US offers over a billion dollars to support Mindanao railway project
The offer came after the Philippines decided against pursuing Chinese official development assistance (ODA) financing for the project
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Pope at Angelus: This Lent, make your life a unique masterpiece
Pope Leo XIV says the Lenten season offers the faithful the opportunity to let the Lord cleanse them, cooperate better with God
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Explosions on Ash Wednesday renew plea for peace along Thai-Myanmar border
Myanmar airstrikes echoed into Thailand’s Mae Sot on Ash Wednesday, disrupting Lent and underscoring fragile border peace
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Pope to Rome priests: Rekindle the faith, urgent to proclaim Christ’s promises
Leo XIV invites priests of Diocese of Rome to rekindle their gift of the faith, proclaim the Gospel, be close to families and young people
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‘Moral fatigue’ threatens nation, CBCP prexy says ahead of Edsa anniversary
Nearly four decades after the EDSA People Power Revolution, the head
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Philippine Church warns against normalized injustice, calls for structural change in 2026 Lenten campaign
Philippine Church launches Lenten campaign urging structural change, confronting normalized injustice beyond traditional charity, almsgiving
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Bishop tells lawmakers corruption is ‘spiritual decay’
A Catholic bishop urged lawmakers on Ash Wednesday to confront corruption
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Pope on Ash Wednesday: ‘Call death for what it is’
As Lent begins, Pope Leo says that ashes remind us of “the weight of a world that is ablaze, of entire cities destroyed by war"
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Pope: War is gravest attack possible against life and public health
The Pope emphasized in this regard the importance of recognizing “the connection between the health of all and that of each individual"
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Anti-mining coalition launched to protect Nueva Vizcaya
Civil society groups launch Defend Nueva Vizcaya Movement, backing Dupax del Norte resistance against Woggle Mining Corporation’s operations
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Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘disarming’ language, deeper listening in Lent 2026 message
Pope Leo XIV calls Catholics to disarm their language, fast from harmful words and heed the cry of the poor
