Philippine banks are being urged to strengthen restrictions on financing coal and fossil gas projects, as an energy crisis exposes the country’s vulnerability to volatile global fuel prices.
Pope Leo XIV has echoed this call. In a recent Angelus message, he said peace is not achieved through threats or weapons, but through “reasonable and responsible dialogue.”
Pope Leo XIV has called for restraint and renewed dialogue amid escalating violence in the Middle East, warning that peace cannot be built through threats or military force.
