Prelates from the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference, Latin American Bishops Council, and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar have gathered to identify common pastoral issues and a manner for cooperation in a synodal approach in Luxembourg on August 28-29.
The Catholic leaders in India have expressed approval for the high court's decision to junk the request for the mercy killing of a patient in a vegetative state for 11 years.
As the Philippine House of Representatives' approved absolute divorce bill awaits review in the Senate, the Marriage Encounter Foundation of the Philippines (MEFP) has ensured the group would continue to work on strengthening the sanctity of marriage.
Lorenzo Ruiz was hung upside-down over a pit. He was physically abused to coerce him into giving up his faith. If he would renounce Christianity, the Japanese would spare him and set him free.
Barangay Tagdon, a coastal village more than 600 kilometers southeast of Manila, honors its patron San Roque with a thanksgiving festivity of food, drinks, dances, Masses, processions, and more.
