Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish has celebrated its 160th anniversary by crowning the shrine’s image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and highlighting the parish’s connection with the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. …

Several cities across Southeast Asia are experiencing unusually high temperatures, with some areas recording all-time highs as heat waves hit the region. By Zeus Legaspi The threat of a major drought looms over Southeast Asia as…

As a delegation of the World Council of Churches concludes a four-day visit to Ukraine to explore possibilities of joint Church efforts to achieve a just peace for the Ukrainian people, Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Moderator of the WCC…

Indian Christians celebrate the opening of a new shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima in the Diocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar – a site where many took refuge during a flare-up of anti-Christian violence in 2008. By Zeus Legaspi …

Several environmental groups in the Philippines welcome the moratorium on new applications for reclamation projects but continue to campaign for the stoppage of all reclamation projects in the country. By Zeus Legaspi The battle…

A powerful cyclone crashed ashore in Myanmar causing at least six deaths, hundreds of injuries, and a vast communications blackout that has left relief workers struggling to assess the extent of the damage. Cyclone Mocha struck between…

St. Michael the Archangel parish celebrates Flores De Mayo, a Catholic Festival during May to express the gratitude of the Filipinos to the Blessed Virgin Mary. By Rechilda Estores and Zeus Legaspi Many churches in the…

Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin of Juba urges religious communities to offer support to Sudanese citizens seeking refuge in South Sudan after the eruption of fighting between the military and the paramilitary on April 15. By Lisa…

St. Michael the Archangel parish celebrates Flores De Mayo, a Catholic Festival during May to express the gratitude of the Filipinos to the Blessed Virgin Mary. By Rechilda Estores and Zeus Legaspi Many churches in the…

The detection of microplastics in the ambient air of Metro Manila, Philippines, should be considered a “wake-up call” for Filipinos as plastic pollution persists in the country, say two Filipino environmental scientists. By Zeus…