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 Francis: Keep your homilies short or ‘people will fall asleep’
Pope Francis has once again appealed to Catholic priests to keep their homilies short, this time warning that homilies should be no longer than eight minutes or “people will fall asleep.”
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Vatican: Pope Francis speaks again about the admission of homosexuals to seminaries
The pope returned to the topic of the admission of men “with homosexual tendencies to seminaries, reiterating the need to welcome them
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Caritas Internationalis official urges focus on overlooked crises
He noted the lack of media coverage and international focus which causes many emergencies to remain largely unseen
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Climate change exacerbates poverty in vulnerable Asian communities, says Gariguez
The priest called for a concerted global effort to address the severe challenges posed by climate change and poverty in Asia
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Senator to PNP: Ensure no officers influenced by Quiboloy
Hontiveros also asked Duterte not to defend Quiboloy after the former president condemned the "excessive" force in serving the arrest warrant
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Caritas organizations in Asia urged ‘to be the salt and light’ amid global crises
Archbishop Wells framed the Caritas Asia regional conference as a pivotal "call to action," urging participants to go beyond mere discussions
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Fishers raise alarm over harassment of elderly leader
The elderly has been repeatedly approached by suspected state agents and was offered livelihood support in exchange for his “cooperation"
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Philippine waste workers seek legislative protection
"We provide crucial services to society and deserve equitable compensation and benefits. Without us, societal functions would be severely impacted"
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Caritas Internationalis head calls for united action in response to cries of Earth and the Poor
He encouraged everyone to work together responsibly and proactively in addressing the needs of the earth and those in poverty
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Church’s lay arm cites threats to family values, moral decline in opposing divorce
The lay arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)
