Prayers for peace and safety in our region

Please join us in praying for peace and safety for the faithful and everyone in our region. From this week’s headlines:

IED explodes inside Yellow Bus in Polomolok: 19 hurt

An improvised explosive device went off at past 12 noon today inside a unit of Yellow Bus Lines in Polomolok, South Cotabato, leaving at least 19 passengers wounded, police said…

Davao under red alert status; task group formed for Samal abduction

The entire Davao region was placed under red alert status while a special task group was formed to go after gunmen who seized three foreigners and a Filipina from a resort in Samal Island Monday…

British girl kidnapped in Philippines

A six-year-old British girl has been kidnapped at gunpoint by Muslim extremists in the Philippines who are believed to be seeking a ransom, the Philippines military said…