Decades after Martial Law authoritarianism, impunity persist, notes Caritas
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Decades after Martial Law authoritarianism, impunity persist, notes Caritas

MANILA (LiCAS News): In a statement issued on September 20 to mark the anniversary of…

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Be ready to forgive, hope, care for the poor, protect the dignity of workers, pope says
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Be ready to forgive, hope, care for the poor, protect the dignity of workers, pope says

HONG KONG (SE): It was one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of…

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Pope Francis, free speech and social media
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Pope Francis, free speech and social media

When Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country in the world, he…

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Pope Francis in Asia: ‘we are all fellow pilgrims beyond our differences’
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Pope Francis in Asia: ‘we are all fellow pilgrims beyond our differences’

ASIA (Agencies): On the afternoon of September 9, Pope Francis landed in Dili, Timor-Leste, marking…

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Pope joins calls for investigation into 2020 Beirut port explosion
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Pope joins calls for investigation into 2020 Beirut port explosion

VATICAN (CNS): Four years after the catastrophic 4 August 2020 explosion that rocked the port…

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Philippine bishops on divorce bill: do we really want it
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Philippine bishops on divorce bill: do we really want it

MANILA (RVA News): The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines [CBCP] reiterated its stand against…

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Synod working document seeks responses to welcoming, serving everyone
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Synod working document seeks responses to welcoming, serving everyone

VATICAN (CNS): The instrumentum laboris [working document] for the October assembly of the Synod of…

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