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Alert sounds on Chinese Christian cult in Indonesia
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Filipino migrant Catholics help Macau’s poor

Filipino migrant Catholics help Macau’s poor
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Sri Lankan terror victims thank pope for financial help

Sri Lankan terror victims thank pope for financial help
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Vietnamese pilgrims flock to Marian site after pandemic

Vietnamese pilgrims flock to Marian site after pandemic
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Filipino nuns accused of 'financing terrorism’

Filipino nuns accused of 'financing terrorism’

Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for six years

Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for six years
Chinese ship docks in Sri Lanka raising concerns

Chinese ship docks in Sri Lanka raising concerns
Alert sounds on Chinese Christian cult in Indonesia

Alert sounds on Chinese Christian cult in Indonesia
Rohingya demand security as UN rights chief visits Bangladesh camps

Rohingya demand security as UN rights chief visits Bangladesh camps
Indonesian diocese probes into priest cancelling wedding

Indonesian diocese probes into priest cancelling wedding
Indian bishops reiterate concerns about eco-sensitive zones

Indian bishops reiterate concerns about eco-sensitive zones
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Philippines bans five 'subversive' textbooks
Italian missionary who worked for Bangladeshi poor dies

Italian missionary who worked for Bangladeshi poor dies

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India's dream of Hindu nation leaves minorities sleepless

India's dream of Hindu nation leaves minorities sleepless
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Asia’s population explosion is linked to religions

Asia’s population explosion is linked to religions
Ben Joseph

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Reforming the Catholic Church

Reforming the Catholic Church

In spite of great diversity, there’s fairly unanimous agreement about what needs to be done

Persecution of Catholic priests intensifies in Nicaragua

Persecution of Catholic priests intensifies in Nicaragua

A priest has been detained, others blocked from Marian celebration as the Ortega regime portrays the church as an enemy

Egyptians mourn 41 dead in Cairo Coptic church fire

Egyptians mourn 41 dead in Cairo Coptic church fire

The blaze, blamed on an electrical fault, hit the Abu Sifin church in working-class Imbaba district, west of the Nile River

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US Catholic agencies feel pinch of fewer donations

The decrease in donations makes it harder to help students with annual school-supply drives

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Indian prelate claims no reason given for quit order

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 Ben Joseph
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 George Plathottam
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Joe Palathunkal
Social amnesia buries India's Catholic freedom fighters
 Joe Palathunkal
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 John Choi
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 John Dayal
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 John Zaw
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 Jyoti Sahi
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 Kamran Chaudhry
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