SINGAPORE: The Catholic Church in Singapore on Friday (May 9) celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV, who succeeds Pope Francis. Robert Francis Prevost is the first pope from the US. He was ...

SINGAPORE: Pope Francis was a "model of mercy and compassion", the Roman Catholic Church in Singapore said on Monday (Apr 21) as it paid tribute to the pontiff who died at the age of 88.

SINGAPORE – President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong have written to Pope Leo XIV to congratulate him on his election, as local Catholics celebrate the news of the ...

The Catholic Church’s first pope from the Augustinian order is already helping to educate the faithful through his deep knowledge of the Church Fathers. Here is who he has been citing in the ...

greeted by crowds waiting to see the new leader of the 1.4 billion-strong Roman Catholic Church. In a statement on May 9, Singapore’s archdiocese said “Habemus Papam!” as it gave thanks to ...

Eastern Catholic leaders are remembering Pope Francis for bringing significant attention to their churches and traditions throughout his papacy, in a legacy marked by fraternity and many firsts, while ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. On Easter Sunday, he used his message and blessing to appeal for peace in Middle East and Ukraine.

From Europe to the Asia Pacific, millions of Catholics are celebrating the election of U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV as the 267th ...

There is a spike in converts to the Roman Catholic Church as young adults reportedly seek "moral order" after the pandemic years. While people may convert to the Catholic faith at any time of year ...

David Ng held back tears as he approached the stone steps of North America’s largest Roman Catholic Church, its bells tolling in the Monday midday gloom. The news of Pope Francis’s death had ...

(photo: Courtesy of subjects) Beverly Willett Features April 26, 2025 Catholic converts wait and ponder, some longer than others. And, this spring, Americans flocked to the Church, including waves ...