Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Caloocan will be installed as a cardinal of the Catholic Church by Pope Francis in December, the Vatican City announced on Sunday. David, who also serves as president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP),

Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has been appointed a cardinal of the Catholic Church by Pope Francis along with 20 others. The Pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square on Oct.

In announcing on Sunday that he would appoint 21 new cardinals, Pope Francis once again elevated clerics from far beyond Catholicism’s traditional centers of power, in line with his vision of a more global,

Pope Francis on Sunday announced he will appoint 21 new cardinals of the global Catholic Church, in an unexpected push to influence the powerful group of churchmen that will one day choose his successor.

Pope Francis has already named the majority of cardinals who will one day vote in a conclave to elect his successor

Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David will soon become the third active Filipino cardinal after Pope Francis elevated his rank. The pontiff yesterday named the 21 new cardinals after the noon Angelus in St.

Pope Francis on Sunday said he plans to promote 21 clerics to the rank of cardinal in December. The pontiff made the announcement in a speech addressing worshippers in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican.

Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of the Diocese of Caloocan presides over an online mass at the San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan City, on the feast day of the patron saint against contagious diseases, August 16,