Category: Philippine Crossroads

Philippine Crossroads

Care for Our Bishops

The 131st Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in 2026 foregrounded an unusually candid theme: care for bishops. This focus was not an exercise in clerical self-concern but an implicit acknowledgment of a deeper pastoral burden.

This content is from the latest issue, which is viewable by paying Subscribers only.

José Mario Bautista Maximiano | Catholic Scholar

Philippine Crossroads

Pope Francis’ Challenge against Inequality

When Pope Francis visited the Philippines in 2015, he declared that people must say “thou shalt not” to an economy of exclusion and inequality, warning that “such an economy kills” (Evangelii Gaudium, 53). His message was not abstract theology but a direct indictment of Philippine reality.

José Mario Bautista Maximiano | Catholic Scholar

Philippine Crossroads

The Church’s Mission in the Midst of Corruption

As flood-control mess and other corruption scandals engulf the nation, the Church’s response must rise from charity to prophecy and justice. The Church’s moral voice rings clear like a bell tolling against the flood.

José Mario Bautista Maximiano | Catholic Scholar

READ

DONATE

SHOP

CONTACT

Category: Philippine Crossroads

Care for Our Bishops

Pope Francis’ Challenge against Inequality

The Church’s Mission in the Midst of Corruption

Help Support the Mission

Follow Us

Contact