Oil spill justice call expands to protection of municipal waters, Verde Island Passage

The Church agency says coastal families need lasting remedies as pollution, illegal fishing and climate pressures threaten livelihoods

Commentary

Protecting the people behind the gold: Why small-scale miners need more than regulation

Leoncio Na-oy - October 8, 2026

Responsible mining should also be measured by how we protect the people whose lives, labor, and communities make that industry possible

News Alert

Filipinos join Pope Leo’s Vatican meeting on family life

Roy Lagarde, CBCP News - October 8, 2026

Archbishop Gilbert Garcera of Lipa, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, will represent the country’s bishops at the Vatican gathering

Commentary

Crop change, land use change, climate change: Conversations with Indigenous youth

Fr. Pedro Walpole, SJ - October 8, 2026

There is much work ahead but there are also many sources inspiration in stories from those who share the hope, care, practice, with a moral and spiritual grounding

NEWS ALERT

Filipinos join Pope Leo’s Vatican meeting on family life

October 8, 2026

Church, Customs strengthen pastoral care for Pinoy seafarers

October 2, 2026

Salesians vow to preserve 300-year-old convent as museum

September 30, 2026

Consumer groups warn gas auction could drive up power costs nationwide

August 24, 2026

Vatican’s first woman dicastery chief to address Philippine religious leaders

August 13, 2026

Manila exorcism office to host conference on spiritual warfare

July 17, 2026

INTERNATIONAL

Pope on Amoris laetitia: What Church do people meet when most fragile?

Isabella H. de Carvalho, Vatican News - October 8, 2026

Asian Church urged to put Indigenous Peoples, vulnerable communities at heart of Mekong response

Mark Saludes - October 7, 2026

Five Mysteries of Peace: A Rosary for Asia’s wounded world

John Singarayar SVD - October 7, 2026

Pope Leo XIV: Marital love is tireless and faithful ‘Yes’ for a lifetime

October 7, 2026

Tokyo cardinal: Church ecological campaign ends, but responsibility for creation continues

October 6, 2026

Pope urges Korean priests and religious to ‘bear witness to reconciliation’

October 6, 2026

DIOCESAN REPORTS

Bishop urges laity to ‘bring the Church into the world’

September 28, 2026

New Tagbilaran bishop to be installed next month

September 17, 2026

New book chronicles Cardinal Advincula’s pastoral journey in Manila

September 16, 2026

Bishop: Church must confront failures to build safe communities

September 4, 2026

Bishop calls reforestation ‘a big lie’ as 57,000 trees face cutting...

September 2, 2026

Archbishop Soc marks 25 years as bishop, says ministry is ‘dangerous...

September 1, 2026

FEATURES

Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub

Agence France Presse - September 21, 2026

The Aetas remain uncertain if the government would help them build new homes or provide land to cultivate for income if they are moved

Thai missionary in Taiwan sees God’s hand from childhood prayers in Teochew to parish in Hsinchu

Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, Thailand - September 10, 2026

Fr. Bosco Phulsap Leelanurak reflects as Thai Missionary Society marks 375 days until 10th anniversary of its Taiwan mission

‘The ber months’: Christmas arrives early in the Philippines

Agence France Presse - September 8, 2026

Welcome to the "ber months" – a months-long countdown to the most anticipated holiday on the calendar in the deeply Catholic country

Sisters of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary

SPOTLIGHT: Hope to Ride, Ride to Hope

Mark Saludes and Sr. Mary Catherine Hop Pham, FMSR - August 26, 2026

Isolated communities in Vietnam receive lifeline and hope from the most unexpected of motorbike convoys

Beyond echo chamber, Asian sisters bring mission stories to mainstream media

Mark Saludes, Rwanda - August 10, 2026

Religious women from India, Thailand and the Philippines are building media ties to bring overlooked community stories wider attention

New bishop to Urdaneta flock: ‘I am yours’

CBCP News - July 29, 2026

Inside, he offered the congregation the four words that have guided his priesthood: “Domine, Tuus Sum” — Latin for “Lord, I am yours.”

