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House of persecution reborn at revered Korean pilgrimage site

House of persecution reborn at revered Korean pilgrimage site

UCA News reporter

Filipino student scribes fight for press freedom

Ronald O. Reyes

Hindu iftar meals for Muslims promote harmony in Pakistan

UCA News reporter, Karachi

Helping older Japanese fathers connect

Helping older Japanese fathers connect

Cristian Martini Grimaldi

Political goals overshadow responsible governance in Malaysia

Vanitha Nadaraj

India makes it difficult for Dalits to convert to Buddhism

John Dayal

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Christ Calls, Asians Respond 2024

From the brink of suicide, Malaysian walks to the shore of faith

Trusting in God brings Japanese psychiatrist back from the brink

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From the brink of suicide, Malaysian walks to the shore of faith

Francis Ahleong says he felt at peace when he star...

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Saints of the New Millennium

Filipino Catholic policeman holds onto his faith

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Sri Lankan Catholic fisher folk keep up faith, traditions

Filipino Catholic policeman holds onto his faith

Denver Jay Busa remembers the spiritual inspiratio...

Pakistani insurance agent keeps hopes alive with unwavering faith

Gill’s boss suggested he drop his Christian name...

Sri Lankan Catholic fisher folk keep up faith, traditions

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Challenges Facing Asian Church

Language, context challenge theological formation in Pakistan

Sri Lankan Catholics fight neglect to work with hierarchy

Clergy abuse ‘swept under the carpet’ in Indian Church

Language, context challenge theological formation in Pakistan

Only a critical review of the priestly formation p...

Sri Lankan Catholics fight neglect to work with hierarchy

Few parish priests allow laypeople to participate ...

Clergy abuse ‘swept under the carpet’ in Indian Church

Hierarchy says it has mechanism for holding inquir...

Catechumens are the Church's treasures

When Buddhist girl grows up in Mongolian parish

Atheist Korean woman joins Church in search of divine love

Christian-hating Bangladeshi man receives baptism

When Buddhist girl grows up in Mongolian parish

Dashtsend Tsetseg Suren first entered the church h...

Atheist Korean woman joins Church in search of divine love

The tolling of church bells made the teacher pause...

Christian-hating Bangladeshi man receives baptism

Homilies of a missionary priest from Colombia and ...

Unequal Christians of Asian Churches

A ‘pure blood’ claim that discriminates among Indian Catholics

Minority Tamil Catholics feel shortchanged by Sri Lankan Church

Indigenous people feel abandoned by Philippine Church

A ‘pure blood’ claim that discriminates among Indian Catholics

The Vatican terms endogamy unchristian, but Kerala...

Minority Tamil Catholics feel shortchanged by Sri Lankan Church

Social discrimination that Tamil people suffer in ...

Indigenous people feel abandoned by Philippine Church

The Igorot people's exclusion from parish councils...

Mothers - The Catholic Church’s Unsung Heroines

Filipino grandma assumes daughter’s Catholic role as mother

The faithful Sri Lankan matriarch from Negombo

Mother embodies Catholic spirit in Cambodian capital

Filipino grandma assumes daughter’s Catholic role as mother

There are millions of Marcianas bringing up childr...

The faithful Sri Lankan matriarch from Negombo

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Mother embodies Catholic spirit in Cambodian capital

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Christ calls, Asians respond

Filipina overcomes fears of the future to become Catholic

One-on-one with priest leads Japanese atheist to baptism

Myanmar Buddhist finds Christ after fleeing conflict

Filipina overcomes fears of the future to become Catholic

'I had the courage to be baptized … because my f...

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The Changing Face of Asian Mission

Tribal priests persist with German mission in central India

Korean missionaries build up lives in Malaysia's Borneo

Local Jesuits lead mission in poverty-stricken Hazaribagh

Tribal priests persist with German mission in central India

Church initiatives helped the indigenous tribes fo...

Korean missionaries build up lives in Malaysia's Borneo

Priests from South Korea started the mission after...

Local Jesuits lead mission in poverty-stricken Hazaribagh

Indigenous priests are shepherding the early Austr...

Slavery in Asia

Slave labor shames India's claims of progressive development

Vietnam's poor women slave away in dead-end jobs

Death at sea: Thai slave masters show no mercy

Slave labor shames India's claims of progressive development

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Vietnam's poor women slave away in dead-end jobs

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Gunmen shoot Myanmar priest while he celebrates Mass

Gunmen shoot Myanmar priest while he celebrates Mass

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Vatican confirms Pope Francis' Singapore visit in September

House of persecution reborn at revered Korean pilgrimage site

House of persecution reborn at revered Korean pilgrimage site

Priests attacked at Catholic mission in east India

Priests attacked at Catholic mission in east India

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Eastern India’s once victimised Christians fear new hostilities from right wing Hindutva factions

Eastern India’s once victimised Christians fear new hostilities from right wing Hindutva factions

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Bangladesh’s first third gender mosque welcomes outcast community to pray

Farmers in Vietnam face freshwater shortage amidst salinization

Farmers in Vietnam face freshwater shortage amidst salinization

Tibetans conserve their culture, traditions in hopes of seeing a 'Free Tibet'

Tibetans conserve their culture, traditions in hopes of seeing a 'Free Tibet'

India’s youth tricked to fight in the Ukraine war

India’s youth tricked to fight in the Ukraine war

Pakistan’s Ahmadi minority again targetted

Pakistan’s Ahmadi minority again targetted

Our Voices

Indonesia to compensate victims of dictatorship years

Antonio Spadaro, SJ

‘The Water Has Been Agitated’

Antonio Spadaro, SJ

Trusting in God brings Japanese psychiatrist back from the brink

Babu Joseph Karakombil

India remains a work in progress at 75

Babu Joseph Karakombil

What’s behind ban on halal-certified products in India?

