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Catholic bishops gather for a Mass ahead of their 131st plenary assembly, at the Minor Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Quezon City, Philippines, January 20, 2026. (Credit: Roy Lagarde/CBCP News.)

Filipino prelate warns brother bishops against ‘scandal’ of ‘lavish hospitality’

  • Jan 29
  • Paterno R. Esmaquel II
Nirmala Carvalho and her family with John and Elise Allen in Rome, Italy. (Credit: Nirmala Carvalho.)

India correspondent of Crux remembers John L. Allen, Jr.

  • Jan 25
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San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, president of Caritas Philippines. (Credit: Diocesan Social Communications Ministry - San Carlos/Facebook.)

Church opposes renewal of 50-year coal mining deal in central Philippines

  • Jan 20
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Filipino Protestant churches denounce New Year’s Day bombing in coastal town

  • Jan 15
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Christian outreaches in Bangladesh appeal for help in difficult winter

  • Jan 15
  • Stephan Uttom Rozario
Catholic devotees walk beside a glass-covered carriage carrying the image of Jesus Nazareno during its annual procession in Manila, Philippines, on its feast day, Friday Jan. 9, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

At Nazarene feast, Filipinos pray for corruption-plagued Philippines

  • Jan 9
  • Paterno R. Esmaquel II
Catholic leaders pay tribute to the young Christian who was killed by an unknown killer at his home in Gopalgonj district in Bangladesh in early 2025. (Credit:: Stephan Uttom Rozario.)

Bangladeshi Catholic families feel besieged after beatings, seek government protection

  • Jan 7
  • Stephan Uttom Rozario
Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David celebrates the Midnight Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord at the San Roque Cathedral, Caloocan City, Dec. 24, 2025. (Credit: San Roque Cathedral Parish-Diocese of Kalookan/Facebook.)

Filipino cardinal warns Congress of outrage over corruption, dynasties in 2026

  • Jan 2
  • Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Arrests made following Christmas harassment incident at Catholic school in India

  • Dec 27, 2025
  • Nirmala Carvalho
Cardinal Jose Advincula, the archbishop of Manila, presides over the Christmas Eve Mass at the Manila Cathedral, Dec. 24, 2025. (Credit: Eric Paul Guanlao/Manila Cathedral.)

‘Resist Herods,’ Manila archbishop tells Filipinos amid corruption scandal

  • Dec 26, 2025
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Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent

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