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Philippine bishops call for stop to controversial dam project

Critics of the dam project forecast the displacement of 11,000 families living across the 28,000 hectares of land that are affected

Mindanao parishioners hold prayer rally against casino operation

Critics say the social repercussion of a casino far outweighs the economic benefits it will bring

Ash Wednesday observance in Asia spooked by coronavirus

Fears of the spread of coronavirus led church leaders across the region to suspend Ash Wednesday rituals

Philippine bishop calls for accountability on ‘ecological sins’ at start of...

We are tasked as stewards of the earth, Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos says

SPOTLIGHT: Air pollution an increasing burden in Southeast Asia

Public wrestles with the downside of economic growth and growing energy demand

A call for contrition on Ash Wednesday

As Christ suffered the untold pain of His crucifixion, the desaparecidos’ families likewise feel the pain of their deep and festering wounds

Struggle for justice endures 34 years after Philippine uprising

‘Never forget what happened,’ Filipino church leaders say

For work with poor, priests in northern Philippines face threats

Clergy members say threats to their lives have affected their work with the poor

Pope St John Paul II’s 1981 visit to Manila under Marcos

Exactly five years after Pope John Paul II left Manila, the nationwide resistance culminated in the historic People Power uprising that finally toppled Marcos

Catholic bishops call on Philippine banks to end financing coal

The country's Catholic bishops made the divestment campaign one of their major action points on ecology and climate emergency

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