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Clean water transforms lives in Timor-Leste
Families in rural Timor-Leste who once spent hours each day collecting unsafe water now have clean, reliable water close to home, thanks to the generosity of Jesuit Mission Australia supporters.
Catholic groups offer support to Indonesia quake survivors
Indonesia’s Catholic charities and groups have reached out to communities on Flores Island with food, medicines and medical teams to help them recover following 7.7-magnitude earthquake earlier this month. Source: UCA News.
Philippines commission to probe drug war victims’ experiences
Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David has convened a five-member independent commission that seeks to build a “credible public record” of killings during former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Source: UCA News.
Priests and religious welcome impeachment of Philippines VP
Lawmakers impeached Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte yesterday after finding sufficient grounds to send her to trial in a Church-supported corruption case. Source: The Tablet.
Archbishop of Manila cooks up plan to ease energy crisis
Cardinal Jose Advincula, the Archbishop of Manila, is mounting an unconventional response to the energy crisis caused by the United States-Israel war on Iran. Source: Crux.
Filipino parish accused of animal cruelty
A Filipino parish in northern Metro Manila, under the jurisdiction of Kalookan Bishop Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, has drawn criticism over alleged animal cruelty in an Easter Sunday tradition. Source: The Tablet.
Churches in Indonesia open doors to Muslim travellers
The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs has, for the first time, involved churches in a program that turns houses of worship into rest stops for millions of Muslims travelling to their hometowns for Eid al-Fitr. Source: UCA News.
Cultivating a new form of ministry in Vietnam
Before the heat settles over Ho Chi Minh City, Sr Agathe Tran Thi Mong Huyen steps quietly into a small mushroom-growing house behind her convent to tend to some 4000 mushroom bags. Source: Global Sisters Report.
Timorese community commemorates Santa Cruz massacre
Just as Australians mark the armistice that ended World War I on November 11, Timor-Leste today commemorate the 1991 Santa Cruz massacre, a pivotal moment in the Timorese struggle for independence. Source: Melbourne Catholic.