Asian Church leaders rally prayers for Pope Leo ahead of lung surgery

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Philippine Catholic university students appeal to Pope Leo over sanctions

LiCAS News - October 12, 2026

Student leaders say sanctions and revised rules threaten dissent, conscience and meaningful participation at the Philippines’ oldest Catholic university

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Eight-day pilgrimage carries Quezon environmental grievances to Manila

LiCAS News - October 12, 2026

Faith-based and environmental groups urged stronger safeguards for communities facing fossil fuel projects, land conflicts and ecological degradation

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Philippine bishops urge stronger safeguards for Indigenous Peoples amid critical minerals demand

LiCAS News - October 12, 2026

Church leaders called for genuine consent, stronger environmental safeguards and Indigenous participation in decisions affecting ancestral lands and livelihoods

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Exploring indigenous integral ecology and alternative development paradigm among Mangyans of Mindoro

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Consequently, the Mangyans endure economic marginalization, limited access to vital services and discrimination from the dominant lowland population

Philippine Catholic university students appeal to Pope Leo over sanctions

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Student leaders say sanctions and revised rules threaten dissent, conscience and meaningful participation at the Philippines’ oldest Catholic university

Eight-day pilgrimage carries Quezon environmental grievances to Manila

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Faith-based and environmental groups urged stronger safeguards for communities facing fossil fuel projects, land conflicts and ecological degradation

Asian Church leaders rally prayers for Pope Leo ahead of lung surgery

Chainarong Monthienvichienchai and Mark Saludes -

Church leaders across Asia urged Catholics to pray for Pope Leo XIV as he prepares for lung surgery

Philippine bishops urge stronger safeguards for Indigenous Peoples amid critical minerals demand

LiCAS News -

Church leaders called for genuine consent, stronger environmental safeguards and Indigenous participation in decisions affecting ancestral lands and livelihoods

Climate change, upstream dams force new farming strategies in Mekong Delta

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Changing water conditions are testing livelihoods, biodiversity and community resilience across one of Southeast Asia’s most important agricultural regions

Pope Leo: I will undergo surgery soon to remove nodule in my lung

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Pope reveals that he is set to undergo surgery to remove a “localized nodule in my lung,” noting that it is at a “very early stage and is well localized”

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Philippine Catholic university students appeal to Pope Leo over sanctions

Philippine bishops urge stronger safeguards for Indigenous Peoples amid...

Church leaders called for genuine consent, stronger environmental safeguards and Indigenous participation in decisions affecting ancestral lands and livelihoods

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Changing water conditions are testing livelihoods, biodiversity and community resilience across one of Southeast Asia’s most important agricultural regions

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