Tag: SW
Holy See announces theme for World Refugee Day 2024
The century-long tradition dates back to 1914, aimed at fostering a global remembrance and prayerful support for displaced individuals
IP, Moro groups rally against Charter change
The groups lambasted the proposal to allow 100 percent foreign ownership over ancestral lands and territories.
Asian bishops elect Indian, Filipino prelates as next heads
The FABC is a voluntary association of episcopal conferences in Asia that was established with the approval of the Holy See
Ecumenical youth group decries arrest warrants against 2 environmental defenders
The warrants, dated February 2, 2024, are in connection with charges of oral defamation filed by the Department of Justice in December 2023
Remaining Filipino in Gaza is religious nun
Authorities have “not established contact with her" but “indications are that the Filipino nun is safe" to complete her mission in Gaza
Echoes of Indigenous voices: Perspectives from Salesian mission field
It is vital to allow indigenous voices to lead these conversations, urging missionaries to adopt a posture of listening and learning
Filipino farmers call for immediate land distribution
Task Force Mapalad emphasized the urgency of President Marcos's intervention to ensure the rapid distribution of CARP-covered lands
Cardinal Bo: Lent is ‘365 days of real suffering’
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo said Lent teaches the human family great lessons about “liberation from oppression, self-purification, and hope”.
Groups praise SC’s protective writs to 2 environmental activists
The Supreme Court said that the activists had established that there were violations or threats to their “life, liberty, and security.”
Caritas Philippines demands nationwide mining moratorium
“We demand a moratorium to halt the ongoing damage and hold a national conversation. Is profit more important than people's lives?"
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