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Pope Leo XIV’s 2026 travels are a summons to the faithful to be in solidarity with those who rejoice and struggle to live their faith in troubled contexts and serve those whom history and economics have marginalized.
Taking up Pope Francis’ desire “that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and His summons to care for the poor,” Pope Leo XIV issued his first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi te, as a call to Christ’s disciples “to recognize him in the poor and the suffering.”
To be a Christian is more than to merely claim such with one’s words. It requires action and the lived experience of loving one’s neighbor. To do so is to live out the greatest commandment and to love God in concrete and practical ways.
In a keynote reflection delivered by Caritas Philippines President, Bishop Gerardo A. Alminaza at the University of Santo Tomas, Bishop Gerry challenged the Church to confront injustices, to refuse indifference, and to truly walk with the poor moving beyond charity toward justice.
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.
On the mountain of the transfiguration, Peter, James, and John witnessed Christ’s face shining like the sun and heard the Father’s voice affirming Jesus as beloved Son; such God Encounter Moments (GEMs) invite us to recognize and share divine presence.
These nuns have chosen an uncommon path. For five decades in the Philippines, their core charism is to be “contemplative in the middle of the world,” living a deeply prayerful life while remaining immersed in the daily realities of ordinary people, especially the poor and marginalized.
While other religious organizations in the Philippines, such as various Protestant denominations or the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), possess significant and loyal followings, none can match the CBCP’s specific combination of historical legitimacy, nationwide institutional presence, and broad-based authority.
In a society, a key tool for providing economic livelihood for its community members is a solid educational foundation. Born with basic human rights, people deserve access to the opportunities they are destined to experience.
Our year-long reflection on the virtue of hope reveals numerous insights from diverse sources. In this issue, we hear marvelous wisdom from three Carmelite women saints.
