Consumer groups seek energy chief’s resignation over rising power costs, outages

Consumer groups blame rising electricity costs and persistent outages on the government’s energy response and fossil fuel dependence

Equality & Justice

Frontier AI race threatens human rights without stronger safeguards, UN warns

LiCAS News - September 15, 2026

Türk says governments must coordinate oversight as advanced systems threaten privacy, security, democratic institutions and future generations worldwide

Church & Asia

Asian digital missionaries tapped to widen reach of World Youth Day 2027

Mark Saludes - September 15, 2026

Asian Catholic creators are being drawn into a wider mission of accompaniment, local storytelling and cross-border Church engagement

News

Pope Leo ends Covid-era salary cuts for Cardinals and senior officials

Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican News - September 15, 2026

Pope Leo XIV repeals Pope Francis’ 2021 Motu Proprio “A Sustainable Future,” which reduced the salaries of Cardinals and senior officials

NEWS ALERT

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

UN chief calls for global AI safeguards amid security, child protection...

July 7, 2026

German priest who ministered to Mary Jane Veloso on death row...

June 10, 2026

Groups urge stronger ocean safeguards to protect livelihoods

June 8, 2026

INTERNATIONAL

Frontier AI race threatens human rights without stronger safeguards, UN warns

LiCAS News - September 15, 2026

Asian digital missionaries tapped to widen reach of World Youth Day 2027

Mark Saludes - September 15, 2026

Pope Leo ends Covid-era salary cuts for Cardinals and senior officials

Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican News - September 15, 2026

Ferry disasters put Southeast Asia’s maritime safety record under renewed scrutiny

September 14, 2026

Young people turning to AI raise privacy, pastoral concerns for Church

September 14, 2026

Catholic digital missionaries urged to put witness above followers

September 14, 2026

DIOCESAN REPORTS

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

New bishop to Urdaneta flock: ‘I am yours’

July 29, 2026

Bishop: A true friend leads you to Jesus

July 28, 2026

3 bishops rally Samar towns against mining

July 24, 2026

FEATURES

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.”

Listening for human dignity: Youth Social Hackathon concludes with promised action for mental health, ecology

Chainarong Monthienvichienchai & Nattha Nuchsuwan - July 29, 2026

Thai students turned listening into action, developing technology-driven responses to mental health concerns, waste management and social exclusion

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COMMENTARY

Vincentian Life Series | Virtues of St. Vincent de Paul

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“The virtues which have taken deep root in the heart are those battered by the storms of temptation, and practiced despite difficulty and repugnance of nature”

CBCP head’s homily at Asian Catholic Digital Missionary Assembly opening Mass

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Homily delivered by CBCP President Archbishop Gilbert Garcera at the opening Mass of the Asian Catholic Digital Missionary Assembly at Radio Veritas Asia

A girl child at the heart of faith

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The deepest tribute to Mary may not be found only in the words we say about her. It may be found in the way we treat the girls entrusted to our care

The destruction of God’s creation in Palawan

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War against the environment, against people and against creation is destroying the habitat and the life of the people

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Türk says governments must coordinate oversight as advanced systems threaten privacy, security, democratic institutions and future generations worldwide

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Pope Leo ends Covid-era salary cuts for Cardinals and senior officials

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Pope Leo XIV repeals Pope Francis’ 2021 Motu Proprio “A Sustainable Future,” which reduced the salaries of Cardinals and senior officials

Historic Bangsamoro vote unfolds under shadow of election violence

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Catholic poll monitors tracked security, transparency and voter participation as Bangsamoro residents chose their first directly elected parliament

Vincentian Life Series | Virtues of St. Vincent de Paul

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

“The virtues which have taken deep root in the heart are those battered by the storms of temptation, and practiced despite difficulty and repugnance of nature”

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Back-to-back ferry tragedies expose longstanding gaps in safety oversight, rescue conditions and passenger accounting across two archipelagic nations

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

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Trustees plan a final appeal after judges rejected claims that registration rules impose disproportionate limits on association rights

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Press freedom campaign demands answers in RJ Ledesma killing

Detained journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio joined calls to protect reporters covering marginalized communities amid threats to press freedom

Consumer groups seek energy chief’s resignation over rising power costs, outages

Consumer groups blame rising electricity costs and persistent outages on the government’s energy response and fossil fuel dependence

Frontier AI race threatens human rights without stronger safeguards,...

Türk says governments must coordinate oversight as advanced systems threaten privacy, security, democratic institutions and future generations worldwide

Historic Bangsamoro vote unfolds under shadow of election violence

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Back-to-back ferry tragedies expose longstanding gaps in safety oversight, rescue conditions and passenger accounting across two archipelagic nations

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Climate advocates warn unchanged renewable energy targets and fossil fuel dependence leave vulnerable communities exposed to worsening disasters

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