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SPOTLIGHT: Electrifying Hope

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Indigenous village in central Philippines marks first electrified New Year with light and hope

SPOTLIGHT: The tide is high and they are holding on

Mathias Hariyadi -
Even after seeing tidal floods destroy homes and livelihoods, Sr. Vincentia and those around her are not the kind to give up

SPOTLIGHT: Breaking the sound barrier

Church in Action Chainarong Monthienvichienchai and Mark Saludes -
Invisible struggle of Thailand's deaf Catholics to find voice in the Church with many having not received the Sacrament of Reconciliation for years

SPOTLIGHT: Don’t Stop Me Now | MISSION POSSIBLE Season 2

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Energy, creativity and synodality with the next generation - Thai youth hack for hope

SPOTLIGHT: Climb Lower

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Trekking through treacherous mountain paths to bring hope where none existed, their footsteps changed lives
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‘Export of smoke’: Catholics across Southeast Asia respond to haze

Catholic groups across Southeast Asia demand corporate accountability and stronger environmental protections as communities endure worsening regional haze

IN PHOTOS: Hanoi Catholics Celebrate All Saints’ Day

Catholics in Hanoi gathered for All Saints’ Day, reflecting on holiness, the Beatitudes and witness in daily life

IN PHOTOS: Families of desaparecidos renew call for justice on All Souls’ Day

Features Jire Carreon, Philippines -
Families of the disappeared gather in Quezon City to remember loved ones and renew calls for truth, justice and accountability

Fishing community women in Indonesia build livelihoods beyond the daily catch

Features Petrus Riski, Indonesia -
Training, improved facilities and wider market access are helping fishing families reduce their dependence on unpredictable daily catches

Buddhist director finds spiritual meaning in telling story of Thailand’s Catholic martyrs

Features Chainarong Monthienvichienchai -
A Buddhist artist discovers common ground in courage, sacrifice and hope while interpreting Thailand’s Catholic martyrs for audiences

Bétharram Fathers celebrate 75 years of mission in Thailand

Features Chainarong Monthienvichienchai -
Exiled from China, Bétharram missionaries built a lasting Catholic presence among Indigenous communities across northern Thailand’s remote highlands

COMMENTARY >>

Holiness is becoming fully human, fully alive

John Singarayar SVD -
The saints were not people who escaped being human. They were people who let God finish the work of making them human

Margins can no longer adapt as world nears 1.5°C overshoot

Fr. Pedro Walpole, SJ -
Climate-vulnerable communities face mounting losses, displacement and food insecurity as fossil fuel dependence deepens already unequal burdens worldwide

The busyness trap: When work and life crowd out God

Benedict Tang -
There is a dimension of Singapore's busyness problem that deserves specific attention: the experience of the sandwich generation

Pope Leo XIV gives stern warning to bishops on clerical child abuse

Father Shay Cullen -
Bringing child abusers to justice, convicting, and jailing them is a most important way to protect children from priests and laypeople committing heinous crime

Crop change, land use change, climate change: Conversations with Indigenous youth

Fr. Pedro Walpole, SJ -
There is much work ahead but there are also many sources inspiration in stories from those who share the hope, care, practice, with a moral and spiritual grounding

Five Mysteries of Peace: A Rosary for Asia’s wounded world

John Singarayar SVD -
This October, let the Magnificat become our song: a song of hope in a wounded world, a song of the lowly lifted up, a song of mercy stronger than violence

Pope Leo XIV: Marital love is tireless and faithful ‘Yes’ for a lifetime

Pope Leo XIV -
Pope pens the foreword for a new edition of “YOUCAT: Love Forever,” a book to accompany young people in reflecting on love, relationship and marriage

Why October needs an ecological Rosary

John Singarayar SVD -
If we take this Rosary seriously, October could become more than a devotional tradition. It could become a school of ecological holiness

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POPE LEO XIV >>

Pope’s November prayer intention: ‘For the proper use of wealth’

Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of November, and invites Catholics to pray "for the proper use of wealth"
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On All Souls’ Day, Pope prays that mothers’ tears may silence weapons

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass and recalls that our bond with the dead is not broken but transformed in our faith in Christ
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In his Angelus message on the Solemnity of All Saints, Pope Leo XIV recalled the countless saints who have dedicated their life to Christ
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Faith leaders across Asia reflect on Pope Francis’ dialogue-centered vision

Asian religious leaders honor Pope Francis’ legacy of interfaith dialogue, calling it a lasting witness of unity and compassion.

PHLPost issues commemorative stamps honoring the late Pope Francis

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