Feature Story

Father Fiel Pareja from the Philippines posts Daily Devotion on Tiktok and Facebook. The show currently has 2.6 million followers on TikTok and 1.1 million followers on Facebook from across the world, he added. He inspires Catholics to leaf through the pages of the Scriptures and go to church again regularly.

“When I see my pupils perform better than me and do good deeds for society, I feel proud and satisfied, but, on the contrary, seeing my pupils go astray from my educational path makes me painful,” Mikey Thiri Tun

"Blood is thicker than water," as the English proverb goes. It implies that familial bonds will always be stronger than other types of relationships.

For over 25 years, the Sisters of St. Francis Xavier (SFX) community in Putao served the girls from rural villages that had difficulties attending schools.

“Whenever I faced difficulties during those 25 years, I sacrificed them and prayed to God,” says U Soe Naing, a catechist in the Archdiocese of Mandalay, Myanmar.

Luis Moreno won the second leg of the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup Autocross Challenge for Gran Turismo enthusiasts who steered real cars at the Clark International Speedway in Pampanga, Philippines on Aug. 25.

"One of the key principles of the foundation is ‘Cura personalis,’ or care for the entire person," said Ma. Katherine L. Guaño, PJPS associate director.

"Christian mission is much more than just going there, going anywhere to do good. We are entrusted with a mission, a message that we must proclaim and make known to all, and that is the good news of Jesus Christ," says Ms. MaryClaire Fan.

Sister Mary James, an Indian nun, who has worked with people deprived of liberty (PDL) and their families, says her mission is to proclaim Jesus to them.

The new faith journey of a Cambodian woman to the Catholic Church was not "incidental" or "circumstantial," rather it was an act of God and grace.

Holly Albert Pascual wears many hats: she is a political speechwriter, a beauty queen and commercial model, and a businesswoman from the Philippines.

Most kidney patients in Vietnam gather in the nation's big cities for medical care, as other places lack specialized equipment. Catholic sisters lead efforts to ease the patients' loneliness and financial burdens.

Father Uldarico 'Dari' Dioquino cares for the elders in the Philippines.

A professional singer in Myanmar felt that something was lacking in her life. She asked herself what God wanted her to do. She thought that it was not her vocation to be a successful singer.

Joseph Win Hlaing Oo walked a hard journey to establish the so-called first private Catholic university, Joseph Education University, for the welfare of the lay Catholics and the country’s development to offer accessible, reliable, and global higher education in Myanmar.

"The Catholic Church in Thailand is a small church but a powerful church that is able to bear witness to the Gospel, that is capable of hosting a major event like the FABC General Conference during its Golden Jubilee celebration.” Cardinal George Alencherry, the head of the Syro Malabar Church,  lauded the Church in Thailand for its faithful and powerful witness.  

Sister Zenaida Cabrera says the goal of the prison ministry is to restore people's rights and dignity as God's creations and help them get back into society with their families.

Michelle Mora Delos Reyes honored men and women with ordinary jobs in her piece that drew the interest of people from all walks of life at a recent art show in Manila, Philippines.

The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) celebrated the 50th anniversary of its presence in Thailand on September 10, 2022.

Anthony Go Villanueva, 37, has recently won the Best Conductor award at the Second Ken Steven Choral Festival in Indonesia.