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Filipino uses puppets, theater to teach online catechism Covid-19 prompts an innovative way to teach faith, social issues to children Filipino catechist Alberto Saldajeno uses puppets to teach catechism and voice social concerns in Philippine society. A catechist in the Philippines has started teaching catechism and commenting on social issues to young Catholics on social media using puppets and theater. Kwentismo, or “storyism,” aimed at making the Catholic faith interesting and appealing to mostly children studying online. Saldajeno has been using puppets that look like Christ and the...

Jesuit university answers Philippine Red Cross Covid call Ateneo de Manila agrees to turn facilities into isolation wards to relieve pressure on hospitals Jesuit-run Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City has answered a call by the Red Cross to use its facilities to isolate Covid-19 patients. (Photo courtesy of Ateneo de Manila University) A Catholic university in the Philippines has accepted a plea from the Red Cross and local officials to use its facilities as isolation units for coronavirus patients in Manila. Jesuit-run Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City was answering a...