Living without destructive plastic
Plastic was and is a magical invention. It is a material based on oil and has thousands of excellent and life-saving uses. In the medical world, in …
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From Manila to mission area, Bishop Pabillo ‘to live poor among poor’
From highly urbanized Metro Manila, Bishop Broderick Pabillo is off for a new mission as shepherd of one of the youngest and poorest ecclesiastical …
On Pope’s Day, papal nuncio to Manila calls for protection of creation
Archbishop Charles Brown, papal nuncio to the Philippines, used his first “Pope’s Day” celebration in the Philippines to ask the faithful to step up…
Global labor migration increases by five million, says new report
The number of international migrant workers globally has risen to 169 million, a rise of three percent since 2017, according to the latest estimates…
Activist: China’s ‘killing’ of Hong Kong paper has ‘serious implications’ for religious liberty
A human rights activist has said that the Chinese Communist Party’s “killing” of a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong has “serious implications” f…
Canadian bishops, Indigenous leaders will meet with pope in December
Some Canadian bishops, along with Indigenous leaders, will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican in December 2021, according to the Canadian bishops…
Pope Francis: God ‘weaves our history’
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the dramatic conversion of St. Paul should remind us that God has a plan for our lives. Speaking at the genera…
Photos: Human rights activists call for stop to killings, accountability of gov’t
Human rights activists and Church groups marched to the gates of the presidential palace in Manila on June 30, 2021, to demand accountability for th…
Remembering Mount Pinatubo and how a volcano drove Americans out
Thirty years ago, on June 15, 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted. It was considered the world’s largest volcanic eruption. Bursts of g…
Pope Francis names two new bishops for Mindanao, Palawan dioceses
Pope Francis named new bishops for two dioceses in the Philippines, one in Mindanao and another in Palawan, on June 29, on the occasion of the Solem…
Interfaith church group presses for Duterte’s accountability over ‘war on drugs’ killings
An interfaith church group in the Philippines issued a statement calling for President Rodrigo Duterte’s accountability over the spate of drug-relat…
Catechist in Myanmar brings Word of God to ‘ends of the earth’
John NgwaZar Dee is a catechist. He is 72 years old. He is the first catechist from the Lisu indigenous tribe in the Diocese of Myitkyina in Myanmar…
Asian, tropical coastlines most vulnerable to rising seas – study
Tropical nations will face more coastal inundation from a rise in sea levels due to climate change than other countries, according to new research t…
Another Catholic priest dies of COVID-19 in Myanmar; more deaths reported in diocese
Another Catholic priest in Myanmar’s Diocese of Kalay died of COVID-19 on Tuesday, June 29, a week after two other priests from the same diocese suc…
Asia’s new coal plant plans jeopardize climate targets, report says
Five Asian countries are responsible for 80% of new coal power plants planned around the world, the Carbon Tracker group said on Wednesday, saying m…
Pope Francis: Saints Peter and Paul found freedom in Christ
In the largest Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica since the start of the pandemic, Pope Francis celebrated the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul with a mes…
