These are Pope Francis’ prayer intentions for 2024
Each month Pope Francis shares a prayer intention as part of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.
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Marcos appoints Lotilla as envoy to Holy See after confirmation bypass
Marcos appoints bypassed environment chief Raphael Lotilla as ambassador to the Holy See; Cuna named acting DENR secretary
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Japan Church leader says abuse ‘deeply hurt victims,’ pledges continued reform
Tokyo archbishop apologizes for clergy sexual abuse, acknowledges institutional limits, and pledges continued safeguarding reforms
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Vincentians say EDSA’s promise remains unfinished as injustice becomes ‘normalized’
Vincentians mark EDSA at 40, urging democracy to protect the poor and confront normalized injustice nationwide
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Sri Lanka arrests former intelligence chief; Church presses for full truth on Easter bombings
Sri Lanka arrests former intelligence chief over Easter bombings as Church renews call for truth and accountability
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Century-old bell rings in Hong Kong as parish marks 130 years of mission
Hong Kong Catholics retrace missionary history in Pok Fu Lam, highlighting education, service, and intergenerational faith transmission
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Bishop Mesiona says Pag-asa church may begin as mission station
Bishop Mesiona says proposed Pag-asa church will likely begin as mission station serving island’s Catholic community.
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Caritas Philippines calls for widening democratic space, not restricting it, on EDSA’s 40th anniversary
Church leader urges wider democratic space at EDSA anniversary, warning against restrictions on peaceful assembly and remembrance
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Pax Christi leaders mark shared start of Lent and Ramadan with call to live peace, protect creation
Pax Christi leaders urge Christians and Muslims to turn shared fasting into action for peace and care for creation
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Catholic education, Church bodies press Congress to enact anti-dynasty law
The 1987 Constitution’s mandate prohibiting political dynasties remains unfulfilled nearly four decades after its ratification
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IN PHOTOS: Filipino bishop calls for urgent conversion, backs digital media fasting as Lent begins
Bishop Ayuban urges Catholics to return, reconcile and fast with purpose as Lent begins in Cubao cathedral
