Category: WM Special

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A Path of Hope and Ecological Conversion

The bishops’ conferences and councils from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, with the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, have released a document calling for climate justice and ecological conversion ahead of the UN Climate Change conference, COP30, set to take place from November 10 to 21 in Belém, Brazil. Below is a summary.

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Climate Crises Hit Small Farmers in the Philippines

The Philippines is the hardest-hit country in Asia by the frequency and greater intensity of typhoons indisputably caused by climate change. The World Meteorological Organization says climate disasters have become five times more intense in the archipelagic country in the past 50 years.

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The Canticle of Brother Sun

In the Bull of Indiction for the Jubilee of 2025, Pope Francis recalled the Canticle of the Poverello of Assisi, exhorting us “to have the simple eyes of St. Francis, who in his Canticle of Creatures, written 800 years ago, perceived creation as one big family and called the sun ‘brother’ and the moon ‘sister’.”

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Ten Years of the Encyclical Laudato Si’

On the 10th anniversary of the publication of the encyclical Laudato Si’, we propose a reflection on the nature and fundamental aspects of this document, which has generated so many fruitful processes in the Church and continues to be widely recognized beyond the Catholic world.

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Q&A About Synod/Synodality

What exactly is a Synod–and what does Synodality mean for today’s Church? In this Q&A, we explore key questions about the Synod: Who takes part, how it’s different from past assemblies, and why it marks a pivotal moment for dialogue, communion, and shared mission in the Catholic tradition.

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The Synodal Church A Sign of Hope

Layperson and theologian Estela Padilla was a member of the Filipino delegation that participated in the Synod of Bishops on Synodality. She summarizes the entire Synod experience in three words: heart, mission, and poor.

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Pope Leo XIV Embraces Synodality

Pope Leo embraces and supports Synodality. It appears new perspectives are slowly emerging regarding Synodality, and these new perspectives are from the point of view of our new pope’s advocacy of Catholic social teaching.

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10 Key Facts about the Current Debt Crisis

1. The current debt crisis is global
Over 100 countries are currently facing a debt crisis, with 60% of their debt held by private creditors, making debt resolution even more complex.

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Nigeria, a New Form of Slavery

The Church in Nigeria calls on government to put in place more equitable economic policies in order to “alleviate the burden on citizens.”

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