Church leaders urge renewed Philippine peace talks on Martial Law anniversary

Church leaders linked renewed peace talks to protecting human rights, democratic freedoms and communities affected by armed conflict

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Indigenous land defender acquitted of cyberlibel as community faces 292 other cases in Philippines

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Ruling clears Angelica Nasiron of two charges while Molbog families continue pursuing ancestral-domain claims and facing criminal cases

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Pope at Angelus: God’s plans are infinitely greater than we can imagine

Deborah Castellano Lubov, Vatican News - September 21, 2026

Leo recalls Jesus' parable of the laborers in the vineyard and marvels that God's ways are not our ways and that His plans are infinitely greater than we could imagine

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Groups press DOE for safeguards before new Semirara coal contract

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Coal transition demands intensify as workers and coastal communities seek accountability for decades of mining impacts in Semirara

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Pope at Angelus: God’s plans are infinitely greater than we can imagine

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

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New bishop to Urdaneta flock: ‘I am yours’

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

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The new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York delivers his first speech on the importance of eliminating hate speech

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

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Indigenous land defender acquitted of cyberlibel as community faces 292 other cases in Philippines

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Groups press DOE for safeguards before new Semirara coal contract

Coal transition demands intensify as workers and coastal communities seek accountability for decades of mining impacts in Semirara

CBCP urges Bangsamoro leaders to govern for common good

Church leaders call for deeper Muslim-Christian-Indigenous cooperation as the autonomous region enters a new phase following parliamentary elections

Anti-dynasty advocates warn second-degree limit may leave wider family...

Church-backed advocates say proposed limits may leave broader family networks untouched as lawmakers respond to Supreme Court ruling.

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