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By Fr. Antonio Carlos | Editor

The recent strides of Pope Francis assigning women to high positions signal a step in the right direction, a move forward towards a more inclusive Church where women assume effective participation.


In This Issue


Pope Promotes Women in the Church

The recent strides of Pope Francis assigning women to high positions signal a step in the right direction, a move forward towards a more inclusive Church where women assume effective participation.

Issues to be Set Right on Biden’s Plate

The new President of the United States is served grave international issues on his plate–climate change, nuclear weapons, abortion, arms trade, development aid­–all issues Pope Francis has insisted…

Religions Respond to COVID-19

The outcome of working together has always proved itself rewarding especially when the effort is meant to tackle a particular crisis. It has been the example of different religious denominations who…

Towards A “New Economy”: Abolish Tax Havens

The abolition of tax havens is part of a “new economy” that involves the redistribution of wealth and the creation of a system for putting money back into circulation.

Tax Evasion is Sinful

Can tax avoidance and dodging be sinful? The pope has spoken out repeatedly on tax evasion considering it a “structure of sin.”

COVID-19: What about Africa?

With the second wave of COVID-19 hitting hard in some countries in Africa, the prospect of a vaccination program is still not on the horizon.

Establishing a Living Church

The early foreign missionaries engaged in a variety of educational endeavors and social services as an effective means of spreading the Christian faith and serving the concrete needs of the Filipino…

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Lord Jesus Christ taught his disciples how to pray. And in that prayer, He instructed them to call God ‘Our Father.’ Every time we pray the Our Father, let us remember that we are God’s children…

A Story of Intelligence and Sacrifice

The second wave of pioneers saw the arrival of the Jesuits, the Dominicans, and the Recollects. On the whole, the population accepted Catholicism, settled down, and engaged in agriculture, trade, and…

A Marriage On The Floor

A missionary narrates his experience of a unique wedding: “One morning in my mountain parish in Barillas, Guatemala, I presided at ten marriages.

World Touch


MYANMAR: Cardinal Charles Bo: Peace Is Possible

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo (in photo, right), Archbishop of Yangon and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar, issued a message urging everyone to use nonviolence and proposing peace…

WORLD: Winners Of 2021 Zayed Award For Human Fraternity

The winners of the 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity are Latifah Ibn Ziaten (right), Founder of Imad Association for Youth and Peace who, after losing her son to an act of terrorism, transformed…

ITALY: Bishops Embrace Mission Of Reconciliation

At the start of the Italian bishops’ winter assembly, Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (in photo) who serves as president for the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI), outlined his vision for reconciliation…

ASIA: Christians Face Climate Of Fear

Christians in six Asian countries live under extreme persecution under authoritarian and theocratic governments, says the latest report by a Christian advocacy group.

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