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Pet owners stand in a queue to receive holy water sprinkled by a priest on pet dogs and cats during an animal blessing rites at the Malate Church in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, October. 4, 2026. (Credit: Joeal Calupitan/AP.)

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Wagging tails fill a Philippine church where priests bless pets for St. Francis feast

by Joeal Calupitan and Eileen Ng October 5, 2026

Archbishop Gilbert Garcera, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, speaks at a Mass marking the canonical erection of the Diocese of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, Aug. 7, 2026. (Credit: CBCP News.)

Filipino bishops back signature drive to ban political dynasties

by Paterno R. Esmaquel II September 29, 2026

Filipino Franciscan friars are among the thousands in a rally along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, Philippines, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address, July 27, 2026. (Credit: Franciscan Communications.)

Filipino churches hit Marcos over US planned AI hub in Philippines

by Paterno R. Esmaquel II July 28, 2026July 28, 2026

The Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, now stands at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Replica of the Virgin Mary’s House draws Catholic devotees in the Philippines

by Celine S. Rosario, María Teresa Hernández and Associated Press July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

Filipino bishops fight stigma of mental illness

by Paterno R. Esmaquel II July 16, 2026July 18, 2026

Filipino activist priest Father Robert Reyes holds a jar of exorcised salt meant to be sprinkled around the Philippine Senate building, July 4, 2026. (Credit: Paterno Esmaquel II.)

Priests exorcise Philippine Senate ahead of Duterte impeachment trial

by Paterno R. Esmaquel II July 7, 2026

Catholics covered in mud and dried banana leaves join the mud people festival on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine Catholics honor St. John the Baptist with a mud-covered display of faith

by Joeal Calupitan and Aaron Favila June 24, 2026

Melencio Neuda, center, and other devotees who participated in the mud people festival raise their hands during a mass on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Photos show Philippine Catholics smearing mud on their bodies for festival honoring John the Baptist

by Aaron Favila June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

Residents pass by a collapsed structure after an earthquake in General Santos, Philippines on Monday, June 8, 2026. (Credit: AP Photo.)

Filipino Church mounts nationwide effort to help victims of strong earthquake

by Paterno R. Esmaquel II June 11, 2026

From left, Al Fuertes, Carlos Conde, Raquel Barros del Rosario-Fortun, Cardinal Pablo Ambo David, Raul Pangalangan and Fr. Daniel Franklin E. Pilario, light candles at a news conference to launch a fact-finding body to document details of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drugs crackdown that can be used by the government to prosecute law enforcers in Manila, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Credit: Joeal Calupitan/AP.)

Philippine bishop and ex-ICC judge lead new inquiry into thousands of Duterte-era killings

by Jim Gomez, Joeal Calupitan and Associated Press May 27, 2026

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