From a Catholic lens, Twinless feels almost sacramental in places. Ordinary moments, sharing food, walking together, sitting in silence, become signs of deeper grace. Not magic solutions, but small revelations.
Badbad Mangday, 74, an indigenous Hanunuo Mangyan, in a far-flung mountain in Mansalay, southern town in Oriental Mindoro province wakes up at chicken crows, from a good night undisturbed sleep by what could be a “modern life” for those living in the lowlands.
The number of people using drugs worldwide is spiking. A 2024 report by the United Nations put the number of people using drugs in 2022 at 292 million, a 20 percent rise over 10 years.
The late Jaime Cardinal Sin was appointed coadjutor Archbishop of Jaro in 1972, the same year Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., father and namesake of the sitting president, put the entire Philippines under martial rule. He became full Archbishop of Jaro the following year.
Every middle of January, the coastal borders of the province of Bulacan in the Philippines come alive with festivities. After taking a short respite from the Christmas season, the small community of Santa Ines in the town of Bulakan joyfully comes together to honor their local patroness, Saint Agnes of Rome.
As a child, Mangyan Batoy Daw Ay would embark on a long, barefoot journey from his mountain home, crossing treacherous rivers with his family to join lowland communities in celebrating Christmas.
Sr. Joicy Joy, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, uses her expertise on the legal system to safeguard and advance the rights of the powerless, especially indigenous people in India.
A Ramon Magsaysay Award laureate underlined the need for communities to be given access to the decision-making table, particularly those concerning the environment.
A community-based social enterprise dubbed “Tiangge ni Maria” (open market of Mary) of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing (OSB) in Tagaytay City in Cavite province has been serving both the poor and the rich with formandees at the forefront, according to Joni Gail Morales, one of the novices.
In the peaceful enclave of the Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Gilmore Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines, Sister Mary Paul Teresa of God’s Merciful Love finds her greatest joy in a life of prayer and simplicity.
In her lecture in Manila on November 13, Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, a Vietnamese physician, recounted the horrifying impact of Agent Orange on the Vietnamese people.
A footpath Bangles seller’s daughter has become a model for the marginalized and economically backward people by becoming an OAS (Odisha Administrative Service) in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
A parish in the Archdiocese of Bombay, western India, nurtures youth providing pastoral care that fosters their spiritual, emotional, and social growth.
As the only Catholic priest teaching at the public university, which serves around 50,000 students, Father De Rozario sees his role as both a teacher and a bridge-builder.
Oscar Ricaflanca, 82, is known for being enthusiastic and persistent in his advocacies for the elderly and Persons with Disability (PWDs) for their safety and convenience as passengers and discounts, among others.
Despite present-day challenges, the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM) is still strongly inclined towards supporting needy students in the country.
A lay minister known for his visual arts has taken on mentoring, especially young talents like an indigenous Mangyan youth, whose painting skills offer an alternative to environmentally harmful charcoal production.
Leoncia has been mothering her two children with disabilities: an 18-year-old bedridden daughter with a physical disability and a seven-year-old son with a visual disability.
When he was in Grade 6, Carl Abram L. Alcedo, in need for more pots to house his plants which is his hobby, ended up making his own, and has gone far now with terracotta and ceramics.
