had not eaten breakfast, nor had he read the newspapers

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  14. Catholic devotees offer prayers for the healing of Pope Francis as his portrait is displayed on a video screen at a church in Manila on 20 February 2025.

    Pray for the Pope’s recovery, says CBCP

    CBCP has reported that Jesuit priest Antonio Spadaro, a close friend of Pope Francis, said that the Pope’s health remains ‘delicate’ but has no ‘cause for…

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  16. Candles with portraits of Pope Francis and Padre Pio are set at the bottom of a statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis was hospitalized for tests and treatment for bronchitis in Rome, on February 19, 2025. Pope Francis, who has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, passed a "peaceful night", the Vatican said on 19 February 2025, amid growing concerns over the 88-year-old's condition.

    Cardinal David asks for prayer for Pope Francis

    Cardinal David urges prayers for Pope Francis as he battles pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff is hospitalized in Rome, facing a complex condition but remains…

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  17. (Photo courtesy of CBCP News)

    CBCP celebrates 80th year

    The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) marks its 80th anniversary, reflecting on its journey from the Catholic Welfare Organization to its…

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  18. TRIBUNE-mamamary

    CBCP revises Filipino version of 'Hail Mary'

    The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has approved a new Filipino version of the 'Hail Mary' prayer. This alternative version is designed to be…

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