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According to the teaching of the Catholic Church, water is a common good, the adequate management of which contributes to the realization of the common good of the entire human family. It is true that aqua fons vitae, “water is a source of life”.
Ezekiel’s biblical vision of living water flowing from the sanctuary stands in sharp contrast to the reality of the water crisis we face. According to the United Nations UN News, 1.7 billion people lack basic hygiene services at home, and 2.1 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water!
This year’s theme of the Season of Creation, “Living Water”, explores Ezekiel, 47:9, 12 as a powerful biblical vision of hope and ecological healing. The image of living water reveals divine healing that renews land, water, biodiversity, and human responsibility towards the whole creation.
St. Francis told stories that were retold and passed down across generations. They invited hearers to place themselves within the narratives and imagine themselves living in a way more aligned with the Gospel in everyday life.
Rather than imagine St. Francis as some sort of medieval superhero, we would do well to remember his full humanity and lifelong journey of conversion, including the inevitable stumbles and mistakes he made along the way. In this way, he models for us how to embrace an authentic journey of faith.
Eight hundred years after his death, Francis of Assisi’s legacy of poverty, peace, and reverence for nature continues to influence Catholic life worldwide, from the Franciscan order to the papacy’s stance on social and environmental justice.
The Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus have been present in Asia since 1988, focusing on first evangelization, vocation promotion, and formation. Their work prioritizes mission awareness and the formation of new candidates while reaching out to those who have not yet encountered the Gospel.
Building on the presentation of the various branches of the Comboni Family, this text focuses on the Comboni Missionaries, Comboni Secular, and Comboni Lay. These missionaries live a missionary charism, reaching across human and geographical frontiers. They “make common cause” with the most vulnerable and marginalized people.
This article presents the Comboni Family–comprising priests, brothers, sisters, secular and lay–a family whose origins trace back to Saint Daniel Comboni’s vision “Save Africa with Africa.” Here, we focus on the female dimension of the Comboni charism.
A young Iranian convert to Christianity shares his conversion story. He has been granted asylum in France after fleeing what he describes as credible threats to his life. In Iran, leaving Islam can be treated as a capital offense, and converts often face intimidation and violence.
“Will Pax Silica...primarily serve the strategic interests of others while Filipinos provide the land, natural resources, water, energy, tax incentives, and labor?”
Foreigners will leave but the problems of inequality and poverty will stick around. Foreigners have become a scapegoat for the mess created by years of corruption in government.
The encyclical emphasizes that AI should not jeopardize the ability for interpersonal relationships. The fact that AI introduces additional intermediaries into human relationships can pose a risk of dehumanization.
The possession of nuclear weapons, the ongoing modernization of them, the aiming of them at adversaries, and the outright threatening to use them, is absolutely insane! And deeply immoral!
The Lord Jesus spoke from His heart to His disciples, sharing precious words that reminded them of His commandment to love and strengthened them for future difficulties and trials. As we continue on our earthly journey, let us allow His words to inspire and help us.
Hidden behind an iron gate in Quezon City’s crowded district of Culiat, a modest clinic run by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ Sisters has operated for more than three decades on the premise that health is not a luxury reserved for those who can pay, but a basic human right.
The Venerable Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified on September 24 this year. He will possibly be one of the most unusual people ever to be beatified.
A new international order is taking shape, with some nations abandoning dialogue in favor of violence and lawlessness. The present crisis in the Middle East is a painful reminder of this truth. Leaders need sober thinking, balance, and moderation.
The stark contrast between the Philippines’ wealthiest families and the millions of ordinary citizens navigating daily economic uncertainty presents a profound moral and structural challenge. This divide is often sustained by an outdated and regressive fiscal framework that disproportionately burdens working-class families.
The Second Vatican Council ignited a spirit of renewal that continues to shape the Church today. Among the many architects of this transformation, three remarkable cardinals-Newman, Bea and Suenens-stand out as enduring witnesses of faith, hope, and courageous leadership.
What kind of nation are we building if cheating becomes an accepted way of life? Every act of dishonesty in the classroom plants a seed that may later grow into corruption, fraud, and injustice. As followers of Christ, we are called to choose the narrow path of truth , even when deception seems easier.
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The articles and content from the August 2026 Issue
The articles and content from the August 2026 Issue
Foreigners will leave but the problems of inequality and poverty will stick around. Foreigners have become a scapegoat for the mess created by years of corruption in government.
Eight hundred years after his death, Francis of Assisi’s legacy of poverty, peace, and reverence for nature continues to influence Catholic life worldwide, from the Franciscan order to the papacy’s stance on social and environmental justice.
