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Activists question ADB’s transition strategy amid climate, debt concerns

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Communities across Asia say development financing continues to favor corporate interests while deepening debt and climate risks
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Seoul honors Vatican AI ethics adviser as Church prepares for World Youth Day 2027

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Church leaders in Seoul spotlight artificial intelligence, ethics, and respect for life as preparations intensify for WYD 2027
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Survey finds strong public backing for partnerships in defending West Philippine Sea

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Poll highlights widespread support for international cooperation as the Philippines marks key sovereignty anniversaries this year

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A lay missionary of the margins

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Charles did not grow up imagining a life in mission across Asia. His beginnings were simple. Faith first came through his family

Hidden echo of Lam Sai: Vietnamese Cistercians plant seeds of silence in Thailand

Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, Thailand -
As vocations flourish in Vietnam, Cistercian monks bring an ancient rhythm of prayer to contemporary Thailand

New Catholic bookstore in Bangkok promotes faith, literature, and community

Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, Thailand -
A new Catholic bookstore in Bangkok revives Thailand’s historic “Cristang” identity through literature, dialogue, creativity, and community life

Faith and homecoming mark Good Friday in rural Philippines

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

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

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

Photos: Palm Sunday in the Philippines

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

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As revelations continue, prominent U.S. and European elites allegedly linked to Epstein face fears of blackmail and exposure

Vincentian Life Series | Simplicity: Embodied dissent of prophetic bodies

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In different parts of his life, St. Vincent said: “Simplicity is a virtue I love most, the one to which in all my actions I pay most heed.”

The living Gospel on the streets of Madrid: An encounter of hope with Pope Leo XIV and the forgotten

Jaazeal Jakosalem, OAR -
The Pope has lifted our gaze, and our feet remain ready for the mud of the streets, ready to help build a world of justice, dignity, and hope

Human suffering in AI universe

Jaazeal Jakosalem, OAR -
While AI can instantly generate a commodified or coded image of God... it remains blind to the existential pain of human suffering
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