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Myanmar frees more political prisoners
Release coincides with president's US visit
Filipinos in Taiwan told to lie low
Rising tensions spark fear of attacks
A democratic Pakistan is no guarantee for India
At least there is a chance for relations to improve
Papuans demand political prisoner release
Protest after independence leader's arrest
Church
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Pope takes another swipe at the global 'cult of money'
"Not to share one's goods with the poor is to rob them"
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Theologian says persecution of early Christians is a myth
"Limited to no more than a handful of years," she claims
- Vatican confirms shamed cardinal will leave Scotland
- Anglicans launch major offensive against banks' 'bonus culture'
- You can't be a part-time Christian, says Pope Francis
- Abuse scandals cost US Church $2.62 billion since 2004
asia/world
Backward progress in Vietnam press freedom
Activists jailed while BBC and CNN broadcasts are dropped
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Fears for Pakistani scientist jailed in US
Family concerned about her declining health
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Papuans demand political prisoner release
Protest after independence leader's arrest
- Top court issues warning on internet law
- Filipinos in Taiwan told to lie low
- Suicide bid thwarted from thousands of miles away
- Free at last: Thailand ends practice of shackling convicts
- Report says major banks are behind Laos and Cambodia land grabs
features
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Making miso with disaster refugees
Psychological care for tsunami victims comes through an unlikely source
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Would this poster get young people into your church?
Or should the Catholic Church steer clear of trying to be trendy?
- World's first party to win on a gay agenda - in the Philippines?
- Horrific figures emerge on sexual assaults in US military
- When evangelizing turns agonizing
- It's the laptop of the future - and it's flexible
- For many Myanmar Muslims, it's time to flee
opinion
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Triumphalism is no way to remember civil war
Sri Lanka now needs peace, not parades
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Could social media make you a better person?
Maybe the problems are with us, not the media
- The Dalai Lama must stop sitting on the fence
- Time to draw the line between Australia and Timor Leste
- If we can't have women priests, how about women cardinals?
- Suggestion that the resurrection is only a metaphor sparks Anglican uproar
- Reforming the Vatican is like nailing jelly to a wall
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