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SPOTLIGHT: Washing mud from their eyes

Mathias Hariyadi -
Bringing light of hope in flood-devasted Diocese of Sibolga, Indonesia

SPOTLIGHT: Electrifying Hope

Mark Saludes -
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

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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Beyond religious instruction: Indonesian catechists reflect on their mission of faith

Eight veteran women volunteers shared personal experiences of ministry during a Jakarta gathering that emphasized dialogue and prayer

Thai Catholic missionaries mark decade of service to migrant workers in Taiwan

Church-run programs provide legal assistance, medical referrals and spiritual support to workers facing exploitation and immigration difficulties abroad

‘Export of smoke’: Catholics across Southeast Asia respond to haze

Church in Action Benedict Tang -
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

Catholic Church & Asia LiCAS.news -
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

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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Religious leaders were encouraged to strengthen cooperation, address technological challenges and accompany people facing exclusion, uncertainty and hardship

Xaverian Missionary Sisters mark 25 years of serving marginalized communities in Thailand

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The congregation's seven sisters work in Bangkok and northern mountain villages, providing education, healthcare and pastoral support

Cardinal Chow calls for formation that reconciles Catholic faith, patriotism in China

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Pope: Human dignity must always prevail over profit

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Pope Leo XIV stresses that human dignity must always be the top priority, businesses must keep humanity at the heart of their decisions

COP31 pressed to protect Indigenous Peoples from abuses in clean energy mining

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Indonesian community turns waste into business opportunities

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POPE LEO XIV >>

Pope Leo urges Argentina’s leaders to put common good before political interests

Pope calls for authority exercised as service, stronger democratic institutions, dialogue across political differences, and economic policies that leave no one behind
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Pope Leo: In Christ, life has been redeemed

Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to reflect on the mystery of death “without fear,” because praying for the deceased “is to celebrate life.”
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Pope at Audience: Politics that tends wounds and fights injustice gives hope

Leo focuses on how Christians can engage in economic and political life in order to build peace, as he reflects on 'Gaudium et Spes.'
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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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Pope Francis’ six “gems” inspire youth, ecology, solidarity, and hope, calling humanity toward justice, harmony, and sacred sustainability

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

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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