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By Fr. Antonio Carlos | Editor

Doctors, nurses and health personnel are risking their lives attending to COVID-19 patients. They are being hailed as “heroes” for their altruism and utmost dedication.


In This Issue


Heroism of Doctor Li Wenliang

Doctors, nurses and health personnel are risking their lives attending to COVID-19 patients. They are being hailed as “heroes” for their altruism and utmost dedication.

Defending the Most Defenseless

While there are many good Catholics committed to end abortion, others are not. It would be good to rearrange some of our priorities so as to make room throughout the year for the unborn and other…

How Can Parishes Reduce Plastic Waste?

Parishes are places where significant steps can be taken to eliminate single-use plastics and reduce waste. Find out in this article examples and suggestions on how to do so.

Planting Trees: ‘Best Climate Change Solution’

Planting more than 500 billion trees could remove around 25 percent of existing carbon from the atmosphere, a new study has found. What’s more: there’s enough space to do it.

Missionaries at the Border

The convent of the Comboni Sisters in the West Bank is surrounded on three sides by the Israeli separation wall, but the missionary nuns are trying to build bridges of peace rather than walls.

Living the Will of God

How do we know God’s will and how do we put it into practice? It is manifested in daily events, even unexpected ones, which require a sense of faith that sees everything we do as acts of love.

God’s Generosity

In the first commandment, God defines His identity as the savior, the one who rescued His people from slavery. By claiming that He is the only true God, He asks the faithful to believe and put their…

The Baptismal Priesthood

This is how the members of the Lord’s Flock Catholic Charismatic Ministry describe themselves. Founded in the Philippines, this apostolate has spread to many countries of the world where Filipino…

Reaching Out to the E-Generation

How can the Church reach out to the millennials and Generation Z with their distinctive worldview formed through the internet and social media? Experts point out the need to equip the youth with…

World Touch


WORLD: Global Wealth Founded On Inequality

A report by Oxfam—the international charity which focuses on poverty alleviation—shows that just over 2,000 individual billionaires control more money than 60 percent of the world’s poor population…

PHILIPPINES: Corruption Worsens

Corruption worsened in the Philippine government in 2019 as it ranked 113th out of 180 countries studied on their perceived political integrity.

SOUTH SUDAN: Government And Opposition Sign Peace

The Republic of South Sudan and the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA) signed a peace declaration in Rome that went into effect on January 15. “I think this process will help the…

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