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 on Venezuela: Overcome violence, safeguard country’s sovereignty
Speaking in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo invited everyone to pray for the Venezuelan people, assuring them of his own prayers
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Catholic diocese urges prayer, public witness against proposed nuclear plant in northern Philippines
Philippine dioceses urge prayer and witness as opposition grows against a proposed nuclear power plant in Pangasinan province
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Pope: Start today to build a year of peace
Pope Leo urges everyone to “build a year of peace, by disarming our hearts and refraining from every form of violence.”
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Pope Leo: Jubilee Year ‘a powerful sign of a new world’
Today, in a society weighed down by the burden of sin, we keenly feel “the need for a wise, benevolent, merciful plan”, the Pope said
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Caritas Philippines warns peace falters without justice
Caritas Philippines calls for unarmed peace, linking justice, ecology, and dignity to Filipinos’ daily struggles amid poverty, violence
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Indigenous groups, Catholic bishop renew justice call on fifth anniversary of Tumandok Massacre
Church leaders and Indigenous communities renew remembrance, resistance, and demands to end violence against Tumandok people
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Protected area? Industry under fire for Philippine sea spill
Environmentalists say industry has no place in such delicate seascapes and needs better oversight if it is to operate
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Pope Leo: Gambling ruins families
Pope Leo XIV said he wanted to “draw attention in particular to the scourge of gambling,” which has “ruined many families.”
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Pope Leo at Angelus: Pray for peace and for families suffering due to war
Pope Leo reflects on how families can be a light in a society often marked by loneliness, despair, divisions, and conflicts
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Pope at Urbi et Orbi: Peace is a shared responsibility
Pope Leo XIV renews his plea for peace, reminding the world that it is both God’s gift and humanity’s shared responsibility.
