By Fr. Antonio Carlos | Editor

Vaccination, an Ethical Obligation

Pope Francis is calling on everyone to be vaccinated. The pope called the vaccine a life-saving instrument, and therefore, an ethical obligation. The refusal to be inoculated is suicidal.

WM Special

Vision to Heal a Broken World

Pope Francis sets out a vision for a new kind of politics in an encyclical that tackles a rising tide of “myopic” nationalism and moves the Church a step closer to a complete rejection of war.

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Relationship Leads to Peace

Three themes in Fratelli Tutti–fraternitas, building bridges, and peacemaking–indicate the influence of St. Francis of Assisi in the latest encyclical of Pope Francis.

WM Special

Pope Questions ‘Just War’ Doctrine

Pope Francis’ new encyclical spends only six paragraphs on the Church’s doctrine on ‘just war,’ but Fratelli Tutti might have upended the entire teaching on the subject.

In This Issue

Editorial

Vaccination, an Ethical Obligation

Pope Francis is calling on everyone to be vaccinated. The pope called the vaccine a life-saving instrument, and therefore, an ethical obligation. The refusal to be inoculated is suicidal.

March 2021

Frontiers

For a “Grammar” of Care

This is the right time to unleash the Catholic Church’s “secret weapon.” A nonviolent weapon with tremendous power to neutralize evil forces, the Catholic Social Teaching is a priceless tool to help…

March 2021

Unity in Diversity

The Year of Creative Economy

The use of the internet for work and for online learning has tremendously increased and facilitated working together since the outbreak of the COVID-19. Nevertheless, real communication such as…

March 2021

Frontline

This is Why Pope Francis Will Go To Iraq

A historical and contextual background to understand Pope Francis’ scheduled Apostolic Journey to Iraq in March 2021.

March 2021

Frontline

Iraqi Christians Could Face Extinction

Without immediate action from the international community, Christians in northern Iraq could be endangered with extinction, warns a new report from the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need.

March 2021

In Focus

Remember You are Dust…

Smudging ash on a person’s forehead reminds us that humans are simply mortals. This ritual is performed on Ash Wednesday to signify the need for repentance at the beginning of the Lenten season.

March 2021

Faith@50

Although the Christian faith arrived in the Philippines in 1521, an organized program of evangelizations only began in 1565 with the Augustinians accompanying Legazpi’s expedition. They were followed…

March 2021

Insight

Thanksgiving and Intercession

There are five different basic types of Christian Prayer: Adoration, Petition, Intercession, Thanksgiving, and Praise. In this article, the author deals with the prayer of thanksgiving and…

March 2021

Filipino Focus

The Leaven of the Gospel

The evangelization of the Philippines came together with the Spanish occupation as the proclaimed purpose of the colonizers. The pioneers of the Gospel in the country were five religious orders.

March 2021

Follow Me

Where to Start From?

Vocational discernment is a dynamic process that requires the ability to place oneself in the present and to walk with understanding and perseverance towards the realization of authentic happiness.

March 2021

Mission is Fun

Good Pope John XXIII

Many saints had a great sense of humor. Perhaps the most well-known contemporary example is Pope John XXIII, who served as pope from 1958 to 1963 and was canonized in 2014.

March 2021

World Touch

CHURCH: 20 Missionaries Killed In 2020

According to Agenzia Fides, 20 missionaries were killed in the world in 2020: eight priests, one religious man, three religious women, two seminarians, and six lay people. The highest number of…

March 2021

World Touch

WORLD: International Day Of Human Fraternity

The UN General Assembly adopted on December 21 2020 a resolution declaring February 4 as the International Day of Human Fraternity. The day is to be observed each year, beginning in 2021. It comes as…

March 2021

World Touch

FAMILY: 2021, A Year Dedicated To Family

Pope Francis announced on December 27, 2020 a special year dedicated to the family, marking the fifth anniversary of the publication of his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. In his Angelus…

March 2021

World Touch

CHINA: Churches Shut, Demolished, And Ordered To Be Sold

More than 70 Protestant churches and venues were shut and ordered to be rented out or sold in the cities of Lianyungang and Suqian in Jiangsu province of east-central China last year. Officials have…

March 2021

Vaccination, an Ethical Obligation

Vision to Heal a Broken World

Relationship Leads to Peace

Pope Questions ‘Just War’ Doctrine

In This Issue

Vaccination, an Ethical Obligation

For a “Grammar” of Care

The Year of Creative Economy

This is Why Pope Francis Will Go To Iraq

Iraqi Christians Could Face Extinction

Remember You are Dust…

The Start of Evangelization

Thanksgiving and Intercession

The Leaven of the Gospel

Where to Start From?

Good Pope John XXIII

World Touch

CHURCH: 20 Missionaries Killed In 2020

WORLD: International Day Of Human Fraternity

FAMILY: 2021, A Year Dedicated To Family

CHINA: Churches Shut, Demolished, And Ordered To Be Sold

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