A community-based drug rehabi-litation program run by Manila Arch-diocese has received a boost from Pope Francis a year after it’s launch. Card. Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila said the pontiff was excited about the program, called Sanlakbay (One Journey), which has so far helped more than 100 drug dependents. The Manila prelate told the Pope about the community initia-tive during a recent audience.

India’s poor deserve better than this
Concerns are being raised about whether the needs of poor and marginalized communities in India are receiving enough attention in current government policies. Observers say


