Luis Antonio Tagle

From Imus to pope? Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle’s hometown reflects on his journey

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Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle may be one of the favourites to be named the next pope, but a Catholic Sister who has known him for half a century says she will never pray for it to happen. “I’m afraid of the politics in Rome,” Sister Marilena Narvaez said from their shared home neighbourhood, south … Read more

CBCP defends Tagle as watchdog slams PH clerical abuse record

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The Philippines’ governing body of Catholic bishops has issued a rare statement on clerical sexual abuse, defending Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle on the issue days before the opening of a conclave to elect a new pope. Watchdog group BishopAccountability.org warned Friday that Tagle and Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin could not be relied on to protect … Read more