New models of democracy are needed to end oppression in Asia

Benedict Rogers

The tide is turning in Myanmar

Benedict Rogers

Bijay Kumar Minj

Indian bishop urges Catholics to vote for secular govt

Bijay Kumar Minj

It's an uphill battle fighting poverty and hunger in India

Christopher Joseph

Central Asian Church comes of age

Christopher Joseph

Cristian Martini Grimaldi

Helping older Japanese fathers connect

Cristian Martini Grimaldi

Eastern India’s once victimised Christians fear new hostilities from right wing Hindutva factions

George Plathottam

Debate on 'love, narcotic jihad' in India has gone too far

George Plathottam

Gianni Criveller

Cardinal Chow: Hope for Hong Kong, bridge to China

Gianni Criveller

Joe Palathunkal

Social amnesia buries India's Catholic freedom fighters

Joe Palathunkal

Atheist Korean woman joins Church in search of divine love

India makes it difficult for Dalits to convert to Buddhism

John Wijngaards

Authority Reform – it will happen!: synodal reflections

John Wijngaards

Myanmar Buddhist finds Christ after fleeing conflict

Jose Mario Bautista Maximiano

For Asians, it's no more 'Til death do us part'

Jose Mario Bautista Maximiano

Joseph Peter Calleja

Broken marriage goads evangelical Christian to rediscover faith

Joseph Peter Calleja

Meeting Christian friends while moving from place to place

Food's important for human health and cultural identity

Christian art with a mission

Kamran Chaudhry

Abuses plague riot-affected Pakistani Christians

Kamran Chaudhry

Katharina Reny Lestari

Indonesia's retired Christian cop gets death penalty

Katharina Reny Lestari

Kochurani Abraham

When foot-washing became an act of liberation

Kochurani Abraham

Muslim, Catholic lay groups sign Indonesian pact

Kuruvilla Pandikattu

The Christian vision of human being

Kuruvilla Pandikattu

Myanmar rebels mop up after victory in Myawaddy

‘Jesus is the ultimate mentor’

Mary Aileen D. Bacalso

The real test of Indonesia’s commitment to ending impunity

Mary Aileen D. Bacalso

Michael Gonsalves

Indian pastor on black magic charge after 'conversion bid'

Michael Gonsalves

What is holy about innocent suffering?

Michael Sainsbury

Pope finally meets a critic of the China-Vatican deal

Michael Sainsbury

Holy Week and the worldly path of the Sino-Vatican agreement

Myron J. Pereira

The evolving role of the Catholic press

Myron J. Pereira

India’s new path to social equality disregards justice

Pakistani Bishop John Joseph’s sacrifice should not be forgotten

An Indian bishop's crusade against love jihad

Catholic nuns empower distressed Nepali women

Quintus Colombage

Beating cancer helps Sri Lankan Buddhist woman find faith

Quintus Colombage

Reid Shelton Fernando

Sri Lankan Church adopts new stance after Easter carnage

Reid Shelton Fernando

Robert Carl Mickens

Letter from Rome: Canonizing popes and demythologizing the papacy

Robert Carl Mickens

Rock Ronald Rozario

Bishop ordinations in China and the resurrection of the Sino-Vatican agreement

Rock Ronald Rozario

Ronald O. Reyes

Philippine govt scrambles to rescue sailors from Iranians

Ronald O. Reyes

Rubatheesan Sandran

Sri Lanka’s ex-prez dodges court over Easter attack remarks

Rubatheesan Sandran

Indonesian Church gets ready to welcome Pope Francis

Sibling bishops make Indian parish proud

Easter demands we work for abused children’s resurrection

Indonesia’s no nation for children

Stephan Uttom Rozario

Forest ban pushes Bangladeshi coastal families to the edge

Stephan Uttom Rozario

From plastic bottles to monks' robes

Counting down to the 50th anniversary of Vatican Council II

Vanitha Nadaraj

Political goals overshadow responsible governance in Malaysia

Vanitha Nadaraj

Vimal Tirimanna

Ecclesial assembly showed great promise for Asian churches

Vimal Tirimanna

Virginia Saldanha

How significant is Vatican note on blessing same sex couples?

Virginia Saldanha

William J Grimm

Sunday Gospel reflection with Father William Grimm

William J Grimm

Zahid Hussain Khan

Coalition writes to Pakistan PM on forced conversions

Zahid Hussain Khan

Gallery

Indian farmers protest government's denial of minimum crop prices

Indian farmers protest government's denial of minimum crop prices

Two-thirds of India's 1.4 billion people draw their livelihood from agriculture, accounting for nearly a fifth of the country's GDP

Macau's historic Lenten procession held amidst Chinese New Year

Macau's historic Lenten procession held amidst Chinese New Year

This annual event which began in 1708 is now part of Macau’s intangible heritage

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