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Church should foster positive tourism in Asia
Church should foster positive tourism in Asia

Church should foster positive tourism in Asia

How Vietnamese immigrants have spread the Kingdom of God

 Duc Trung Vu, CSsR

India's Congress party plays Dalit card to ruffle BJP

 Nirendra Dev, New Delhi

Cambodia eyes tourism boost after quick Covid vaccine rollout

 Luke Hunt, Phnom Penh

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Covid outbreak in Philippine convent kills nine nuns

Covid outbreak in Philippine convent kills nine nuns
Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila
Indonesian archbishop attacks 'sinning' anti-vaxxers

Indonesian archbishop attacks 'sinning' anti-vaxxers
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta
Vietnamese Catholics bid adieu to beloved French missionary

Vietnamese Catholics bid adieu to beloved French missionary
UCA News reporter, Hue
Christians face ostracism in India's Jharkhand state

Christians face ostracism in India's Jharkhand state
Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi

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Minority groups to fight forced conversions in Pakistan

Minority groups to fight forced conversions in Pakistan
India urged to halt harassment of rights activist

India urged to halt harassment of rights activist
Malaysian transwoman seeks asylum in Thailand

Malaysian transwoman seeks asylum in Thailand
India's Latin-rite bishops launch Bioethics Forum

India's Latin-rite bishops launch Bioethics Forum
Bangladesh Church backs fish exports to India for Hindu festival

Bangladesh Church backs fish exports to India for Hindu festival

Vietnam Church remembers its first bishops

Vietnam Church remembers its first bishops
Lao Christians still homeless almost a year after eviction

Lao Christians still homeless almost a year after eviction
Indonesia charges three prison officers over deadly fire

Indonesia charges three prison officers over deadly fire
Cambodian children face crisis from poor diets

Cambodian children face crisis from poor diets

Features

Mobile procession honors Mother Mary in Singapore

Mobile procession honors Mother Mary in Singapore
UCA News reporter

Indonesian priest spreads literacy among rural folk
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta

Vietnam's Covid frontline volunteers pray for the departed
Duc Trung Vu and Tran Ngoc Huong, CSsR
Commentary
The creeping Talibanization of Pakistan

The creeping Talibanization of Pakistan
Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore

Where is the international outrage as Myanmar burns?
Benedict Rogers

Endless nightmare of Philippine martial law
Mary Aileen D. Bacalso, Manila

World

German bishops urged to reform, heed pope's warnings

German bishops urged to reform, heed pope's warnings

Bishop Georg Batzing calls on all bishops to embrace radical change

Cardinal worried over Australia's plan for nuclear-powered submarines

Cardinal worried over Australia's plan for nuclear-powered submarines

'In Christianity, one does not choose just what one likes or finds comfortable,' Cardinal Parolin says

Armenian bishops gather in Rome to elect new patriarch

Armenian bishops gather in Rome to elect new patriarch

The bishops were meeting for a second attempt at electing a patriarch, after a failed attempt in June

Pope tells Jesuits in Slovakia of danger of 'going backward'

Pope tells Jesuits in Slovakia of danger of 'going backward'

Francis discusses his health, pastoral work of Jesuits in Slovakia, and how he deals with suspicions or criticisms

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Where is the international outrage as Myanmar burns?

Where is the international outrage as Myanmar burns?

Sep 21, 2021
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Baptist pastor shot dead in Myanmar

Sep 20, 2021
Indonesian Christian YouTuber 'tortured in detention'

Indonesian Christian YouTuber 'tortured in detention'

Sep 20, 2021
Cambodia eyes tourism boost after quick Covid vaccine rollout

Cambodia eyes tourism boost after quick Covid vaccine rollout

Sep 20, 2021

South Asia

Cardinal defuses religious row in southern Indian state

Cardinal defuses religious row in southern Indian state

Sep 22, 2021

Bangladeshi indigenous people protest grabbing of cremation site

Sep 21, 2021

Christians appeal to India's president for protection

Sep 20, 2021

Christians decry profiling of faith leaders in central India

Sep 18, 2021

Southeast Asia

Charges dropped against Cambodian political researcher

Charges dropped against Cambodian political researcher

Sep 22, 2021

Filipino doctor announces vice presidency bid

Sep 22, 2021

Myanmar's Christian region sees rising number of refugees

Sep 22, 2021

Families seek diocese's help to free 21 Indonesian farmers

Sep 22, 2021

East Asia

Censors cast shadow over Hong Kong cinema

Censors cast shadow over Hong Kong cinema

Sep 21, 2021

Speeches and prison snacks lead to Hong Kong arrests

Sep 20, 2021

Hong Kong’s jailed Catholic media mogul gets US award

Sep 17, 2021

Maryknoll Sisters celebrate 100 years of ministry in China

Sep 16, 2021

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Pope 'accepts' Afghan Christian refugee's wedding ring

