Maria Lourdes Bernadette “Loudette” Zaragoza Banson, Marie Eugenie Awardee of Assumption College San Lorenzo, High School Class of ’76, recently presented her credentials to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. as Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the Philippines.Her Excellency, as ambassadors are formally addressed, has lived a truly exemplary life of service…

2020 was the year I moved to Japan from China. This is also the year that the coronavirus pandemic started.“Self-restraint,” people said. The pandemic was too terrible to go outside. People started doing nothing in their homes, and I was a member of them. Until I became a high school student, I rarely had conversations…

By Margarita “Maita” M. Ladrido, Ph.D.Originally published on White ButterflyThis article is republished with the author’s consent. MARGARITA “MAITA” M. LADRIDO, PH.D I have been an educator and a school administrator for more than twenty years. Before that, I spent almost a decade as a full-time mission worker for Youth for Christ. These two worlds—…

The Youth Day of Saigon Diocese 2025 held on November 22 gathered more than 5,000 young people and 1,200 volunteers at the Pastoral Center, filling the entire space with an atmosphere that was both vibrant and deeply prayerful. With the theme “Hearts Ablaze,” the event invited young people to rediscover the fire of faith within…

Chainarong Monthienvichienchai December 30, 2025 Members of the Assumption Sisters of the Thabom community with their provincial superior (far right), a councilor, and a teacher with her niece along a road fading into rice fields in Thabom. Photo by LiCAS News As the Holy Doors of the Jubilee Year 2025 begin to close, the Catholic…

June 14, 2025Renewal of Vows of Sr. Mary Teresa, Sr. Therese Faustina, Sr. Pauline Rosa, Sr. Teresa Hanh and Sr. Christine Emmanuel This Renewal of Vows is a powerful reminder that the call to follow Christ never grows old — it only deepens. It is a moment of grateful remembrance as you recall your first “yes”—and how…

“Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is …. life is…

As a pilgrim from Thailand walking the cobbled streets of Rome during the Jubilee Year 2025, I am overwhelmed. The Eternal City feels as though it’s breathing deeper these days—its ancient lungs filled with the prayers of millions who have come to celebrate this extraordinary Holy Week. Rome is bursting at the seams. The city…