Tag: Newsletter
Faith-based groups laud UN recognition of access to healthy environment as...
On October 8, the UN Human Rights Council voted to recognize the right to a safe, healthy, and sustainable environment as a human right
Franciscan nun kidnapped by jihadists in Mali in 2017 freed
Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez was taken hostage on February 7, 2017, in southern Mali near the border with Burkina Faso
The ‘One Thing’ and the ‘Many Things’
It is important to always be mindful of the vision and mission because Without this foundation, all our endeavors can turn into vanities
Maria Ressa: Philippine pillar of press freedom
"I'm not a sole reporter .... My job is to hold up the ceiling, it has been for a while… so that our folks can continue working"
On wisdom and foolishness
God wills that we employ wisdom to act upon the deformities of our human condition, and to redirect it towards his reign of justice and peace
Vatican indicates Pope Francis will not attend UN climate summit in...
The Vatican never officially acknowledged the possibility that the pope would take part in the Nov. 1-12 event
Bishop warns against candidates who have no ‘good manners’
He said leaders should have “good manners” because “words can be inspiring and encouraging, not abusive, offensive, nor life-threatening”
Philippine bishops’ youth commission tells young voters to choose right candidates
“Study the candidates, their platforms, and their track record,” said Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon of Daet, head of the commission
After clergy sex abuse scandal report, French Church in confession row
"The secrecy of confession is a requirement and will remain a requirement," said the head of the Bishops' Conference of France
Rights groups press for ‘overdue accountability’ on Philippine ‘drug war’ killings
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on the Philippines to make public the findings of its inter-agency panel that reviewed the 'drug war'
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