A year after military takeover, Mandalay archbishop tells people ‘not to lose hope’
The Catholic archbishop of Mandalay in Myanmar told people displaced by the conflict brought about by the military takeover of the government on Feb…
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23 new priests ordained in South Korea’s Archdiocese of Seoul
The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea ordained 23 new priests at Myeongdong Cathedral on Friday, January 28. Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick pr…
Pope Francis: ‘The Lord always surprises us’
Pope Francis encouraged people Sunday to be open to the newness Jesus wants to bring in their daily lives and to cultivate the capacity to wonder. …
St. Thomas Aquinas on Reflexivity
I have been a follower of Thomas Aquinas since my Bachelor of Theology days at the University of Santo Tomas more than 30 years ago. I was reacting …
CBCP Pastoral Statement on Ecology: ‘A call for unity and action amid a climate emergency and planetary crisis’
Then God spoke to Noah, saying, “Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. Bring out with you every living t…
And the greatest is love
Reflection for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C) Peace is the fruit of justice, for peace prevails when and where everyone possesses his or…
The Myanmar nun who faced down a junta
Almost a year after she knelt in the dust to beg Myanmar police not to shoot anti-coup demonstrators, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng still shakes at the m…
Reforms in Catholic Church need ‘stable foundation,’ says Jesuit cardinal
A Jesuit cardinal who will play a central role in the 2023 Synod on Synodality has said that reforms in the Catholic Church require “a stable founda…
More Filipinos willing to get booster shot against COVID-19, says survey
A survey done by pollster Social Weather Stations showed that four out of five (80 percent) of vaccinated adult Filipinos are willing (73% surely, 7…
Church leaders in Negros Oriental welcome enactment of Renewable Energy Code
Catholic Church leaders in the central Philippine province of Negros Oriental welcomed the passage of a resolution declaring the province a “clean a…
Seoul archbishop reiterates commitment to peace on Korean peninsula
Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick of Seoul reiterated his commitment to work for peace during a meeting with South Korean Unification Minister Lee I…
‘Living in a dark era’: one year since Myanmar’s coup
Hours before Myanmar’s new parliament was due to convene last February, troops rounded up lawmakers in dawn raids, ending a brief democratic interlu…
Pope Francis urges Roman Rota to work with ‘synodal spirit’
Pope Francis on Thursday urged members of the Catholic Church’s highest court handling appeals of marriage annulment cases to work with a “synodal s…
Renounce Dalai Lama to get jobs, China tells Tibetans
Tibetans looking for work in their region’s state sector must first renounce all ties to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama as a condition of e…
Bishop David urges Filipinos to fight disinformation ahead of national elections
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, president of the Philippine Catholic bishops’ conference, called on Filipinos to fight disinformation ahead…
Diocese of Parañaque sets canonical coronation of Mary’s image on May 24
The Diocese of the Parañaque announced that the canonical coronation of the image of Mary, Help of Christians, enshrined at the national shrine will…
Philippine economy rebounds in 2021 as COVID-19 rules relaxed
The Philippine economy rebounded stronger than expected in 2021 after a relaxation of COVID-19 rules fueled consumer spending and got more people ba…
