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Maureen Catabian is a Filipina religious of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She made her first profession on April 24, 1991, and final profession on Sept. 8, 1996. Catabian has been a councilor of the province leadership team of the Religious of the Good Shepherd for nine years. She was the coordinator of the Women, Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Office of the Philippines from 2002 to 2014 and the Asia-Pacific Justice Peace Network coordinator of the Good Shepherd International Justice Peace Office in New York.

Justin Gomes is a journalist and writer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, covering minority rights, social issues and culture. He regularly contributes to national and international media platforms and also reports on stories related to the Catholic Church and Christian communities.