The various Christian churches share some saints and also have their own. Why so few Filipino saints? Muslims have their own saints (Rumi is one), as do Jews. And every religion has its own ...

The pontiff highlighted two figures of inspiration for Filipinos: St. Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the prefect (head) of the Dicastery for Evangelization.

As the pope rightly points out, popular piety's "active evangelizing power" must not be underestimated. Many Filipino ...