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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

Nattha Nuchsuwan -
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

Mark Saludes, Philippines -
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”

Church in Action Stephan Uttom Rozario -
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

Equality & Justice Chantal Eco -
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 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

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

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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

‘Just managing’: US tariffs leave Indian shrimp farmers struggling

Equality & Justice Bhasker Tripathi, Thomson Reuters Foundation -
With incomes shrinking and costs soaring, Donald Trump's planned tariffs could push Indian shrimp farmers to breaking point

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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

Why watchdog must never sleep: Truth won’t be televised, streamed, or generated

Mark Saludes -
A call to safeguard journalism’s watchdog duty as truth is threatened by disinformation, repression, and systemic silence

Holy Family Sisters: Celebrating 90 Years of Grace

Sr. Molly Fernandes SFN -
Holy Family Sisters mark 90 years of service, celebrating a legacy of compassion, faith, and mission across India

‘Franciscus’: Pope’s simplicity still resonates in Papua New Guinea

Fr. Ambrose Pereira sdb -
Pope Francis’s 2024 visit to Papua New Guinea left a lasting mark through humility, compassion, and missionary presence

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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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Pope Leo XIV condemns the use of hunger as a weapon of war and expenditures on arms production instead of eradicating poverty
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He highlights the enduring call to Christian unity, grounded in the shared witness of martyrdom and the transformative power of forgiveness
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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

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

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