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SPOTLIGHT: Back to the Future | ‘Nine Grains of Rice’

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The humble rice grain can inspire future generations to cultivate hope, develop a balanced way of life and ensure cultural and environmental sustainability

SPOTLIGHT: RICE | The Soul of Life and Community

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Through Indigenous wisdom, rice transcends its role as food, representing spirituality, tradition, and a unifying force for the community

SPOTLIGHT: Building a Better Indigenous Future

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Through community organizing, a faith-based organization helps Indigenous leaders in Sabah tackle challenges and preserve their way of life

SPOTLIGHT: “They burned our home and killed our brothers”

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Shifting donor priorities leave Catholic Church struggling to support Indigenous people's desperate defense of their ancestral land in Bangladesh

SPOTLIGHT: A Matter of Consent | Greenwashed promises and irregularities in Philippines’ hydropower projects

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With renewable energy goals driving government policies, will these projects truly serve the people whose lands are at stake?

SPOTLIGHT: Dammed if they do

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In their country's pursuit of renewable energy, Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines are placed at risk of losing their ancestral lands
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IN PHOTO: Protest erupts in northern Philippines over hydropower project’s ecological impact

Residents and church groups in Pakil, Philippines protest dam project threatening Sierra Madre forests and local livelihoods

IN PHOTOS: Wrapped in mud and memory, devotees keep old promise

Devotees in mud and banana leaves mark St. John’s feast with prayers, candle offerings, and a muddy village procession

Forming minds and hearts: Catholic school in Indonesia upholds vision of character-centered education

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CSA-run school in Yogyakarta celebrates graduation, highlighting students’ character growth, diversity, and strong family-school bonds

Thai writer evangelizes through gentle stories that transcend religion

Features Chainarong Monthienvichienchai -
Catholic writer Pagarung Rit inspires Thai readers of all faiths through heartfelt stories of empathy, healing, and hope

Toxic Thailand rivers pinned on Myanmar mines

Features Agence France-Presse -
Thai authorities say they have detected abnormally high arsenic levels in their waterways, which could pose a risk to aquatic life and people

In rural Thailand, Filipino student leaders embark on mission of presence

Features Chainarong Monthienvichienchai -
Filipino student leaders join a sacred mission in rural Thailand, discovering God’s love through simplicity, presence, and shared humanity

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Becoming “Salt of the Earth” for the Nation | Lessons from Bhumiksara Foundation’s Gathering

Royani Ping, Indonesia -
Young Indonesian scholars reflect on leadership, faith, and social responsibility during Bhumiksara Foundation’s national gathering

Communicating science through faith: Why faith-based journalism is crucial to climate advocacy

Mark Saludes -
Faith-based journalism bridges science and spirituality to inspire climate action rooted in justice, hope, and cultural relevance

Sowing seeds of ecological justice ahead of COP30

John Leo Algo -
Pope Leo XIV urges renewed commitment to ecological justice as global focus turns to COP30 and systemic transformation

Justice and closure heal child-abuse victims

Father Shay Cullen -
Delayed justice deepens trauma for child abuse victims; calls grow for children's courts and urgent judicial reforms in Philippines

Embrace of bleeding heart offers mercy without conditions

Sr. Molly Fernandes SFN -
Devotion to the Sacred Heart reflects God’s mercy—embracing humanity with compassion, healing wounds, and inviting return to grace

Leo XIV: Successor of Peter and Bishop of Rome Presiding in Charity Over His Brother Bishops

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David -
Reflection on the Jubilee of Bishops by Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David highlights fraternity, simplicity, celibacy, and accountability

New software can block the livestreaming of child sexual abuse

Father Shay Cullen -
AI-powered software can block livestreamed child sexual abuse; advocates push for mandatory installation to protect vulnerable minors.

Whispers of Eternity: Reflection on Air India tragedy

Chainarong Monthienvichienchai -
The Air India tragedy becomes a lens for reflecting on mortality, Christian faith, and the call to live intentionally

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The pontiff urges Christians to embrace our mission to bring peace and reconciliation to our world and all creation

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Pope at Angelus: Be a labourer in the field of mission

Pope Leo reflects on the universal call to mission, urging Christians to move beyond occasional faith and become committed witnesses
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Pope Leo XIV to celebrate first-ever “Mass for the Care of Creation” using new Roman Missal formulary July 9
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Pope: God’s creation is not a battleground for vital resources

Pope Leo XIV quotes extensively from Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’, denouncing environmental and social injustice
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Pope Leo XIV to religious sisters: Ask, ‘Is God my everything?’

He urges religious sisters to stay rooted in Christ and to ensure that God, in every way, remains their everything
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PHLPost issues commemorative stamps honoring the late Pope Francis

The two-stamp design represents the dual nature of Pope Francis’ mission: as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church and as a global voice for humanitarian causes

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Pope Francis’s 2024 visit to Papua New Guinea left a lasting mark through humility, compassion, and missionary presence

Scholas Occurrentes honors Pope Francis, launches global education push at Vatican meeting

Scholas ends Vatican event honoring Pope Francis, launching global youth programs on education, peace, technology, and mental health

Indian bishops pays tribute to Pope Francis with solemn Mass in Bangalore 

In his homily, Archbishop Machado called Pope Francis “a shepherd who embraced humility and proclaimed the Gospel boldly.”

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