Pope 'accepts' Afghan Christian refugee's wedding ring

Sep 23, 2021

Christ's cross an invitation to set aside divisions, says pope

Sep 22, 2021

Pope jokes 'some wanted me dead' after surgery: report

Sep 21, 2021

Vatican to require vaccination proof or negative Covid test

Sep 21, 2021

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Pakistan warns of increasing terror threat
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China takes aim at entertainment industry
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Philippine health workers threaten to quit
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Thousands gather for Marian feast in Pakistan's Mariamabad
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Boxer Pacquiao aims for Philippine poll knockout
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Trees as family members in India

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Macau Catholic university to admit students from mainland China

Macau Catholic university to admit students from mainland China

Korean missionaries head to France and Japan

Korean missionaries head to France and Japan

Caritas Pakistan shelters worshippers in demolished church

Caritas Pakistan shelters worshippers in demolished church

Caritas Pakistan launches disease awareness drive

Caritas Pakistan launches disease awareness drive
Slavery In Asia
Slavery In Asia
Slavery In Asia

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Angeline Tan
Masses called off in Malaysia as Covid-19 spreads
 Angeline Tan
Antonio Spadaro, SJ
Synod time for a 'restless' Italian Church
 Antonio Spadaro, SJ
Babu Joseph Karakombil
When secularism in India is on a roller coaster
 Babu Joseph Karakombil
Ben Joseph
Church should foster positive tourism in Asia
 Ben Joseph
Benedict Rogers
Where is the international outrage as Myanmar burns?
 Benedict Rogers
Bijay Kumar Minj
Christians face ostracism in India's Jharkhand state
 Bijay Kumar Minj
Christopher Joseph
Cardinal's land case has major implications for Indian Church
 Christopher Joseph
Cristian Martini Grimaldi
Japanese kick up a stink over Olympic incompetence
 Cristian Martini Grimaldi
Gianni Criveller
An interfaith prayer for Myanmar in Italy
 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
Internally bleeding Indian church too weak to face challenges
 John Dayal
John Zaw
Coup fears in Myanmar after military questions poll result
 John Zaw
Joseph Peter Calleja
Covid outbreak in Philippine convent kills nine nuns
 Joseph Peter Calleja
Justin Wejak
Finding common ground for religion, politics and culture
 Justin Wejak
Jyoti Sahi
Christian art with a mission
 Jyoti Sahi
Kamran Chaudhry
The creeping Talibanization of Pakistan
 Kamran Chaudhry
Katharina Reny Lestari
Indonesian Catholics pray for peace in Afghanistan
 Katharina Reny Lestari
Konradus Epa
Indonesia charges three prison officers over deadly fire
 Konradus Epa
Luke Hunt
Cambodia eyes tourism boost after quick Covid vaccine rollout
 Luke Hunt
Michael Kelly
Send in the clowns
 Michael Kelly
Michael Sainsbury
Myanmar's internal conflicts may heat up unless military gets smart
 Michael Sainsbury
Michel Chambon
Can creationism save us from Covid-19? 
 Michel Chambon
Myron J. Pereira
It's high time Indian religious sisters broke their silence
 Myron J. Pereira
Naeem Harry
Pakistani Christians and Afghan refugees need pastoral care
 Naeem Harry
Paul Thelakat
An Indian bishop's crusade against love jihad
 Paul Thelakat
Quintus Colombage
Sri Lankan churches mark 'Silent Black Protest Day'
 Quintus Colombage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Sri Lankan Church adopts new stance after Easter carnage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Robert Carl Mickens
Letter from Rome: When the bishop is a real SOB
 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
Is Laudato Si' just a bundle of papers in Asia?
Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Indonesian archbishop attacks 'sinning' anti-vaxxers
 Ryan Dagur
Saji Thomas
Cardinal defuses religious row in southern Indian state
 Saji Thomas
Shay Cullen
Hypocrisy of defending Christian values
 Shay Cullen
Siktus Harson
Indonesian sports fests risk becoming national tragedies
 Siktus Harson
Stephan Uttom Rozario
Bangladesh Church backs fish exports to India for Hindu festival
Stephan Uttom Rozario
Tibor Krausz
From plastic bottles to monks' robes
 Tibor Krausz
Virginia Saldanha
Less words, more actions needed to protect minors
 Virginia Saldanha
William J Grimm
Let's go forward to the first century
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Minority groups to fight forced conversions in Pakistan
 Zahid Hussain Khan

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The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
Sep 21, 2021

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Sexual Abuse in Asia
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Terrorism in Asia
Terrorism in Asia
Sep 2, 2021
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Aug 25, 2021

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Bangladeshi schools reopen after Covid-19 lockdown
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