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COMMENTARY

Protecting the people behind the gold: Why small-scale miners need more than regulation

Leoncio Na-oy -

Responsible mining should also be measured by how we protect the people whose lives, labor, and communities make that industry possible

Crop change, land use change, climate change: Conversations with Indigenous youth

Fr. Pedro Walpole, SJ -

There is much work ahead but there are also many sources inspiration in stories from those who share the hope, care, practice, with a moral and spiritual grounding

Five Mysteries of Peace: A Rosary for Asia’s wounded world

John Singarayar SVD -

This October, let the Magnificat become our song: a song of hope in a wounded world, a song of the lowly lifted up, a song of mercy stronger than violence

Vincentian Life Series | The Faith of St. Vincent

Father Daniel Franklin E. Pilario, C.M. -

St. Vincent’s defense of the Catholic faith against Jansenist heresy went beyond mere theoretical debate and differences in theological positions

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Oil spill justice call expands to protection of municipal waters, Verde Island Passage

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The Church agency says coastal families need lasting remedies as pollution, illegal fishing and climate pressures threaten livelihoods

Protecting the people behind the gold: Why small-scale miners need more than regulation

Leoncio Na-oy -

Responsible mining should also be measured by how we protect the people whose lives, labor, and communities make that industry possible

Filipinos join Pope Leo’s Vatican meeting on family life

Roy Lagarde, CBCP News -

Archbishop Gilbert Garcera of Lipa, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, will represent the country’s bishops at the Vatican gathering

Crop change, land use change, climate change: Conversations with Indigenous youth

Fr. Pedro Walpole, SJ -

There is much work ahead but there are also many sources inspiration in stories from those who share the hope, care, practice, with a moral and spiritual grounding

Pope on Amoris laetitia: What Church do people meet when most fragile?

Isabella H. de Carvalho, Vatican News -

Pope encourages Bishops to share what has emerged in their Churches over the ten years since the publication of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia

Asian Church urged to put Indigenous Peoples, vulnerable communities at heart of Mekong response

Mark Saludes -

Alminaza said ecological decisions should reflect experiences of affected communities, future generations and the wider community of life

Bishop tells Filipino migrants in Korea: Church has not forgotten you

Katya Santos, CBCP News -

He thanked the Archdiocese of Seoul and St. Benedict Hyehwa-dong Catholic Church for supporting the Filipino Catholic community and its pastoral mission

VIEWFINDER

IN PHOTOS: Protest greets Marcos Jr.’s 5th State of the Nation Address

July 27, 2026

Protesters marched toward the Philippine Congress, demanding lower prices, higher wages and relief from rising public service costs

PHOTOS: Philippine Church, civil groups mark global prayer call with peace vigil, protest

April 12, 2026

Faith leaders warn rising tensions abroad are worsening economic hardship, exposing vulnerabilities and deepening inequality across Filipino communities

PHOTOS: Philippine bishop calls Church to act on rising costs, crisis in Easter message

April 5, 2026

Amid rising costs and uncertainty, a Filipino bishop calls parishes to act together in the spirit of Easter

Faith and homecoming mark Good Friday in rural Philippines

April 4, 2026

Filipino Catholics return home for Good Friday, where faith, family, and economic pressures intersect in a centuries-old tradition

PHOTOS: One in five priests struggling, Manila cardinal says at Chrism Mass

Survey findings revealed during Holy Week liturgy highlight growing emotional strain and need for stronger support among clergy

PHOTOS: Urban poor turn Lenten rites into call for housing justice in the Philippines

The action underscored housing as a fundamental human right and pressed for a more responsive and accountable government

Photos: Palm Sunday in the Philippines

Palm Sunday recalls Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, where crowds welcomed him with palm branches, marking the start of Holy Week

SILENCED VOICES

Advocates challenge privatized power model, push public control

Fisherfolk turn art into protest against proposed coastal roads...

Photography and poetry brought residents’ concerns into public view as communities called for protection of livelihoods and ecosystems

Rights group flags arrests, red-tagging as Philippine civic space...

Rights monitors cite arrests, red-tagging, protest crackdowns and threats to journalists as civic freedoms remain under sustained pressure

Barangay disaster funds still favor relief over long-term risk...

Oxfam found barangay disaster funds favor relief and equipment while prevention, climate adaptation and community priorities remain underfunded

Espionage bill raises press freedom, human rights concerns

Civil society groups say broad surveillance and secrecy provisions threaten public-interest reporting, source protection and humanitarian documentation nationwide

Church presses for ‘just transition’ as coal uncertainty threatens...

Church leaders are pressing government and industry to protect livelihoods, diversify the economy and rehabilitate mining-affected island communities

Energy groups renew call for DOE chief to quit...

Coalition says repeated outages and rising generation charges are squeezing households already struggling with stagnant wages and costs

Church groups say Veloso pardon should renew fight against...

nterfaith leaders say Veloso’s freedom should renew efforts against trafficking and address poverty and exploitation driving migrant vulnerability

Civil society presses AIIB to tighten climate, community safeguards

Civil society groups say AIIB’s next decade should give affected communities greater protection, participation and access to remedy

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