Religious leaders, and believers in general, can play an important role in calling for bold action in the implementation of the Paris Agreement to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Constant flooding happening in major cities, like Davao and Manila, is due to sea level rising above average. The phenomenon intensifies storm surges resulting in more intense typhoons. Coastal areas…
Being one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, the Philippines signed the Paris Agreement and has been implementing climate change adaptation and mitigation measures. But the country’s…
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World Touch
Pope Francis made a pilgrimage to northern Italy to honor two 20th-century parish priests whose commitment to the poor and powerless brought them censure from the Vatican.
September 2017
An indigenous woman is running for presidential elections in 2018. The voting that has just been held in Mexico among the delegates of the National Congress of Indigenous People (INC), a party which…
September 2017
At the beginning of each month, a “special ecumenical prayer for peace and harmony among communities, by all of our Churches and friends,” has been proposed by Msgr. Thomas Menamparampil (in photo),…
September 2017
“This year marks a historic step for the Catholic Church in Mongolia and the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar. In fact, we celebrate a double anniversary: the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic…
September 2017
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Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist
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St. Thomas of Villanueva
568 St. Thomas of Villanueva 2017-09-22 2017-09-23 1 -
St. Pius of Pietrelcina
569 St. Pius of Pietrelcina 2017-09-23 2017-09-24 1 -
25Th In Ordinary Time
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International Seaferer’s Day
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St. Aurelia
572 St. Aurelia 2017-09-25 2017-09-26 1 -
Sts. Cosmas & Damian
573 Sts. Cosmas & Damian 2017-09-26 2017-09-27 1 -
St. Vincent de Paul
574 St. Vincent de Paul 2017-09-27 2017-09-28 1 -
St. Lorenzo Ruiz & Companions
575 St. Lorenzo Ruiz & Companions 2017-09-28 2017-09-29 1 -
Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels
576 Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels 2017-09-29 2017-09-30 #0099ff 1