River Above Asia and Oceania Ecclesial Network
Pedro Walpole SJ In a side meeting of the Asian Catholic Actors and the Climate Change Desk Asia of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) in Belém, Brazil during COP30, the question faced is:
The brief community visits RAOEN undertook in August and September 2025 were occasions to witness local pathways to synodality as the local Church accompanies indigenous communities in three sites in Bukidnon, Quezon, and Palawan. Through
In a spirit of synodality and shared discernment, a group of indigenous youth from Upper Pulangi gathered at Balay Laudato Si’ in Bendum, Bukidnon, Philippines on 12 to 13 July 2025 with the visiting sisters
Maura Lipanda Today I see that the Church is seeing the concerns of the community – including those of the youth. The Church is trying to act with the youth and engaging with them through
Eneriza Menaling “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This African proverb has a big impact on me. While it is true that as a young
The Indigenous community in Bendum in northern Mindanao, Philippines revisited synodality during a two-day workshop that the RAOEN team facilitated to explore ways by which to sustain and strengthen a contextualized basic ecclesial community (BEC)