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‘Girl defenders’ call for laws to end child marriage in Philippines
The International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated on October 11 in recognition of the rights and unique challenges girls face
‘New normal’ seminary formation for future priests amid pandemic
In the midst of the pandemic, a Catholic seminary in the Philippines has adapted to the “new normal” in the formation of future priests
UNHRC resolution on Philippine rights situation falls short of expectations —...
Human Rights Watch said the resolution is clear that those behind the killings “are not off the hook and will face continued examination”
Philippine religious orders reaffirm commitment to be with ‘least, last, lost’
The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines said many of its members chose to go “beyond our walls” and to be with people
Teachers ride waves in Mindanao to bring education materials to island...
In the southern Philippines, teachers have to travel by boat and trudge mountains to distribute learning materials
Millions of Filipino children go online as classes open amid pandemic
Without face-to-face classes, children attend classes through various education modalities with the guidance of parents and teachers
Pope Francis calls for ‘better kind of politics,’ ‘open world’ in...
The pontiff hopes that the encyclical will promote a “rebirth of a universal aspiration” toward “fraternity and social friendship”
Summary of Pope Francis’s social encyclical ‘Fratelli tutti’
Pope Francis underscores, among others, that a more just world is achieved by promoting peace, which is not merely the absence of war
Case filed against Catholic missionaries for allegedly funding terrorist activities
Faith-based organizations decried what they described as state-sanctioned attacks on the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines
Franciscan hits move to rename street named after saint to honor...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid filed a bill renaming San Francisco del Monte Avenue in Quezon City to Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue