Since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June, about 7,000 mostly poor people have died in police raids and killings carried out by unknown assailants.
Philippines
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The church holds out hope during a dark time in the Philippines
President Duterte lashed out against the church again, likely in response to the growing criticism mounted by church leaders against the administration’s drug war.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis tells President Aquino of the Philippines: “Always bring peace.”
The pope’s words come as the peace process to end a 45-year-old conflict between the government and separatist rebels seems to have stalled.