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Countless tourists buy the "Calendario Romano" as a memento of their visit to the seat of the Catholic Church.

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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle and San Pablo Bishop Marcelino Maralit as members of the Vatican’s communication arm.

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The Baroque masterpiece, located in a public square, will remain viewable from a distance for free, but closer access will be exclusively for ticket holders.

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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, November 9 (Rome time, Sunday in Manila), has offered prayers to the victims of Typhoon “Uwan” (international name: Fung Wong).

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Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David formally took possession of his titular church in Rome, the Church of the Transfiguration.

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SB19 will take a short detour from its ongoing "Simula at Wakas" tour to perform at this year's "Sama sa Roma" celebration in the Italian capital.

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“I express my closeness to the beloved Filipino people, and in particular, I pray for those who have been most harshly affected by the consequences of the earthquake,” Leo said in Italian.

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Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people Sunday, the culmination of a youth pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world.

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Hundreds of thousands of young faithful feted Pope Leo XIV like a rock star Saturday at an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, after the head of the Catholic Church made a dramatic entrance by helicopter.

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Countless tourists buy the "Calendario Romano" as a memento of their visit to the seat of the Catholic Church.

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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, November 9 (Rome time, Sunday in Manila), has offered prayers to the victims of Typhoon “Uwan” (international name: Fung Wong).

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Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David formally took possession of his titular church in Rome, the Church of the Transfiguration.

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Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people Sunday, the culmination of a youth pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world.

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Hundreds of thousands of young faithful feted Pope Leo XIV like a rock star Saturday at an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, after the head of the Catholic Church made a dramatic entrance by helicopter.

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