Call for anti-red-tagging law after Philippine inquiry documents abuses
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Call for anti-red-tagging law after Philippine inquiry documents abuses

MANILA (LiCAS News): The Philippine Commission on Human Rights [CHR] has urged Congress to criminalise…

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Israeli soldiers punished for desecrating statue of Virgin Mary in Lebanon
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Israeli soldiers punished for desecrating statue of Virgin Mary in Lebanon

(OSV News): An Israeli soldier has been sentenced to 21 days of military detention for…

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Negros killings prompt bishop’s call for truth, warning against labelling victims
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Negros killings prompt bishop’s call for truth, warning against labelling victims

MANILA (LiCAS New): The killing of 19 people in Negros Occidental has prompted Bishop Gerardo…

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Suspect arrested for assault against French nun in Jerusalem
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Suspect arrested for assault against French nun in Jerusalem

(OSV News): Police in Israel announced the arrest of a man suspected in the assault…

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Pope Leo in Africa: The magisterium of peace, justice, and fraternity
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Pope Leo in Africa: The magisterium of peace, justice, and fraternity

Antonio Spadaro SJ, [edited and condensed from original UCAN article] Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic…

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Nothing just about conflicts in the Philippines and the Middle East 
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Nothing just about conflicts in the Philippines and the Middle East 

MANILA (LiCAS News): Human rights lawyer Antonio “Tony” La Viña argued that a deadly military…

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Pope Leo decries violence and exploitation, during trip to Angola
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Pope Leo decries violence and exploitation, during trip to Angola

SAURIMO (OSV News): “We can see today how the hope of many people is frustrated…

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