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Law no protection for persecuted Christians in Laos
Law no protection for persecuted Christians in Laos

Law no protection for persecuted Christians in Laos

Catholic radio station spreads the word in Malaysia

 UCA News reporter, Kuala Lumpur

'The daughter of Macau' who comforted afflicted women

 Rock Ronald Rozario

Move to save Manila basilica garners huge support

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Cardinals urge Modi to invite Pope Francis to India

Cardinals urge Modi to invite Pope Francis to India
UCA News reporter, New Delhi
Covid claims centuries-old Indonesian Holy Week festival

Covid claims centuries-old Indonesian Holy Week festival
Konradus Epa, Jakarta
Peace is possible in Myanmar, says Cardinal Bo

Peace is possible in Myanmar, says Cardinal Bo

John Zaw, Mandalay
Bangladeshi pilgrims seek Mary's blessings in Covid-19 crisis

Bangladeshi pilgrims seek Mary's blessings in Covid-19 crisis
Stephan Uttom, Rajshahi

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Pastor arrested for anti-Hindu video in southern India

Pastor arrested for anti-Hindu video in southern India
On track for a better Indonesia

On track for a better Indonesia
Ecology in focus during unity week in South Korea

Ecology in focus during unity week in South Korea
Indonesia launches plasma donation campaign

Indonesia launches plasma donation campaign
Philippine charter tweak bid meets with disgust

Philippine charter tweak bid meets with disgust
Thai police probed over people smuggling

Thai police probed over people smuggling
Philippine bishops question killings of tribal leaders

Philippine bishops question killings of tribal leaders
Myanmar bishops appeal for donations to buy Covid vaccines

Myanmar bishops appeal for donations to buy Covid vaccines
Thai policeman charged with rape of Myanmar migrant

Thai policeman charged with rape of Myanmar migrant

Features

Cambodia turns to China for Covid-19 vaccines

Cambodia turns to China for Covid-19 vaccines
Luke Hunt, Phnom Penh

Pakistan's transgender people demand respect
Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore

Another virus brings suffering to Indonesian farmers

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta
Commentary
What has changed in canon law for women?

What has changed in canon law for women?
Ben Joseph

Indonesia's Papua conflict enters dangerous new phase
Rock Ronald Rozario

Women should be more than lectors and altar servers
Myron J. Pereira, Mumbai

World

French bishops seek prayers Senate considers bioethics bill

French bishops seek prayers Senate considers bioethics bill

The bioethics bill passed in the National Assembly in July and will have its second Senate reading on Feb. 2

El Salvador struggles 29 years after peace accords

El Salvador struggles 29 years after peace accords

The civil conflict left 75,000 dead and at least 8,000 disappeared
Salvadoran archbishop refuses to open records on El Mozote massacre

Salvadoran archbishop refuses to open records on El Mozote massacre

Archbishop José Escobar was heavily criticized for blocking access to documents on the 1981 massacre of El Mozote

Catholics in public life, saints to be included in Trump's new 'heroes' garden

Catholics in public life, saints to be included in Trump's new 'heroes' garden

The chronicles of our history show that America is a land of heroes, said Trump

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Christian Association of Nigeria: Quit threatening Catholic bishop

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Cardinals urge Modi to invite Pope Francis to India

Jan 19, 2021
Women should be more than lectors and altar servers

Women should be more than lectors and altar servers

Jan 19, 2021
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Philippine bishops question killings of tribal leaders

Jan 18, 2021
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Cardinals urge Modi to invite Pope Francis to India

Cardinals urge Modi to invite Pope Francis to India

Jan 19, 2021

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Jan 19, 2021

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Jan 19, 2021

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Covid claims centuries-old Indonesian Holy Week festival