Rather than imagine St. Francis as some sort of medieval superhero, we would do well to remember his full humanity and lifelong journey of conversion, including the inevitable stumbles and mistakes he made along the way. In this way, he models for us how to embrace an authentic journey of faith.
St. Francis told stories that were retold and passed down across generations. They invited hearers to place themselves within the narratives and imagine themselves living in a way more aligned with the Gospel in everyday life.
The French geneticist who discovered the extra chromosome behind Down Syndrome devoted his career to using genetics to heal, not to eliminate, even as his discovery was tragically repurposed to justify prenatal eugenics. His courageous witness earned him papal honors and lasting admiration.
Goodbyes are bittersweet and never easy, yet for missionaries, they become sacred acts of trust–entrusting loved ones to God while embracing His call. We hold on to God’s promise: “I am with you always.”
The central message of Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas can be expressed in a single principle: The human person must remain above every machine, every algorithm, every market incentive, and every technological system.
Franciscan catechists carry out their ministry in some of Manila’s most vulnerable communities. Over the years, their presence and accompaniment have helped steer many children away from crime, contributing to a decline in petty offenses such as pickpocketing and snatching in the communities they serve.
One path leads toward gradual irrelevance–a Church respected for its history yet increasingly distant from the lives of ordinary people. The other path is more demanding. It requires personal conversion, institutional renewal, synodal listening, courageous witness, and creative evangelization.
Christian mission history reveals the acceptance of the faith by remarkable persons in equally special circumstances; three unique examples of native faith-filled women provide inspiration and hope.
If you, as a citizen of your country, were to decide who to cast your vote for in elections, what do you look for in a leader worthy of your vote? Can you cite the qualities and characteristics of a good leader?
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The return of the El Niño climate phenomenon is alarming scientists and international organizations, who fear a combination of extreme heat, declines in agricultural production, and worsening hunger in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions.
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar has described the xenophobic violence against migrants that has been plaguing South Africa since April as the “denial of universal fraternity and of the Africa we want.” Because of this situation, thousands of migrants are returning to their countries of origin.
The goings-on happening in the world today.
The goings-on happening in the world today.
According to the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), around 50 million people worldwide are living in conditions of modern slavery, while human trafficking generates an estimated 236 billion dollars in illicit profits every year.
Christian families in the Holy Land are finding it “very, very difficult” to stay there and continue to “stand for peace”, Cardinal Fernando Filoni has warned.
One year from now, Catholics from around the world₋alongside Pope Leo XIV₋will gather for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea, from Aug. 3–8, 2027.
Caritas Philippines has come out against a U.S.-backed plan to build a large AI and semiconductor hub on farmland north of Manila, saying the project is moving forward without answers on who will control it or who will pay for it.
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar has described the xenophobic violence against migrants that has been plaguing South Africa since April as the “denial of universal fraternity and of the Africa we want.” Because of this situation, thousands of migrants are returning to their countries of origin.
The return of the El Niño climate phenomenon is alarming scientists and international organizations, who fear a combination of extreme heat, declines in agricultural production, and worsening hunger in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions.
A forum of Philippine organizations, including the Catholic-affiliated “Church People-Workers Solidarity” (CWS) and unions such as Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and the National Federation of Labor Unions, is calling for the protection of workers’ dignity and rights in the face of economic crises and the emergence of technologies like artificial intelligence that could replace humans.
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development announced the theme chosen by Pope Leo XIV for the 2026 celebration of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, to be held on September 1, as “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks” (Isaiah, 2:4).
During his address to representatives of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Pope Leo XIV invited the entire Church to participate in World Mission Sunday.
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas offers AI developers a valuable anthropological contribution as they design systems with which human beings interact at a deeply personal level, according to Taylor Black, Microsoft’s Director of AI and Venture Ecosystems.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) wants a humanitarian corridor to be established in the Strait of Hormuz to remove merchant ships stranded in the Persian Gulf due to the conflict in the Middle East.
Catholic leaders from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Oceania and Europe presented the ‘Manifesto of the Churches of the Global South for Our Common Home: Towards Peace with Creation–An Urgent Call for a Just Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels’.
The Catholic Church in Laos marked a historic milestone with the ordination of its first native Redemptorist priests, a development seen as a sign of quiet but steady growth in one of Southeast Asia’s smallest Christian communities.
Organizers of the World Youth Day 2027 have named five patron saints whose lives reflect persecution, migration, and social struggle, presenting them as guides for young people preparing for the global gathering.
The Catholic Church in Flores, eastern Indonesia, has intensified its efforts to combat human trafficking following the rescue of 13 young women who allegedly suffered exploitation at a nightclub in Sikka Regency.
