Chura, a second-year college student at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), was enjoying the last day of the Holy Week break ...

Chura was among the four youths who gave their messages to Pope Francis during the “Encounter with the Youth” on Jan. 18, 2015, the fourth of the Pontiff’s five-day visit to the Philippines.

There's increasing hope among Catholics in the Philippines that one of their own, Cardinal Luis Tagle, who is considered a contender to succeed Pope Francis, and has a reputation for being a ...