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The rise, fall and legacy of Bangladesh's Islamic figurehead
The rise, fall and legacy of Bangladesh's Islamic figurehead

The rise, fall and legacy of Bangladesh's Islamic figurehead

Indian bishops urge Jharkhand to recognize tribal religion

 Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi

Philippine parish rejoices at return of stolen Child Jesus image

 Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila

Silence is golden in the isolated Sri Lankan Church

 Father Reid Shelton Fernando, Colombo

Latest from Asia

Vatican-China pact has made Church healthier, says official

Vatican-China pact has made Church healthier, says official
UCA News reporter, Hong Kong
UN envoy decries denial of voting rights in Myanmar election

UN envoy decries denial of voting rights in Myanmar election
John Zaw, Mandalay
Indonesian Protestants want answers over pastor's murder

Indonesian Protestants want answers over pastor's murder
Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta
Philippine priest demands end to 'useless' reproductive health law

Philippine priest demands end to 'useless' reproductive health law
Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila

Top Stories

Japan's India-born nuncio buried two weeks after death

Japan's India-born nuncio buried two weeks after death
Sri Lankan religious leaders oppose cannabis cultivation

Sri Lankan religious leaders oppose cannabis cultivation
Jakarta needs to learn from its Covid-19 failures

Jakarta needs to learn from its Covid-19 failures
Church group joins protest against India's new farm laws   

Church group joins protest against India's new farm laws   
Declaration vows to protect minorities in Pakistan

Declaration vows to protect minorities in Pakistan
Indonesia to hold polls despite calls for Covid-19 delay

Indonesia to hold polls despite calls for Covid-19 delay
An unforgettable missionary who transformed Bangladesh

An unforgettable missionary who transformed Bangladesh
Catholic university shuts in Indonesia amid Covid-19 scare

Catholic university shuts in Indonesia amid Covid-19 scare
Letter from Rome: Confusion over women's ordination

Letter from Rome: Confusion over women's ordination

Features

No justice for Rohingya buried in mass graves in Malaysian jungle

No justice for Rohingya buried in mass graves in Malaysian jungle
UCA News reporter, Kuala Lumpur

Church joins Myanmar's battle against second Covid-19 wave
John Zaw, Mandalay

Floating gardeners battle climate change in Bangladesh
Stephan Uttom, Barishal
Commentary
Christian faith: truths of history or mythical stories?

Christian faith: truths of history or mythical stories?
Myron J. Pereira 

Vatican set to double down on very ordinary deal with Beijing
Michael Sainsbury, Hong Kong

Justice takes time but it comes
Mary Aileen D. Bacalso, Manila

World

US support group for clergy abuse survivors goes online

US support group for clergy abuse survivors goes online

Some participants want online groups to continue after social distancing ends

Cardinal likens fading Christian presence in Middle East to sinking ship

Cardinal likens fading Christian presence in Middle East to sinking ship

Patriarch of Maronite Catholics underscores the dire reality facing Christians in the region
Clergy abuse survivors face a lifetime of PTSD recurrence

Clergy abuse survivors face a lifetime of PTSD recurrence

Stress can last for months or years with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma
Two Catholic women judges top list for US Supreme Court

Two Catholic women judges top list for US Supreme Court

President Trump expects to pick a nominee soon to replace the late Ruth Ginsburg

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Chinese Catholics angry over book claiming Jesus killed sinner

