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Pope Francis decries abortion, euthanasia as treating human life like ‘waste’
Pope Francis said that the elderly today were also viewed as “waste material” and “of no use” in today’s throwaway culture
Youth groups call for extension of voters’ registration for next year’s...
An estimated 11 million Filipino voters are still not registered for the 2022 national elections
Faith-based, civil society groups launch campaign to protect Verde Island Passage
The groups expressed alarm over the “increasing detrimental activities” threatening the area, including plans to extract fossil gas
Philippine bishops hit continuing discrimination of migrants, refugees
“Biases and discrimination still exist, even among us who claim that we are Christian and we belong to the Catholic Church,” said the bishops
COVID-19: Impact on women in the Philippines
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has exaggerated pre-existing gender and social inequalities within Filipino society
‘Mother of Novaliches’ receives pontifical coronation
The image received the crown from Archbishop Charles Brown during Mass at the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Mercy
Abortion rights around the world
Abortion laws vary wildly around the world, with a minority of countries having outright bans
60-year-old Indonesian cyclist rides bicycle around Jakarta to help Church initiative
Rodion Wikanto, 60, rode about a thousand kilometers in August to raise funds for a Church-run COVID-19 isolation facility in Jakarta
Catholic San Marino votes to allow abortion in historic referendum
Some 77.3 percent of voters approved a motion to allow the termination of a pregnancy up to 12 weeks
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake rocks Philippine capital
The deep quake struck at 1:12 a.m., with residents in the capital reporting buildings swaying
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