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Vietnamese fathers share spiritual experiences of St. Joseph
Vietnamese fathers share spiritual experiences of St. Joseph

Vietnamese fathers share spiritual experiences of St. Joseph

Indonesian priest takes cultural path to religious harmony

 Konradus Epa, Jakarta

Arrest of Papua's 'machine gun pastor' is a ticking time bomb

 Siktus Harson, Jakarta

Santal Christians return to ancestral faith in Bangladesh

 UCA News reporter, Rajshahi

Latest from Asia

Indian court takes up jailed Jesuit's bail plea

Indian court takes up jailed Jesuit's bail plea
Saji Thomas
Sex attack on Christian child triggers protest in Pakistan

Sex attack on Christian child triggers protest in Pakistan
UCA News reporter, Karachi
Catholic leaders welcome Indian martyr's impending sainthood

Catholic leaders welcome Indian martyr's impending sainthood
Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi
Timor-Leste Church to help build homes for flood victims

Timor-Leste Church to help build homes for flood victims
Ryan Dagur

Top Stories

Buddhist monks criticize Thai government's pandemic response

Buddhist monks criticize Thai government's pandemic response
Filipino churchgoers want better music at Mass

Filipino churchgoers want better music at Mass
Caritas Singapore's India Covid-19 fund gets huge response

Caritas Singapore's India Covid-19 fund gets huge response
Indonesian journalists urge changes to cyber law

Indonesian journalists urge changes to cyber law

Fury over 'nefarious video' targeting Malaysian archbishop

Fury over 'nefarious video' targeting Malaysian archbishop
Vietnam imposes strong measures as Covid-19 surges

Vietnam imposes strong measures as Covid-19 surges
Indonesian Catholics celebrate martyr's beatification

Indonesian Catholics celebrate martyr's beatification
Philippines opens sainthood cause for Claretian missionary

Philippines opens sainthood cause for Claretian missionary
Church backs plea to protect press freedom in Bangladesh

Church backs plea to protect press freedom in Bangladesh

Features

Pandemic ruins lives of helpless Bangladeshi garment workers

Pandemic ruins lives of helpless Bangladeshi garment workers
Stephan Uttom, Natore

Singaporean seminarians find God's love in priestly formation
UCA News reporter, Singapore

Mercy Angels give dignified burials to Indian Covid-19 victims
Saji Thomas
Commentary
'Enemies of Islam': Malaysian book accuses Christians of conspiracy

'Enemies of Islam': Malaysian book accuses Christians of conspiracy
James Lovelock, Kuala Lumpur

India's election results challenge Modi's political future
Nirendra Dev, New Delhi

Filipino workers feel hopeless on Labor Day
Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila

World

US Catholics to help Indian churches respond to Covid-19 crisis

US Catholics to help Indian churches respond to Covid-19 crisis

Catholic Near East Welfare Association launches an emergency campaign to raise funds

Texas bishops oppose move to ease handgun rules

Texas bishops oppose move to ease handgun rules

Bishops in the US state say 'permitless carry' bill would remove safeguards to protect human life
Pilgrims flock to Lebanese sanctuary where Mary, Jesus rested

Pilgrims flock to Lebanese sanctuary where Mary, Jesus rested

It is the site where tradition says Mary waited for Jesus while he was preaching in Sidon and Tyre

German parishes plan blessings for lovers, including gays

German parishes plan blessings for lovers, including gays

Campaign aims to celebrate the diversity of people's different life plans and love stories and to ask for God's blessing

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Iconic Italian missionary dies of Covid-19 in Pakistan

