Pope Leo XIV carries on his pectoral cross a relic of an Augustinian martyr bishop, Anselmo Polanco, who was executed during ...

(RNS) — In taking the name Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost — Father Bob to American Catholics and Padre Roberto to his ...

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual ...

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role ...

For over 450 years, the Augustinian Order has been instrumental in shaping the Philippines’ religious identity, cultural heritage, and iconic architecture. Arriving with the first Spanish expeditions ...

For more than 450 years, the Augustinian Order has played a foundational role in shaping the religious, cultural, and architectural landscape of the Philippines. Arriving with the first Spanish ...

papal history with tribute book from USA TODAY Catholicism is the dominant religious denomination in the Philippines, which was colonized by Spanish missionaries in the 1500s and remained under ...

May 15, 1769: Portola, the Rev. Junipero Serra, 11 soldiers, five muleteers and 12 Christian Indians set out with 200 cattle ...

"Apu Ambo", as Cardinal David is affectionately called by his congregation, fits that mission well, having spent his life campaigning for the poor and marginalised. The Philippines has the largest ...

But so it is here, in the exquisitely bijou, not-exactly-cheap, seriously all-inclusive idyll that is Nay Palad Hideaway, on the near-paradise island of Siargao, in the Philippines. I'm afraid I ...

SUBIC BAY, Philippines — A unit of Hawaii Marines is in the Philippines fielding new weapons for the first time amid simmering tensions with China. The Kaneohe-based 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment ...