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MANILA: Angry young voters gathered in the Philippines on Tuesday to protest against Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the former dictator, who clinched a landslide victory this week in one of the most divisive presidential elections in the country’s recent history.

The leaked draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which has sent shock waves across the United States, indicates that a majority of Supreme Court justices will likely overturn the constitutional right to an abortion granted in Roe v. Wade. Employing unusually harsh language,…

Observers say the provincial elections were tainted by irregularities that could reoccur on a grander scale in 2023.

Little-known pro-choice group defends its plan to "interrupt Mass" while right-wing media charges "terrorism"

On Jan. 3, 1865, the Kingdom of Hawaii, then a sovereign state, enacted “An Act to Prevent the Spread of Leprosy.” Any person suspected of having the ancient disease – which is mentioned as far back as the Bible – would be inspected and, if deemed incurable, permanently exiled to…

Madonna has urged Pope Francis to sit down with her to discuss her ‘blasphemous’ actions

The pop icon messaged the Bishop of Rome on Twitter asking him if he could meet up with her, saying that she is a "good catholic" and that it is not fair that she has been excommunicated three times

Singer’s 1989 ‘Like a Prayer’ music video was banned by the Vatican

Georgia lawmaker recently said she quit the Catholic Church, claiming it was under ‘Satan’s control’

"She needs to apologize to Catholics immediately," one faith leader said of the Republican. "She is a disgrace"

Evangelical faiths, meanwhile, have grown in some countries in the region.