How did activist become a dirty word?
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How did activist become a dirty word?

Edita Tronqued-Burgos “I’m just an activist!” my son Jonas Burgos shouted over and over as…

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Winning a battle but not the war against open-pit mining
Posted in Commentary Faith and the Environment Features | Commentary Social Justice The Philippines

Winning a battle but not the war against open-pit mining

Joseph Peter Calleja Catholic bishops in the Philippines have long fought against open-pit mining—a surface…

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Do Catholic theologians neglect Asia’s lived realities?
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Do Catholic theologians neglect Asia’s lived realities?

Michel Chambon Recently, a faculty of theology in Belgium was searching for someone to teach…

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Reaching out to impoverished Hmong in Vietnam’s northern highlands
Posted in Asia Commentary Features | Commentary NEWS Region

Reaching out to impoverished Hmong in Vietnam’s northern highlands

SA PA (CNS): Father Peter Nguyen Truong Giang rises early to prepare for the journey…

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Pandemic leaves streets empty and shops shuttered in Jerusalem’s Old City
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Pandemic leaves streets empty and shops shuttered in Jerusalem’s Old City

JERUSALEM (CNS: During all the years he has worked as an assistant to the Franciscan…

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