After two members of the UN peacekeeping forces suffered injuries following two explosions near a UN observation tower in Lebanon, Pope Francis has called for respect for the peacekeepers.
The Asian Catholic church should be self-reliant and do its share in the mission of the worldwide church, said Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD, of Tokyo.
Despite present-day challenges, the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (ICM) is still strongly inclined towards supporting needy students in the country.
Eight months before the Philippine midterm elections in May, a Filipino bishop encouraged the voters to elect true statesmen and not politicians who turn public office into drama and entertainment.
After his recent journey to Asian and Oceanian countries early this September, Pope Francis is set to fly again for a visit to Belgium and Luxembourg on 26-29 of the same month.
Bishop Marcelino Antonio Maralit, Jr., appointed bishop of San Pablo, said he would examine three issues facing his new diocese, namely poverty, growing secularization, and issues affecting the family.
Since 2010, the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation has been building and donating boats to students who need to swim and wade through water to get to school.
Pope Francis has named Marcelino Antonio Maralit Jr. as the new bishop of San Pablo diocese, which oversees Laguna, a province about 100 kilometers southeast of Manila.