Iconic Italian missionary dies of Covid-19 in Pakistan

May 3, 2021
Catholic student drowns after saving girls in Vietnam

Catholic student drowns after saving girls in Vietnam

May 3, 2021
Cambodian lockdowns to end despite record pandemic numbers

Cambodian lockdowns to end despite record pandemic numbers

May 3, 2021
'Enemies of Islam': Malaysian book accuses Christians of conspiracy

'Enemies of Islam': Malaysian book accuses Christians of conspiracy

May 4, 2021

South Asia

Sex attack on Christian child triggers protest in Pakistan

Sex attack on Christian child triggers protest in Pakistan

May 5, 2021

Indian court takes up jailed Jesuit's bail plea

May 5, 2021

Catholic leaders welcome Indian martyr's impending sainthood

May 5, 2021

Indian Catholics seek divine intervention to tame pandemic

May 4, 2021

Southeast Asia

Timor-Leste Church to help build homes for flood victims

Timor-Leste Church to help build homes for flood victims

May 5, 2021

Buddhist monks criticize Thai government's pandemic response

May 5, 2021

Filipino churchgoers want better music at Mass

May 5, 2021

Indonesian journalists urge changes to cyber law

May 5, 2021

East Asia

Thousands pay tribute to South Korean cardinal

Thousands pay tribute to South Korean cardinal

May 3, 2021

China brutalizes religious groups with repressive policies

Apr 30, 2021

Hong Kong blocks Taiwan church's website in security case

Apr 28, 2021

The dark side of Japan's sacred island

Apr 27, 2021

From the Vatican

Cardinal says proclaiming saints is proof that Gospel works

Cardinal says proclaiming saints is proof that Gospel works

May 5, 2021

Letter from Rome: The old wineskins keep on bursting

May 2, 2021

Church turns to prayer with Mary in times of trouble

May 1, 2021

Pope hopes Venezuelan's beatification will help reconciliation

Apr 30, 2021

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Fears for Rohingya on Bangladeshi island
Fears for Rohingya on Bangladeshi island
India's capital locks down as Covid cases surge
India's capital locks down as Covid cases surge
India's Covid woes worsen amid oxygen shortage
India's Covid woes worsen amid oxygen shortage
Detainees describe brutality of Myanmar military
Detainees describe brutality of Myanmar military
Cambodians plead for food as lockdown takes its toll
Cambodians plead for food as lockdown takes its toll
Myanmar junta threatens to fire striking teachers
Myanmar junta threatens to fire striking teachers

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Bishop Tuan installed as apostolic administrator in Vietnam

Bishop Tuan installed as apostolic administrator in Vietnam

Vietnamese Redemptorists seek to rediscover evangelizing spirit

Vietnamese Redemptorists seek to rediscover evangelizing spirit

Missionary nuns help Hmong villagers in Vietnam

Missionary nuns help Hmong villagers in Vietnam

South Korea's military bishop sets out his goals

South Korea's military bishop sets out his goals

Our Voices
Angeline Tan
Masses called off in Malaysia as Covid-19 spreads
 Angeline Tan
Antonio Spadaro, SJ
Bishop Grech takes charge of Synod of Bishops
 Antonio Spadaro, SJ
Ben Joseph
Are German Catholics pushing for divisive reformation?
 Ben Joseph
Benedict Rogers
Vatican should appoint Joseph Ha as Hong Kong's new bishop
 Benedict Rogers
Bijay Kumar Minj
Catholic leaders welcome Indian martyr's impending sainthood
 Bijay Kumar Minj
Christopher Joseph
Pandemic hits religious communities in South Africa
 Christopher Joseph
Cristian Martini Grimaldi
The dark side of Japan's sacred island
 Cristian Martini Grimaldi
Gianni Criveller
Hong Kong's freedom fighters pay the price of bravery
 Gianni Criveller
Joe Palathunkal
Social amnesia buries India's Catholic freedom fighters
 Joe Palathunkal
John Choi
Korean Catholics plan art academy to showcase church history
 John Choi
John Dayal
The bitter truth about caste in India
 John Dayal
John Zaw
Coup fears in Myanmar after military questions poll result
 John Zaw
Joseph Peter Calleja
Filipino churchgoers want better music at Mass
 Joseph Peter Calleja
Justin Wejak
The shameful crime that shocked an Indonesian island
 Justin Wejak
Jyoti Sahi
Christian art with a mission
 Jyoti Sahi
Kamran Chaudhry
Iconic Italian missionary dies of Covid-19 in Pakistan
 Kamran Chaudhry
Katharina Reny Lestari
Church people call for calm in Indonesia's Papua
 Katharina Reny Lestari
Konradus Epa
Indonesian journalists urge changes to cyber law
Konradus Epa
Luke Hunt
Cambodian lockdowns to end despite record pandemic numbers
 Luke Hunt
Michael Kelly
Myanmar steps back into darkness
 Michael Kelly
Michael Sainsbury
Myanmar's internal conflicts may heat up unless military gets smart
 Michael Sainsbury
Michel Chambon
Time to pray for Protestants in China
 Michel Chambon
Myron J. Pereira
On reconciling differences
 Myron J. Pereira
Paul Thelakat
When plagues cry for an earthquake in Christian history
 Paul Thelakat
Quintus Colombage
Terrorists at large in Sri Lanka, says Buddhist monk
 Quintus Colombage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Cardinal tackles Sri Lanka's environmental destruction
 Reid Shelton Fernando
Robert Carl Mickens
Letter from Rome: The old wineskins keep on bursting
 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
Beyond welfare law, South Korea's disabled need more support
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Timor-Leste Church to help build homes for flood victims
 Ryan Dagur
Saji Thomas
Indian court takes up jailed Jesuit's bail plea
 Saji Thomas
Shay Cullen
The Philippines' throwaway street children
 Shay Cullen
Siktus Harson
Arrest of Papua's 'machine gun pastor' is a ticking time bomb
 Siktus Harson
Stephan Uttom Rozario
Pandemic ruins lives of helpless Bangladeshi garment workers
 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
Easter in Lent: a homily for 2021
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Caritas Pakistan solves rural community's water problem
 Zahid Hussain Khan

Series

Terrorism in Asia
Terrorism in Asia
Apr 30, 2021

Former general secretary of Islamic Defenders Front is accused of recruiting for terror groups

Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Apr 29, 2021
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
Apr 28, 2021
Sexual Abuse in Asia
Sexual Abuse in Asia
Apr 23, 2021

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Catholics remember Sri Lanka terror attacks

Catholics remember Sri Lanka terror attacks

Priests and nuns join people demanding justice for the Easter 2019 bombings on the second anniversary of the atrocity
Vietnamese Catholics enact Passion of Jesus

Vietnamese Catholics enact Passion of Jesus

Passion play with traditional customs recalls the suffering and death of Jesus
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