Pope at Audience: Human dignity must always be defended as God’s gift
Pope continues his reflection on ‘Gaudium et Spes,’ and says the dignity of every human person is a permanent gift of God’s love that we must defend
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Climate group faults Philippine 2026 pledge for lacking fossil fuel phaseout
Climate advocates warn unchanged renewable energy targets and fossil fuel dependence leave vulnerable communities exposed to worsening disasters
Church-government climate pact brings carbon-cutting measures into WYD preparations
Church leaders and government officials will also promote climate education, recycling and youth participation through a broad environmental partnership
Caritas Philippines pushes dioceses to embed ecology in ministries, finances
Pastoral guidance calls for ethical funding, renewable energy, measurable outcomes and stronger safeguards for communities facing environmental harm
Pope celebrates Our Lady of Good Counsel with an appeal to cultivate peace
Pope celebrates Mass on eve of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and invite Christians to contemplate Mary's quiet presence and become servants of peace
Bulacan fishers seek access to idle fishponds amid shrinking Manila Bay fishing areas
Fishing groups say coastal development is squeezing livelihoods, forcing communities farther offshore while acquired fishponds remain unused nearby
Philippine Catholic diocese accelerates solar shift as costly diesel power drives renewable energy push
Church-led solar expansion is positioning renewable energy as a practical response to high power costs and fossil dependence
Rooftop solar drive seeks to cut Mindoro’s reliance on costly diesel power
The initiative links communities with solar providers and financing institutions while advocates tie energy transition to marine protection
Pope at Angelus: Mutual love is one debt that ‘does not enslave us’
Pope reflects on the two ways Jesus calls Christians to practice mutual love: being capable of fraternal correction and loving one another as brothers and sisters
Nun forced out under Rodrigo Duterte demands ‘no special treatment’ for daughter after arrest warrant
Australian Sister Patricia Fox, who was forced to leave the Philippines during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, has welcomed an arrest warrant for his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte. Fox of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion congregation and spokesperson of the Asia Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines, said the warrant […]
