Jose Torres, Jr.
Jose Torres, Jr., is editor-at-large of the Catholic Asian news site LiCAS.news. He is also editorial consultant of Radio Veritas Asia. He finished his Multimedia Journalism studies at the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University.
Articles by Jose Torres, Jr.
Canonization cause of Archbishop Teofilo Camomot advances
Nov 11, 2021 / 12:01 pmThe Theological Commission of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints affirmed Tuesday the heroic virtues of Archbishop Teofilo Camomot, a Filipino prelate and founder of a religious order who died in 1988.
Catholic cathedral hit by artillery shelling in Burma
Nov 11, 2021 / 08:41 amA Catholic cathedral in the Diocese of Phekhone in Burma’s Shan state was among several structures that were reportedly hit by military artillery fire on Nov. 9 amid continuing armed clashes between government and rebel forces.
Filipino Catholic priest breeds rabbits to feed poor parishioners
Oct 27, 2021 / 18:19 pmAn Oblates missionary priest in the Philippines has been breeding rabbits for a year now to feed the poor in his parish in the outskirts of Manila.
Authorities kidnap Catholic bishop in China, says report
Oct 27, 2021 / 11:05 amChinese authorities have kidnapped Catholic Bishop Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, according to a report by AsiaNews on Tuesday, Oct. 26.
Asian Church leaders vow to listen to faithful as synodal process starts
Oct 18, 2021 / 10:07 amChurch leaders across Asia vowed to listen to the faithful as the diocesan phase of the Synod on Synodality started officially on Sunday, Oct. 17.
Filipino Catholics launch movement for ‘righteous elections’
Oct 1, 2021 / 16:57 pmFaith-based and civil society groups in the Philippines have launched a movement that aims to work for “clean, accurate, responsible and transparent” elections in the country next year.
China allows Catholic university in Macau to recruit students from mainland
Sep 22, 2021 / 15:01 pmA Catholic university in Macau has been permitted to recruit students from mainland China on an “experimental basis” and only for four graduate programs.
8 elderly nuns in Manila succumb to COVID-19; outbreak hits seminary
Sep 22, 2021 / 11:01 amThe Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary in Manila announced the death of eight elderly nuns who had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Malaysian Catholic bishops call for unity, ‘national recovery’ from pandemic
Sep 17, 2021 / 09:30 amThe archbishop of Kota Kinabalu and the bishop of Keningau, both in Malaysia, called on Malaysians “to rise above” the challenges brought about by the pandemic and find “alternative ways” to “national recovery and unity.”
Philippine cardinal, 130 nuns, convent staff test positive for COVID-19
Sep 17, 2021 / 08:29 amCardinal Jose Advincula of Manila has tested positive for COVID-19, two days after a religious congregation in the Philippine capital announced that 62 of its nuns also tested positive for COVID.
Filipino bishops condemn country's 'murderous and corrupt public order'
Sep 13, 2021 / 13:19 pmThree archbishops in the Philippines condemned Sunday what they described as “a murderous and corrupt public order” in the country.
Catholic bishops in Thailand prepare for synod on synodality
Sep 13, 2021 / 11:29 amChurch leaders in Thailand are preparing for the 2023 synod on synodality, as the Vatican released a preparatory document for review by dioceses over the next six months.
Colombo cardinal says Sri Lankan officials out to mislead pope over probe into 2019 attacks
Sep 9, 2021 / 09:00 amThe Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, warned that Sri Lanka’s top government officials are out to mislead Pope Francis regarding the result of the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in the country’s capital.
India’s Syro-Malabar Catholic Church to adopt ‘uniform’ liturgy
Aug 30, 2021 / 16:15 pmThe new liturgy being introduced within India's Syro-Malabar Church will require the celebrant to face the congregation and the tabernacle at different times of the Mass.
Catholics in Sri Lanka fly black flags to protest perceived government failure to prosecute over Easter attack
Aug 24, 2021 / 10:03 amCatholics in Sri Lanka wore black and hoisted black flags on Saturday to show their indignation over the government’s failure to solve the 2019 Easter Sunday attack on churches.
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Catholic nun appeals for help as COVID-19 cases overwhelm Manila orphanage
Aug 24, 2021 / 09:32 amA Catholic nun has appealed for help as COVID-19 cases overwhelm the Hospicio de San Jose, an orphanage run by the Archdiocese of Manila.
Terrified Christians in Afghanistan brace for attacks: 'We are coming for you'
Aug 19, 2021 / 10:21 amNumerous Christian aid organizations and leaders have spoken about the imminent threat to the Christian community in Afghanistan after the country fell to the Taliban.
Sri Lankan cardinal calls for protests over government's Easter attack inquiry
Aug 17, 2021 / 15:14 pmMalcolm Cardinal Ranjith of Colombo has called on the people to demonstrate Aug. 21 to protest what he described as the government’s failure to shed light on the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
Catholic Church in Thailand converts facilities into field hospitals for COVID-19 patients
Aug 9, 2021 / 18:50 pm“We cannot be indifferent toward the suffering of our parishioners and the people in the villages,” one parish priest in Thailand explained.
Abducted Catholic priest, catechist released by Burmese militia
Aug 6, 2021 / 18:01 pmFather Noel Hrang Tin Thang and an unnamed catechist were traveling from the town of Surkhua to Hakha when nabbed by the activists who accused the priest of conniving with the military.