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The Catholic Church in Flores, eastern Indonesia, has intensified its efforts to combat human trafficking following the rescue of 13 young women who allegedly suffered exploitation at a nightclub in Sikka Regency.
While Vatican data has recorded some growth in vocations in Africa, it has not matched the wider growth of the Church on the continent leaving some areas severely short of clergy.
Pope Leo XIV will make a ten-day Apostolic Journey to Africa and two others in Europe.
Every Saturday, after breakfast, I would take my backpack and go to the Alto de Cazuca, located at the southwest outskirts of the capital Bogota, to carry out some activities, which I had organized for the children of that area.
It began as an ordinary evening of sharing food and conversation with friends on the street. However, quietly standing among them was a woman whose presence would offer a powerful testimony of friendship. This is the story of an encounter between Comboni missionaries and homeless people.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
