Elections are often a season of grand promises—when the heavens and the earth are offered to voters. Candidates traverse the nation, vowing solutions for even the smallest of worries. Fulfilling these promises, of course, is another matter. But it is a tradition that has endured.
Speaking to RVA News from Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, Father Sales, a member of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM), said that it was a very happy experience for him and all Mongolian Catholics with Pope Francis’ apostolic visit.
Holy Infant Academy (HIA), a Catholic school in an island region of the Philippines, won gold in the International - World Innovative Student Expo (iWISE) at Surrey University, Guilford, Surrey, England, from August 14 to 21.
Ravi Kannan (Indian Hero for Holistic Healthcare), Miriam Coronel–Ferrer (Philippine Women in Peace-Building Pioneer), Eugenio Lemos (Timor-Leste Food Sovereignty Visionary), and Korvi Rakshand (Bangladesh Education-for-All Champion) are the winners.
Two years after the government accused a Philippine Christian organization that helps underprivileged communities of funding terrorism, the group goes to court.
"When I was a child, I always wanted to be a teacher. However, it did not materialize, so the next best thing was to be a catechist," says Lisa Soh, a catechist at the Church of St. Stephen, 30 Sallim Road, Singapore.
Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Phnom Penh's apostolic vicar, inagurate a Daughters of Charity-owned two-story building to educate and care for young children in Cambodia.
The archdiocese of Lipa City hosted the 14th Southern Luzon Tagalog Regional Cup (SOLTARE) titled "Pinagtipon-tipong Pagpapala, Pagkabukas-palad at Pasasalamat" from August 22-25.
To mark this year’s World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and the opening of the Season of Creation 2023, an ecumenical walk for creation will be organized on September 1 in Quezon City, northeast of Manila, in the Philippines.
