The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a ...

More than 130 Catholic cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith's 2,000-year ...

The La Union Tourism Office recorded around 415,028 visitors during the Holy Week this year, up from the 220,182 during the ...

It was a full house at Santa Barbara Catholic Church in Dededo, where every pew was filled as the village’s Catholic faithful gathered with palms in hand to mark the start of Holy Week through ...

Videos of a priest blessing parishioners with Holy Water in a nontraditional way have caught the attention of the online ...

Over 800,000 inbound and outbound passengers were recorded during the Holy Week, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on ...

KALAYAAN, Philippines (AP ... says he offers his vow during Holy Week because of family problems and to pray for good health. The penitents, mostly residents, walk under the scorching heat ...

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments in places like Jerusalem, Brazil, Nigeria, India, Mexico and Philippines. The week between Palm Sunday and Easter ...

Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for ...

Penitent Jayve Lorenzo, who has been participating in flagellation rituals for 19 years, says he offers his vow during the holy week because ... colorful towns in the Philippines "because art ...