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By Fr. Antonio Carlos | Editor

With the streets taken over by soldiers fighting each other viciously, there is little the civilians can do other than pray. And prayer is just what the Holy Father is asking for Sudan.

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In This Issue


The Francis’ Effect on the Asian Continent

Believing that “the future of the Church is in Asia,” Pope Francis made several pastoral visits to the continent, appointed Asian prelates to the Roman Curia and nunciatures, and commended the…

A Global Leader of the Environment

As the first pope to select as his namesake the patron saint of ecology, Francis of Assisi, he has emphasized concern for creation as a priority of the Catholic Church, and made ecology a central…

A Pope for a New Epoch

We are at a turning point in history. Francis believes the Church must both remain faithful to the Gospel and embrace radical reform if it is to fulfill its mission of evangelizing the world.

A Prayer for Sudan

With the streets taken over by soldiers fighting each other viciously, there is little the civilians can do other than pray. And prayer is just what the Holy Father is asking for Sudan.

Childhood Aggression Rooted in Malnutrition and Peer Groups

Children, who suffer malnourishment, neglect, and violence will inevitably show signs of elevated aggression and anger later in their teens and youth. At the Preda Home for Boys, teenagers undergo…

Learn from the Climb!

It is not easy to climb a mountain, but the climb itself is its own reward. Don’t give up. Go slowly, step-by-step, one day at a time. Learn from the climb.

Saving an Endangered Language in India

Hrusso Aka, an indigenous language in northern India, was on the verge of extinction. A Jesuit, whose mother tongue was Konkani, a language along the western coast of India, came to help the Hrusso…

Treasuring Our Common Home

Published in May 2015, Laudato Sí is addressed to “every living person on this planet.” It focuses on care for the natural environment and all people, as well as broader questions of the relationship…

Becoming Digital Missionaries

Throughout history, Christians have been always spreading the Good News as widely as possible through print, radio, and TV. With the increase in internet accessibility, they are now invited to become…

Human Experience of Abandonment

The cry of Jesus “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” was a cry of abandonment that led Him into a profound trust in the everlasting presence of the Father. Let us imitate Jesus when we feel…

Reading the Bible: “I Devoured the Book”

The official, public reading of the Bible is during the Liturgy, the worship of God’s people, the Church. However, its private reading happens in countless forms and fashions.

The Decisive Clue


World Touch


CLIMATE CHANGE: Sisters Leading The Climate Crisis Revolution

Catholic sisters of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) are busy gathering Sisters, momentum, ideas, and commitments to protect and safeguard the planet in line with Pope Francis’…

NIGERIA: Kidnapping Of Priests Is Part Of A Larger Phenomenon

From 2006 to 2023, 53 priests in Nigeria have been kidnapped, 12 attacked, and 16 killed. In seventeen years, 81 priests in Nigeria have been victims of attacks.

VATICAN: Pope Francis Will Travel To Mongolia

Pope Francis said that he plans to visit Mongolia after his scheduled trips to Hungary and France in the coming months.

PHILIPPINES: The Sacrament Of Confession 24 Hours A Day

It will be a place always open, where the mercy of God is ready to welcome the faithful 24 hours a day: this is the new chapel of Divine Mercy, whose construction has been launched with the laying of…

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