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The Philippines is a nation rich in resources yet burdened by inequality. Amid vast natural wealth and human potential, millions still struggle with poverty and limited opportunity. Behind this contradiction lies deep-rooted systems that shape who truly benefits from the country’s riches.
The Christian remedy to narrow-minded nationalism is global solidarity. As an important principle of Catholic Social Teaching, solidarity calls us to remember that we–all people and all nations–are children of the one God who is father of all, thus making us brothers and sisters.
One of the most important events in the modern history of the Catholic Church is the closing of the Second Vatican Council–popularly known as the Vatican II. In this worldwide ecumenical council, Bishops urged the Church not to show any bias in protecting the lives and dignity of human beings.
As the gap between rich and poor continues to widen, the Church underscores the hardships suffered by countless brothers and sisters due to the many injustices inflicted by economic systems that favor the rich while throwing crumbs to the poor.
Reaching out to every person we can-especially those who suffer the most-with active compassion, generosity, social justice, and peacemaking is such a fundamental requirement to faithful Christian discipleship that our very salvation is at stake.
The Catholic Church’s newest saints, Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, were deeply committed to protecting human life, promoting social justice and peace, and caring for creation.
During World War II, historical accounts vary as to how much German citizens knew about Nazi camps. The evidence seems to reveal that some Germans had a clear understanding of the horrors that were happening, while others knew very little.
Ten years ago, Pope Francis wrote the first environmental encyclical letter in the history of the Catholic Church. As he was writing it, so many of us concerned about the sickening state of our wonderful earth home, waited with hopeful anticipation.
The bombings of Iran by Israel and the United States are clearly immoral when weighed against Catholic doctrine regarding war.
In choosing his papal name, it appears that Pope Leo XIV is planning to continue and further develop the just and compassionate steps laid out by the last Pope Leo, who launched modern Catholic Social Teaching.
