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Justice served: Khmer Rouge henchman faces death behind bars

Updated: July 22, 2020

Khieu Samphan loses legal battle in a small but important milestone for a UN tribunal

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Indonesian priest 'exchanges' sacraments for trees
Indonesian priest 'exchanges' sacraments for trees

Indonesian priest 'exchanges' sacraments for trees

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The hope for Hong Kong now sits in jail or in exile

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The Irish missionary who conquered Korea

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Social media helps detained Indian Jesuit get sipper mug

UCA News reporter, New Delhi
Hong Kong suspends Masses again amid fourth Covid-19 wave

Hong Kong suspends Masses again amid fourth Covid-19 wave
UCA News reporter, Hong Kong
Former Korean dictator sentenced for slandering Catholic priest

Former Korean dictator sentenced for slandering Catholic priest
UCA News reporter
Tech giants accused of helping Vietnam's online crackdown

Tech giants accused of helping Vietnam's online crackdown
UCA News reporter, Hanoi

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Filipino liturgist, lyricist loses Covid-19 battle

Filipino liturgist, lyricist loses Covid-19 battle
Sri Lankan students highlight Pope Francis' new encyclical

Sri Lankan students highlight Pope Francis' new encyclical
Myanmar indigenous activist wins 'Green Nobel Prize'

Myanmar indigenous activist wins 'Green Nobel Prize'
Pakistani PM orders probe into forced conversions

Pakistani PM orders probe into forced conversions
Radio Veritas Asia marks 40 years of Bengali Service

Radio Veritas Asia marks 40 years of Bengali Service
Poland honors Franciscan missionary in Philippines

Poland honors Franciscan missionary in Philippines
Pakistani leaders reject chemical castration of rapists

Pakistani leaders reject chemical castration of rapists
Thai Buddhist monk arrested for drug trafficking

Thai Buddhist monk arrested for drug trafficking
Indonesian Church leads aid efforts for volcano victims

Indonesian Church leads aid efforts for volcano victims

Features

Three years on, Pope Francis' visit inspires Bangladeshi Catholics

Three years on, Pope Francis' visit inspires Bangladeshi Catholics
Stephan Uttom, Dhaka

Shia Muslims feel the heat of Pakistan's blasphemy laws
Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore

Priest, Caritas help Bangladesh's Munda survive hostile climate
Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka
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Asia's poor bear brunt of pandemic's devastation

Asia's poor bear brunt of pandemic's devastation
James Lovelock, Bangkok

Japan's stimulus bonanza cheats future generations
Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Tokyo

Pope breaks silence on Uyghurs but now he must do more
Benedict Rogers

World

'Now we are in hell,' says priest who offers hope to destitute Lebanese

'Now we are in hell,' says priest who offers hope to destitute Lebanese

Maronite Father Hani Tawk prepares nearly 600 meals five days a week for those in need in blast-stricken Beirut

Catholic leaders decry additional execution measures in US

Catholic leaders decry additional execution measures in US

President-elect Biden has said he will end federal executions and plans to incentivize states to stop executions

Black Catholics express joy at elevation of first African American cardinal

Black Catholics express joy at elevation of first African American cardinal

Pope Francis elevated 13 new cardinals from around the world to the College of Cardinals at a consistory in Rome

Pandemic, economy worsen situation for Syria's minority Christians

Pandemic, economy worsen situation for Syria's minority Christians

Religious workers say Covid-19 and economic conditions are deepening poverty and hardship

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Indian bishop's resignation sought over covering up priest's child

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Pope breaks silence on Uyghurs but now he must do more

Nov 28, 2020
Indonesian Church leads aid efforts for volcano victims

Indonesian Church leads aid efforts for volcano victims

Dec 1, 2020
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Video of torture of Pakistani Christian goes viral

Nov 29, 2020

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Pakistani PM orders probe into forced conversions

Pakistani PM orders probe into forced conversions

Dec 2, 2020

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Dec 2, 2020

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Dec 2, 2020

Indian bishop's resignation sought over covering up priest's child

Dec 1, 2020

Southeast Asia

Tech giants accused of helping Vietnam's online crackdown

Tech giants accused of helping Vietnam's online crackdown

Dec 2, 2020

Myanmar indigenous activist wins 'Green Nobel Prize'

Dec 2, 2020

Filipino liturgist, lyricist loses Covid-19 battle

Dec 2, 2020

Indonesian Church leads aid efforts for volcano victims

Dec 1, 2020

East Asia

Former Korean dictator sentenced for slandering Catholic priest

Former Korean dictator sentenced for slandering Catholic priest

Dec 2, 2020

Hong Kong suspends Masses again amid fourth Covid-19 wave

Dec 2, 2020

Bishop ordained in China in communion with pope, says Vatican

Nov 26, 2020

Beijing hits back at pope for describing Uyghurs as 'persecuted'

Nov 26, 2020

From the Vatican

Zairean rite offers example for developing an Amazonian rite, pope says

Zairean rite offers example for developing an Amazonian rite, pope says

Dec 2, 2020

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Dec 1, 2020

Pope appeals for peace as violence increases in Ethiopia

Dec 1, 2020

Letter from Rome: Cardinal Becciu and the importance of transparency

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Blind people demand jobs in Pakistan
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How India is drifting toward authoritarianism
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The truth behind China’s digital currency
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Bangladesh's Dhaka Archdiocese welcomes new archbishop
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How will Narendra Modi deal with India's angry farmers

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Missionaries' sacrifice recalled at Myanmar bishop's ordination

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New church inaugurated for evacuees in Vietnam  

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Indian archdiocese urges low-key Christmas celebrations

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Vietnam scholarship group marks 20th anniversary
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 Michael Kelly
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Time for soul searching over clerical abuse in Timor-Leste
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Does China really need more bishops?
 Michel Chambon
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Freedom of speech and the feudal state
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Indonesian military's meddling is most welcome
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From plastic bottles to monks' robes
 Tibor Krausz
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Better luck next time?
 William J Grimm
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 Zahid Hussain Khan

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Sexual Abuse in Asia
Dec 1, 2020

Church calls for strengthening police investigations, medical processes and the judiciary

The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
Nov 27, 2020
Chinese Party-State Tightens Noose on Religion
Chinese Party-State Tightens Noose on Religion
Nov 13, 2020
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Nov 11, 2020

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New archbishop leads Bangladesh's Dhaka Archdiocese

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Diwali festival lights up India, Pakistan

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