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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 -
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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

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

SPOTLIGHT: Climb Lower

Church in Action June Nattha Nuchsuwan & Kamolthip Vongleethanaporn -
Trekking through treacherous mountain paths to bring hope where none existed, their footsteps changed lives
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Buddhist director finds spiritual meaning in telling story of Thailand’s Catholic martyrs

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

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

From Tali to Thai Hills: Betharram mission marks 75 years walking with Indigenous Peoples

Features Michael Bistis, SCJ -
Betharram marks 75 years in Thailand, tracing a mission shaped by Indigenous communities, local vocations and decades of accompaniment

Thailand’s Seven Martyrs remembered where their story unfolded

Features Chainarong Monthienvichienchai -
A dramatic performance at Song Khon retraces the faith, sacrifice and enduring witness of Thailand’s first native martyrs

‘The right to possess nothing’: St. Clare play ends Singapore run on anti-poverty day

Features Benedict Tang -
Singapore play on St Clare challenges audiences to reconsider poverty, simplicity and possessions through faith, humor and reflection

‘Becoming Indonesian’ takes shape through diversity at Eco Camp Bandung

Features Mathias Hariyadi -
Participants from across Indonesia discover how shared spaces, different beliefs and everyday encounters can nurture trust, respect and brotherhood

COMMENTARY >>

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

Small hands can still hold the world together

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Thérèse of Lisieux is sometimes softened into greeting-card sentimentality—flowers, gentle smiles, easy comfort

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POPE LEO XIV >>

Pope at Audience: Faith enriches every culture with its positive outlook

Pope Leo XIV affirms the positive impact that the Christian faith has on every culture, as faith invites believers to a fruitful integration of knowledge
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