Browse past isues
Help the mission
Support the mission
Get in touch
The Catholic social doctrine is based on the social mission of the Church, as Pope Francis maintains that there’s a “social dimension of evangelization” (Evangelii Gaudium, 176-258). The social mission of the Church is based on the social ministry of Jesus.
The Second Plenary Council of the Philippines made a communal discernment in 1991, which led to two interrelated tasks, one complementing the other: 1) The need to become a “Church of the Poor;” and 2) the urgency to practice the preferential option for the poor.
Dignitas Infinita is a 2024 Catholic declaration that outlines the nature of human dignity and condemns modern-day violations of human dignity. As expected, this 20-page declaration received immediate criticism from those who argued against the Church’s position on many issues.
The Philippine Congress recently approved House Bill (HB) 9349, or the Absolute Divorce Act, which is synonymous with the legal dissolution of marriage. But can a human and mutable law dissolve a marriage, a divine and immutable institution?
Today, after 500 years of Christianity, a large percentage of the population still lives in abject poverty, which is dehumanizing. In the Philippines, the rich continue to amass wealth while the poor continue to sink deeper into poverty, creating an “Economy of Exclusion.”
