Crossing Borders: Risk and Opportunities

July 2024

In This Issue

Editorial

Jubilee Year 2025: A Time for Justice

In the bull for the Jubilee Year, Pope Francis proposes a full program of initiatives: to care for prisoners, to care for the sick and the elderly, to be signs of hope to the youth and to migrants, and to abolish death penalty.

WM Special

Filipino Migrants in the World

Migrants send massive remittances, contributing to the economy and supporting thousands of families. Yet, the Filipino migrant endures unspeakable sacrifices, is vulnerable to exploitation, and experiences loneliness and depression due to separation from family.

WM Special

Vietnamese in the Philippines

Being foreign nationals in the Philippines, Am and Nhat find comfort in the striking similarities between Vietnamese and Filipino cultures. From the deep reverence for family and elders to the shared value of hospitality, their experiences reflect a sense of belonging transcending geographical borders.

WM Special

Forced Migration in Central and North America

When we speak of forced migration, we mean a movement that involves those people who are forced to leave their homeland for various reasons, among which are violence, natural disasters, and lack of employment.

Frontiers

Who Arms the World’s Wars?

Answer: all of the major arms producing nations. All of the largest arms exporting nations continue to sell their weapons to countries even after wars start. It’s akin to pouring gasoline on a fire.

Journey Moments

Pruning

Being pruned can be painful and aching, but it is necessary to produce abundant good deeds in life. When we are being pruned, let us not forget to pray, do good, and have joyful hope through it all.

Frontline

Group Treats Body Pains with Magnesium

A group of magnesium therapy advocates conducted pain-healing missions in different parts of the Philippines to share the magnesium mineral’s ability to relieve and treat body pains. The mission benefited hundreds of people, mostly seniors and financially challenged individuals.

Our World

Self-Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

The benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are undeniable. However, there is a concern that these tools can be used for disinformation, domination, and exploitation. Therefore, there is a need for self-regulation that includes norms to protect and benefit humanity.

Young Heart

The Digital Natives Generation

Many young people nowadays, especially since the pandemic, have turned to online selling. There is instant gratification and a mindset of “Mine!” So, how does today’s generation cope with the demands of schooling while also earning a living?

A Taste of Tradition

The Primacy of the See of Rome

Saint Cyprian of Carthage is the champion of the unity of the Church. He wrote about it and for it gave the witness of his blood, dying as a martyr.

Follow Me

Listening to God’s Voice

A vocation is always an initiative of God, who calls us by name. But as Samuel did, we must listen, take His word to heart, and transform what we have heard into a life commitment, a mission.

Follow Me

It Is Worth Saying “Yes”

Celebrating ten years of priesthood, Fr. Rafael recalls wanting to be a priest since he was a child. After graduating in mechanical engineering, he joined the Comboni missionaries. Currently serving in Macau, he has witnessed the admirable audacity of people who have converted to the faith.

Bible Quiz

Bible Quiz

Please mark the correct answer with an ‘x’ and email your responses to the editor at wm.editor@gmail.com. The winner will be selected from those who have submitted all correct answers, and will receive a six-month subscription to World Mission magazine. 

Congratulations to Delia Trasmonte for winning our April/May issue Bible Quiz! 

Jubilee Year

Hope, Central Message For The Jubilee Year

Hope is the central message of the new decree bearing the title Latin Spes non Confundit (“Hope does not disappoint”), with which Pope Francis solemnly proclaimed the upcoming Jubilee Year 2025. 

Pope

Pope To Visit Turkey

Pope Francis wishes to visit Turkey in 2025 to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, according to the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople (in photo).

New Saints

Blessed Carlo Acutis To Be Canonized

Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to Blessed Carlo Acutis (in photo, below) and another to Blessed Giuseppe Allamano, paving the way for their canonization.

Philippines

Silsilah’s 40 Years Of Dialogue With Islam

The Silsilah Dialogue Movement, an organization dedicated to interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims in Zamboanga, a province on the island of Mindanao, is marking its 40th anniversary.

Crossing Borders: Risk and Opportunities

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