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Discerning family situations

Pastors are to avoid judgments that do not take into account the complexity of various situations, and they are to be attentive, by necessity, to how people experience and endure distress.

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Filipino families in the light of Amoris Laetitia

Looking at the situation of families in the Philippines, Bishop Gilbert Garcera draws valid teachings from Amoris Laetitia that offer some responses in dealing with family issues. Parishes, dioceses…

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Pasko in the Philippines

One of the two Christian nations in Asia, it is no wonder Christmas is the biggest holiday in the Philippines. Get to see how Filipinos celebrate Christmas through the eyes of two young fathers.

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The great imbalance

After four decades of one-child policy in China, 400 million pregnancies have been terminated, men now outnumber women and the old are becoming more numerous than the young. Recently, a two-child…

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Frontiers

War on drugs: A challenge to the Catholic Church

The Church leadership and the People of God in the Philippines are facing the stark moral realities of the government’s violent war on drugs. They are called upon to take a stand and speak out. They…

January 2017

Filipino Focus

Heal, not kill

As the death toll of drug-related killings continue to rise following the new administration’s war on drugs, some Church leaders have come forward offering better solutions. Filipino priests and…

January 2017

Insight

A matter of kindness

The parable of the Good Samaritan embodies universal values of compassion and generosity shared by peoples from all walks of life. Here, below, is a heartwarming story of how the Gospel narrative is…

January 2017

In Focus

In Ghana, all hopes for a festive celebration of the birth of the Child Jesus were dashed off when, on the night before Christmas, soldiers attacked a village, taking away boys and girls. In spite of…

January 2017

Extraordinary People

A missionary doctor

Inspired by his Christian faith, Francis Canova (1908-1998) founded in 1950 the NGO “Doctors with Africa,” the largest Italian enterprise in favor of the health condition of the people of that…

January 2017

The Searcher's Path

The wife of the evangelist

In the heart of the Advent period, which leads us to Christmas, we also celebrate, on December 8, the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the very special conception of a life with a singular destiny. The…

January 2017

Editorial

Discerning family situations

Pastors are to avoid judgments that do not take into account the complexity of various situations, and they are to be attentive, by necessity, to how people experience and endure distress.

January 2017

World Touch

PHILIPPINES: Death penalty is false solution

The Catholic Church’s prison ministry urged President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies in Congress to stop giving Filipinos “false hope” that death penalty will solve crimes. Rodolfo Diamante, executive…

January 2017

World Touch

BANGLADESH: Visit of Pope Francis in 2017

The Pope announced that it is “almost certain” that in 2017 he will visit India and Bangladesh. Christians are preparing to welcome him with enthusiasm. The police will increase controls to prevent…

January 2017

World Touch

AFRICA: Deadly air pollution

Africa’s air pollution is causing more premature deaths than unsafe water or childhood malnutrition, and could develop into a health and climate crisis reminiscent of those seen in China and India, a…

January 2017

World Touch

SOUTH SUDAN:: Pope urged to broker peace talks

Church leaders from South Sudan have asked Pope Francis to make a joint peace mission with the Archbishop of Canterbury to the war-torn country. Catholic, Anglican and Presbyterian leaders met with…

January 2017

World Touch

VATICAN: Youth: Theme for the synod of bishops

“Young people, faith and vocational discernment” is the theme Pope Francis has selected for the XVth General Assembly of the Ordinary Synod of Bishops taking place October 2018 in the Vatican.

January 2017

World Touch

COLOMBIA: Bishops promote a “culture of encounter”

Following the results of the Colombian Referendum on the Peace Agreements, held on October 2, with “No” emerging victorious (50.2% to 49.8% against) on a very low turnout (37.4% of registered voters),…

January 2017

World Touch

EUROPE: Build bridges, not walls

The Justice and Peace Commissions of the European Catholic Bishops’ Conference have issued a statement calling upon political leaders to build bridges rather than walls.

January 2017

World Touch

SPORTS: Former footballer to become a priest

A former professional footballer, who began his career at Manchester United and won 27 Cups for his country, has been ordained a deacon after retiring from the beautiful game at the age of 30 to train…

January 2017

Discerning family situations

Filipino families in the light of Amoris Laetitia

Pasko in the Philippines

The great imbalance

In This Issue

War on drugs: A challenge to the Catholic Church

Heal, not kill

A matter of kindness

The night before Christmas

A missionary doctor

The wife of the evangelist

Discerning family situations

World Touch

PHILIPPINES: Death penalty is false solution

BANGLADESH: Visit of Pope Francis in 2017

AFRICA: Deadly air pollution

SOUTH SUDAN:: Pope urged to broker peace talks

VATICAN: Youth: Theme for the synod of bishops

COLOMBIA: Bishops promote a “culture of encounter”

EUROPE: Build bridges, not walls

SPORTS: Former footballer to become a priest

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