The Philippine โ€œwar on drugsโ€ did more than unleash police violence. It exposed a deeper crisisโ€”a moral and theological collapse within sectors of Philippine Christianity. How did a country that prides itself on being Asiaโ€™s largest Christian nation produce churches that preached salvation on Sundays while tolerating, excusing, or evenContinue Reading

MANILA, Philippines โ€” Kidapawan Bishop Josรฉ Colin Bagaforo warned that fewer Catholics are attending Mass. His concern struck a familiar chord across Christian denominations. Once seen as a problem mainly for Catholic and mainline Protestant churches. It is now increasingly evident even among evangelicals, long regarded as Christianityโ€™s most reliableContinue Reading

MANILA, Philippines โ€“ The Catholic Bishopsโ€™ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has appointed Scalabrinian priest Fr. Ricky Gente, a former chaplain for Filipinos in Rome, as the new executive secretary of its migrant ministry effective December 1. Gente will work with Bishop Socrates Mesiona, who recently assumed leadership of theContinue Reading

Christian evangelism today unfolds in a world very different from that of previous generations. The rise of post-modern thought, the erosion of institutional trust, and the digital saturation of everyday life have reshaped the way people perceive truth, spirituality, and the church itself. In this landscape, the gospel remains powerfulโ€”butContinue Reading