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Pope Francis has appointed four priests from the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan as the Catholic Church’s new “Missionaries of Mercy”.

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Celebrating Pope Francis’ 1st Simbang Gabi with Fr. Ricky Gente and Pinoy community in Rome, Italy

December 22, 2019Angie Quadra-Balibay

The historic first-ever Novena Mass or “Simbang Gabi” celebrated by Pope Francis for the Filipino Catholic community in Rome was observed by the whole world as the proceedings was streamed live – and all eyes were on Fr. Ricky Gente as he addressed the church leader at the end of the mass. On live television […]

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WATCH: Pope Francis celebrates 1st-ever Simbang Gabi in the Vatican

December 16, 2019Angie Quadra-Balibay

Pope Francis marked a milestone for the Filipino Catholic community as he celebrated the Vatican’s first-ever Papal-led “Simbang Gabi (Dawn/Night Novena Mass)” on Sunday. The Filipino Catholic community in Rome experienced the historic celebration of the Simbang Gabi Papal mass on December 15 in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The Simbang Gabi Novena Mass began […]

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Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle named to top Vatican post by Pope Francis

December 12, 2019Angie Quadra-Balibay

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio “Chito” Tagle has been appointed by Pope Francis to a top post at the Vatican. The appointment of Cardinal Tagle of the Manila Archdiocese as the new Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples was announced on December 8 in Rome. Cardinal Tagle is set to replace Cardinal Fernando […]

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Pope Francis to celebrate Simbang Gabi at St. Peter’s Basilica, the 1st-ever by a Pontiff

December 7, 2019The Good News Pilipinas Team

Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, will celebrate the first of the nine-day traditional Simbang Gabi Masses for the Filipino community on December 15 (Sunday) at the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on December 6 that the first-ever Misa de Gallo mass celebrated […]

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Pope Francis declares Filipina nuns venerable, on the path to sainthood

July 8, 2019The Good News Pilipinas Team

Mother Francisca Del Espiritu Santo De Fuentes and Mother Maria Beatrice Rosario Arroyo have been placed on the path to sainthood by Pope Francis. The two Filipino nuns were declared venerable by the Holy Father, which is two steps away from sainthood. The Pope recognized that Mother Francisca, founder of the Dominican Sisters of St. […]