Chinese Catholics angry over book claiming Jesus killed sinner

Sep 22, 2020
'Fake saint' accused of exploiting Christians in Bangladesh

'Fake saint' accused of exploiting Christians in Bangladesh

Sep 20, 2020
Vatican set to double down on very ordinary deal with Beijing

Vatican set to double down on very ordinary deal with Beijing

Sep 21, 2020
Cambodia's 'deep regrets' over US criticism of clampdown

Cambodia's 'deep regrets' over US criticism of clampdown

Sep 21, 2020

South Asia

Sri Lankan religious leaders oppose cannabis cultivation

Sri Lankan religious leaders oppose cannabis cultivation

Sep 23, 2020

Japan's India-born nuncio buried two weeks after death

Sep 23, 2020

Punished for speaking up in India

Sep 22, 2020

Declaration vows to protect minorities in Pakistan

Sep 22, 2020

Southeast Asia

UN envoy decries denial of voting rights in Myanmar election

UN envoy decries denial of voting rights in Myanmar election

Sep 23, 2020

Indonesian Protestants want answers over pastor's murder

Sep 23, 2020

Philippine priest demands end to 'useless' reproductive health law

Sep 23, 2020

Thai beauty queen abused for political views, dark skin

Sep 22, 2020

East Asia

Vatican-China pact has made Church healthier, says official

Vatican-China pact has made Church healthier, says official

Sep 23, 2020

Chinese Catholics angry over book claiming Jesus killed sinner

Sep 22, 2020

Seoul's martyrs museum becomes public facility

Sep 17, 2020

China stifles underground church as Vatican looks to extend pact

Sep 15, 2020

From the Vatican

Cardinal says he has 'unpleasant' job of disciplining theologians

Cardinal says he has 'unpleasant' job of disciplining theologians

Sep 23, 2020

Vatican clarifies church teachings on end-of-life care

Sep 23, 2020

Vatican-China agreement: Pompeo enters the debate

Sep 22, 2020

Pope gifts money to struggling poultry workers in Italy

Sep 21, 2020

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Life on Myanmar's Irrawaddy River under threat
Life on Myanmar's Irrawaddy River under threat
Caritas helps Pakistani flood victims
Caritas helps Pakistani flood victims
A dead river in Myanmar’s mountains
A dead river in Myanmar’s mountains
Why is India's citizenship law causing so much anger?
Why is India's citizenship law causing so much anger?
Schools reopen in India despite Covid-19 surge
Schools reopen in India despite Covid-19 surge
Pakistani archdiocese celebrates International Peace Day
Pakistani archdiocese celebrates International Peace Day

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New major seminary established in Vietnam

New major seminary established in Vietnam

Seoul's martyrs museum becomes public facility

Seoul's martyrs museum becomes public facility

Cambodian churches allowed to reopen after six months

Cambodian churches allowed to reopen after six months

Alumni raise funds to mark Indonesian seminary's anniversary

Alumni raise funds to mark Indonesian seminary's anniversary

Our Voices
Angeline Tan
Masses called off in Malaysia as Covid-19 spreads
 Angeline Tan
Antonio Spadaro, SJ
African influences on Chinese Catholicism
 Antonio Spadaro, SJ
Ben Joseph
Pope gifts money to struggling poultry workers in Italy
 Ben Joseph
Benedict Rogers
Hong Kong Church divided as Beijing turns the screw
 Benedict Rogers
Bijay Kumar Minj
Indian bishops urge Jharkhand to recognize tribal religion
 Bijay Kumar Minj
Christopher Joseph
Fear of death in the season of Resurrection
 Christopher Joseph
Cristian Martini Grimaldi
Olympic Games lose luster in post-Covid Japan
 Cristian Martini Grimaldi
Joe Palathunkal
Social amnesia buries India's Catholic freedom fighters
 Joe Palathunkal
John Choi
No Masses, Ash Wednesday liturgy in Korean archdiocese
 John Choi
John Zaw
UN envoy decries denial of voting rights in Myanmar election
 John Zaw
Joseph Peter Calleja
Philippine priest demands end to 'useless' reproductive health law
 Joseph Peter Calleja
Justin Wejak
Why does the Indonesian Church lack financial transparency?
 Justin Wejak
Jyoti Sahi
Christian art with a mission
 Jyoti Sahi
Kamran Chaudhry
Pakistani police launch safety drive for minorities
 Kamran Chaudhry
Katharina Reny Lestari
Indonesian Protestants want answers over pastor's murder
 Katharina Reny Lestari
Konradus Epa
Protestant pastor shot dead in Indonesia
 Konradus Epa
Luke Hunt
Cambodia's 'deep regrets' over US criticism of clampdown
 Luke Hunt
Michael Kelly
Are Asian theologians still feeling Rome's sting?
 Michael Kelly
Michael Sainsbury
Vatican set to double down on very ordinary deal with Beijing
 Michael Sainsbury
Michel Chambon
Audrey G. Donnithorne, a great lady of China
 Michel Chambon
Myron J. Pereira
Christian faith: truths of history or mythical stories?
 Myron J. Pereira
Paul Thelakat
When plagues cry for an earthquake in Christian history
 Paul Thelakat
Quintus Colombage
Religion, hate speech center stage in Sri Lankan election
 Quintus Colombage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Silence is golden in the isolated Sri Lankan Church
 Reid Shelton Fernando
Robert Carl Mickens
Letter from Rome: Confusion over women's ordination
 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
The rise, fall and legacy of Bangladesh's Islamic figurehead
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Catholic university shuts in Indonesia amid Covid-19 scare
 Ryan Dagur
Saji Thomas
Church group joins protest against India's new farm laws   
 Saji Thomas
Shay Cullen
Greenland is melting and islands are disappearing
 Shay Cullen
Siktus Harson
Jakarta needs to learn from its Covid-19 failures
 Siktus Harson
Stephan Uttom Rozario
Floating gardeners battle climate change in Bangladesh
 Stephan Uttom Rozario
Tibor Krausz
From plastic bottles to monks' robes
 Tibor Krausz
Virginia Saldanha
Will Church change for LGBTI+ people this century?
 Virginia Saldanha
William J Grimm
The armed man: perpetrator, victim and instrument of God's justice
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Declaration vows to protect minorities in Pakistan
 Zahid Hussain Khan

Series

Chinese Party-State Tightens Noose on Religion
Chinese Party-State Tightens Noose on Religion
Sep 22, 2020

Catholics want the church hierarchy in China to speak up and seek an apology for an offensive school textbook

Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Sep 21, 2020
Sexual Abuse in Asia
Sexual Abuse in Asia
Sep 16, 2020
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
Sep 7, 2020

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Pardon of US marine sparks protest in Philippines

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MC nuns remember Mother Teresa

MC nuns remember Mother Teresa

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