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SPOTLIGHT: Breaking the sound barrier

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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

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Trekking through treacherous mountain paths to bring hope where none existed, their footsteps changed lives
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Nene Royal’s historic victory offers parents and educators lessons on nurturing children’s curiosity, freedom, talent, and authentic growth

Catholic catechists explore AI tools while stressing human role in faith formation in Thailand

Catechists explored how artificial intelligence can support teaching while stressing doctrinal accuracy, ethical use and irreplaceable human relationships

Mission school turns peace observance into lessons on creation and reconciliation

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Students connect peace, environmental care and awareness through a school tradition shaped by prayer, reflection and community action

Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub

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The Aetas remain uncertain if the government would help them build new homes or provide land to cultivate for income if they are moved

Korean priest’s journey reflects Church’s growing missionary role

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A Korean missionary priest reflects on cross-cultural ministry and Church shaped by decades of receiving and sending missionaries

Thai missionary in Taiwan sees God’s hand from childhood prayers in Teochew to parish in Hsinchu

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

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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

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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

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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

Real-world needs must be prioritized over ‘artificial’ wants

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Duty-bearers also have the mandate to ensure that the basic necessities of their citizens are met, including water; these are among universal human rights

AI, Technology, and Violence

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Because “a world in which machines, albeit sophisticated and faster than us, are the ones to decide to bomb defenseless people, would be truly frightening"

The Broadcast Saint

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Sheen didn’t stumble into broadcasting. He chose it, deliberately, when many churchmen still treated radio and television as vulgar distractions

Our Lady weeps for digital age

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In an age tempted to solve suffering out of existence rather than accompany it, she remains a strange, stubborn, necessary witness

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Pope urges Korean priests and religious to ‘bear witness to reconciliation’

Leo expresses his hope that those attending the 2027 Seoul WYD will receive the faith of the Korean martyrs and “carry it out onto the roads of the world”
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Pope: May we pray for the intercession of the Virgin Mary for world peace

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Indonesia launches Faith, Fraternity, and Compassion book marking Pope Francis’ 2024 visit, celebrating interfaith unity and compassion

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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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