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Sri Lankan Catholic priest surrenders, gets bail

Sri Lankan Catholic priest surrenders, gets bail

Sri Lankan Catholic priest surrenders, gets bail

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Malaysia under fire for LGBT ‘conversion’ programs
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Bangladesh tea workers strike for better pay
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Philippines offers jobs to senior citizens, disabled persons
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Postal stamps celebrate 400 years of Battle of Macau
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Hong Kong censors animated film over protest scene
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Indian bishops lead protest against port project

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Families seek decent health care for Vietnamese inmates

Last Dutch missionary in Indonesia’s Manado diocese dies

Last Dutch missionary in Indonesia’s Manado diocese dies

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Disgraced senior Indonesian cop faces more jail time

Hong Kong's Cardinal Joseph Zen to stand trial

Hong Kong's Cardinal Joseph Zen to stand trial
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Protests, hunger strike mark Pakistan’s Day of Minorities
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Hong Kong sees population drop as emigration rises
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Calls for paternity test on Indian bishop grow louder

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US Catholic agencies feel pinch of fewer donations

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A migrant mother and her son hug after 17 years

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Detained Nicaraguan bishop speaks of forgiveness

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Nigerian officials arrest six linked to Pentecost attacks

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