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MANILA, Philippines — Kidapawan Bishop José 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…
CBCP Taps Former Rome Chaplain as New Executive Secretary of Migrants Ministry
MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ 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…
Daily Reflection I Seeing Truth When the World Turns Cloudy
We live in a time when truth is no longer simply spoken—it competes. Every day, a flood of voices rushes toward us: headlines designed to provoke, posts crafted to deceive, and messages engineered to manipulate emotions. It feels as though…
The New Frontier of Evangelism: Challenges of Christian Witness in a Post-Modern Age
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…
Weekend Reflection | Why Thanksgiving Changes You
Gratitude is often dismissed as a soft virtue—something we practice when life is gentle, or when blessings arrive neatly wrapped. But in a world heavy with uncertainty, conflict, and exhaustion, thanksgiving becomes something else entirely. It becomes resistance. It becomes…
Guarding The Shepherd’s Heart: Why Pastors Must Honor Boundaries For The Sake Of The Gospel
Ministry is holy work. Pastors step into spaces of grief, joy, vulnerability, and trust. In these moments, people open their hearts—not because of the pastor’s personality, but because of Christ’s presence in the pastor’s calling. This is why boundaries are…
PCEC Backs ‘Trillion Peso Assembly,’ Urges Marcos To Certify Anti-Corruption Bills
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC), the country’s largest network of evangelical denominations, publicly endorsed the “Trillion Peso Assembly Against Corruption” on November 30, calling for deeper investigations into alleged large-scale corruption and urging President Ferdinand…
Weekend Reflection: This Broken Society Needs More Than Reform — It Needs Christ
It is tempting to believe that what our society needs is simply better laws, stronger institutions, or stricter accountability measures in a time when corruption is no longer shocking but expected, when public service has turned into self-service, and when…
Darul Ifta bans coffee made from animal excrement, cites impurity under Islamic law
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The Bangsamoro Darul Ifta, the highest Islamic advisory body in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), has issued a religious ruling (fatwa) declaring coffee made from beans extracted from animal dung as haram or…
Gunmen attack church in Nigeria, escalate pressure on Tinubu government
Gunmen killed at least two people and kidnapped pastor, along with several worshippers, after they stormed a church on Tuesday evening in Eruku, a town in central Nigeria’s Kwara State, local police and witnesses said on Wednesday. The assault comes…
Wave of Attacks in Nigeria Leaves 25 Christians Dead as Middle Belt Violence Escalates
MANILA, Philippines (Daily Sun Chronicle) — At least 25 Christians have been killed over the past 12 days in a series of attacks in Nigeria, according to church leaders and rights monitors, underscoring ongoing violence that has made the country…
