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For the last 21 years, Lighthouse Feeding Centre: A Place of Hope has been helping the underprivileged and marginalized communities in Penang, Malaysia.

“Be brave, dare to be different,” says Sr. Leila Mendoza Montero

Leah Libresco Sargeant was a hardcore atheist in high school and college. Having a critical mind, and relying on physical evidence in her consideration of things, she viewed that faith belonged to people who believed in fiction.

Blair had been a member of the Anglican Church of England for a long time, and had kept his religious views private during his years as the United Kingdom's prime minister.

Before he wrote books that sold over 500 million copies in 38 languages, Koontz went through an unhappy childhood.

This Japanese, who served his country as its prime minister five times, kept his Catholic faith throughout his life in secret. Probably because he was a politician and the majority of Japan were followers of Shinto and Buddhism.

The Arnold Janssen Kalinga Foundation marks nine years of providing dignified care to the homeless in Manila, Philippines.

The cathedral witnessed the 19-year Vietnam War, a proxy conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union (now Russia) that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Brother Tope Villanueva, a Franciscan friar known for his storytelling through painting, started joining online art exhibits during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Papua New Guineans were headhunters who practiced cannibalism for many years before the island's Christianization in the 19th century.

William Nokrek, a 30-year-old Bangladeshi youth leader and international president of Pax Romana (Roman Peace), believes that Catholic youths need guidance to strengthen their spiritual and personal growth.

Two Khmer Rouge rockets struck this cathedral in 1972 during the Cambodian War, when the communists were waging war to seize power from the monarchy.

The Vatican, with a population of 526 as of July 3 according to Worldometer, is 100 percent Catholic. But unlike Timor-Leste, the Vatican is not a member of the UN.

Flores has more than 2,700 Catholic churches across the island. These churches are seen to become pilgrimage routes shortly, further driving religious and cultural tourism.

An Indian Capuchin priest uses social media to build mini-homes for the poor.

A 19-year-old has ventured to be a lay missionary in India while pursuing his college degree and being a youth leader.

The Romanesque style combines the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire architectures. It distinguishes itself by its harness of thick walls, high round arches, small windows, massive towers, and barrel vaults.

The cathedral is a testament to centuries of missions that went through all forms of challenges before arriving at a long lasting triumph.

The chapel, dormitory, and other community structures were built atop Mt. Resurrection in San Jose, Tarlac, about a three-hour drive northeast of Manila.

Amber spires in the form of pagoda topped the facade of this stunning Catholic church in Denpasar, the capital city of the province of Bali in Indonesia.