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A Contender for the Papacy in the Mold of Francis

alishpagda08@gmail.com1 month ago011 mins

He never aspired to be a priest. After he rose to be a bishop, he implied that he suffered from impostor syndrome. And when Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle of the Philippines is asked if he could become the first Asian pope — a frequent question in recent years — he says it is impossible….

Why the Philippines Is Confident of Defense Ties With Trump Administration

alishpagda08@gmail.com3 months ago09 mins

We are not Ukraine. That is the overarching message from officials in the Philippines, who say that they are certain they have the full backing of the United States despite President Trump’s dramatic shifts in foreign policy, including his stunning blowup with Ukraine’s leader. Their confidence, they say, comes from the fact that both Washington…