LIVESTREAM: Sistine Chapel chimney for Vatican conclave, Day 1
MANILA, Philippines – All eyes will be on the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican during the conclave to elect the successor of the late Pope Francis. Black smoke from the chimney will mean...
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RESULTS: April 2025 Civil Engineers Licensure Examination
The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 4,940 out of 16,913 passed the Civil Engineers Licensure...
View Article[Pope Watch] A prayer for the conclave
MANILA, Philippines – The world is watching the conclave at the Vatican because the pope is a global figure, “an anchor in a turbulent world” as our foreign affairs reporter Bea Cupin wrote. But the...
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What’s in a papal name? An agenda for the Catholic Church
VATICAN CITY – When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few outside his native Argentina knew who he was or what kind of...
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Michelangelo meets James Bond: high-tech in Sistine Chapel to keep conclave...
VATICAN CITY – Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday, May 7, will arguably become the world’s most beautiful bunker, making sure that what happens in the Sistine Chapel stays in the...
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Same family names shape 2025 party-list race
A troubling pattern continues to emerge in the 2025 elections as families dominate the party-list race for a spot in the House of Representatives. An analysis of at least 1,600 names from the...
View ArticleFULL TEXT: Litany of the Saints prayed as the conclave begins
The waiting game begins. The 133 cardinal electors will first pray the Litany of the Saints in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace ahead of the conclave to elect the successor of the late Pope Francis....
View ArticleDatu, Nocum take turns as Rain or Shine overcomes hot-shooting Blackwater
MANILA, Philippines – Keith Datu turned in the highest scoring performance of his PBA career and steered Rain or Shine to a 120-106 win over Blackwater in the Philippine Cup at the Ninoy Aquino...
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What is a Roman Catholic conclave and who takes part?
VATICAN CITY – Roman Catholic cardinals begin their conclave to elect the Church’s 267th pope on Wednesday, May 7. Following are key facts about the conclave – one of the world’s oldest and most...
View ArticleTeam Marcos rivals call probe into Laoag vote-buying | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Team Marcos rivals seek probe of ‘super rampant vote-buying’ in Laoag Councilors on the opposing side of the First...
View ArticleBolick, NLEX survive fiery Ginebra comeback for 4th straight win
MANILA, Philippines – When the going got tough, the NLEX Road Warriors leaned on Robert Bolick to bail them out. And Bolick delivered as usual, hitting big shots down the stretch as NLEX weathered the...
View ArticleCarl Tamayo dazzles anew, outduels Juan GDL as Changwon grabs 2-0 lead vs...
MANILA, Philippines – The Carl Tamayo show continues in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) finals. After a 24-point Game 1 explosion, Tamayo delivered another high-scoring performance for the...
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Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote
VATICAN CITY – Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, May 7, signaling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to...
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Argentine cardinal hopes Pope Francis’ vision lives on
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentine cardinal Angel Rossi, one of the 133 now gathered at the Vatican to elect a new pope, told Reuters before the conclave that he hoped the next leader of the global...
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Catholic cardinals elect new pope, white smoke billows from Sistine Chapel
VATICAN CITY — White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the bells of St. Peter’s rang out on Thursday, May 8, signaling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take...
View ArticleWATCH: White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney as new pope elected
MANILA, Philippines – White smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City at around 6:08 pm Rome time on Thursday, May 8 (12:08 am on Friday, May 9, Manila time), signaling that...
View ArticleWATCH: Pope Leo XIV makes first appearance on Saint Peter’s balcony
MANILA, Philippines – Newly elected Pope Leo XIV made his first appearance on the central balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday, May 8 (Friday, May 9, Manila time). White smoke...
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Cardinal Robert Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff
VATICAN CITY – Cardinal Robert Prevost, a little known missionary from Chicago, was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, May 8, becoming the first US...
View ArticlePROFILE: Prevost, first US pope, supported Francis and shunned spotlight
VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost, the choice of the world’s Catholic cardinals to serve as leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church, is the first pope from the United States and a relative unknown on the...
View ArticleWATCH: Pope Leo XIV’s first ‘Urbi et Orbi’ speech, blessing
MANILA, Philippines – Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, delivered his first “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and the World”) speech and blessing on Thursday, May 8 (Friday, May...
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