Covid claims centuries-old Indonesian Holy Week festival

Jan 19, 2021

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Jan 19, 2021

Peace is possible in Myanmar, says Cardinal Bo

Jan 19, 2021

Thai police probed over people smuggling

Jan 19, 2021

East Asia

Ecology in focus during unity week in South Korea

Ecology in focus during unity week in South Korea

Jan 19, 2021

South Korean Christians back criticism of North Korea

Jan 14, 2021

Chinese Catholics urged to help state fight pandemic

Jan 13, 2021

Korean Catholic sculptor crafts artwork for all

Jan 12, 2021

From the Vatican

Vatican revokes arrest warrant against woman linked to finance scandal

Vatican revokes arrest warrant against woman linked to finance scandal

Jan 20, 2021

Every call of God is a call of love, pope says

Jan 19, 2021

Pope Francis seeks prayers for global Christian unity

Jan 18, 2021

Letter from Rome: Catholic women still relegated to second class

Jan 18, 2021

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Residents flee repressive Hong Kong
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Cambodian project threatens fish and livelihoods
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Protest over massacre of Hazara in Pakistan
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China puts millions on Covid-19 lockdown
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India launches huge Covid vaccination drive
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Thai woman gets record jail term for lese majeste

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Vatican appoints bishop in Vietnam

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Philippine diocese vows to plant 1.2 million trees

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Vietnamese layman maintained people's faith in hard times

Vietnam diocese launches lunar new year pastoral program

Vietnam diocese launches lunar new year pastoral program
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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
What has changed in canon law for women?
 Ben Joseph
Benedict Rogers
Pope Francis' shameful silence on the Uyghur genocide
 Benedict Rogers
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Pastor arrested for anti-Hindu video in southern India
 Bijay Kumar Minj
Christopher Joseph
Pandemic hits religious communities in South Africa
 Christopher Joseph
Cristian Martini Grimaldi
The social suicide of Japan's 'hikikomori'
 Cristian Martini Grimaldi
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
A bleak winter for the Church in India
 John Dayal
John Zaw
Peace is possible in Myanmar, says Cardinal Bo
John Zaw
Joseph Peter Calleja
Philippine charter tweak bid meets with disgust
 Joseph Peter Calleja
Justin Wejak
The supernatural understanding of volcanic eruptions
 Justin Wejak
Jyoti Sahi
Christian art with a mission
 Jyoti Sahi
Kamran Chaudhry
Pakistan's transgender people demand respect
 Kamran Chaudhry
Katharina Reny Lestari
On track for a better Indonesia
 Katharina Reny Lestari
Konradus Epa
Covid claims centuries-old Indonesian Holy Week festival
 Konradus Epa
Luke Hunt
Cambodia turns to China for Covid-19 vaccines
 Luke Hunt
Michael Kelly
Are Asian theologians still feeling Rome's sting?
 Michael Kelly
Michael Sainsbury
Time for soul searching over clerical abuse in Timor-Leste
 Michael Sainsbury
Michel Chambon
Time to pray for Protestants in China
 Michel Chambon
Myron J. Pereira
Women should be more than lectors and altar servers
 Myron J. Pereira
Paul Thelakat
When plagues cry for an earthquake in Christian history
 Paul Thelakat
Quintus Colombage
Cardinal joins battle to save Sri Lanka's diverse wetlands
 Quintus Colombage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Silence is golden in the isolated Sri Lankan Church
 Reid Shelton Fernando
Robert Carl Mickens
Letter from Rome: Catholic women still relegated to second class
 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
Indonesia's Papua conflict enters dangerous new phase
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Another virus brings suffering to Indonesian farmers
Ryan Dagur
Saji Thomas
Shut down all churches in India's tribal areas, Hindu group demands
 Saji Thomas
Shay Cullen
A new year of hope for freedom from pandemic
 Shay Cullen
Siktus Harson
Indonesia's road to harmony means removing radical potholes
 Siktus Harson
Stephan Uttom Rozario
Bangladeshi pilgrims seek Mary's blessings in Covid-19 crisis
 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 devil is a better loser than Donald Trump
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Pakistan urged to hold transparent education consultation
 Zahid Hussain Khan

Series

The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
Jan 8, 2021

The purge of an entire generation of democratic leaders has created a sense of bleak uneasiness

Sexual Abuse in Asia
Sexual Abuse in Asia
Jan 7, 2021
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Jan 6, 2021
Chinese Party-State Tightens Noose on Religion
Chinese Party-State Tightens Noose on Religion
Nov 13, 2020

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Religious festivals light up India

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Asian festivals go ahead despite Covid-19

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