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Singaporean theology student Dominic Nalpon managed to arrive at the center of St. Peter’s Square in time to hear the awaited “Habemus papam!” (“We have a pope!”) announcement and see the new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, on May 8, 2025.

Asia Pacific Catholics react to news of Church’s first U.S.-born pontiff Pope Leo XIV

May 9, 2025

By Kristina Millare

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

Pope Francis on Jan. 6, 2025, appointed Father George Kolodziej, SDS, a Polish-born priest with extensive pastoral and counseling experience, as the new bishop of Bunbury, Western Australia.

Pope Francis names Polish priest as new bishop for Western Australia diocese

Jan 6, 2025

The Perth-based priest brings decades of parish ministry and psychotherapy experience to his new role leading a diocese 1.5 times... Read more

Pope Francis arrives in East Timor on Sept. 9, 2024.

Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, Asia’s youngest and most Catholic country

Sep 9, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Francis is the first pope to visit East Timor since it gained independence from Indonesia in 2002, becoming the first... Read more