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ASIAN CATHOLIC DIOCESES DIRECTORY

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Cardinal joins battle to save Sri Lanka's diverse wetlands
Cardinal joins battle to save Sri Lanka's diverse wetlands

Cardinal joins battle to save Sri Lanka's diverse wetlands

Time to pray for Protestants in China

 Michel Chambon

'Catholic well' supplies clean water to Mongolian families

 UCA News reporter, Ulaanbaatar

Pakistan's Marian shrine gets a facelift

 Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore

Latest from Asia

Shut down all churches in India's tribal areas, Hindu group demands

Shut down all churches in India's tribal areas, Hindu group demands
Saji Thomas, Bhopal
Rush to support Rohingya fire victims in Bangladesh

Rush to support Rohingya fire victims in Bangladesh
Stephan Uttom, Dhaka
Catholic official among graft suspects in Indonesia

Catholic official among graft suspects in Indonesia
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta
Church condemns Bangladesh's 'climate of fear'

Church condemns Bangladesh's 'climate of fear'

UCA News reporter, Dhaka

Top Stories

Vietnam Church helps flood victims return to normal life

Vietnam Church helps flood victims return to normal life
Thai trio accused of trafficking women to Brunei

Thai trio accused of trafficking women to Brunei
Philippine diocese vows to plant 1.2 million trees

Philippine diocese vows to plant 1.2 million trees
Indian Christian group campaigns for non-halal meat

Indian Christian group campaigns for non-halal meat

Indonesia kicks off Covid-19 vaccination drive

Indonesia kicks off Covid-19 vaccination drive
Pakistan province sets up special police desks for minorities

Pakistan province sets up special police desks for minorities
South Korean Christians back criticism of North Korea

South Korean Christians back criticism of North Korea
Human trafficking added to Cambodian school curriculum

Human trafficking added to Cambodian school curriculum
Move to save Manila basilica garners huge support

Move to save Manila basilica garners huge support

Features

Papuan environment defenders refuse to bow to intimidation

Papuan environment defenders refuse to bow to intimidation

Konradus Epa, Jakarta

Uneasy peace as Myanmar's Karen celebrate new year
John Zaw, Mandalay

Bangladesh's rape victims cry for justice in the wilderness
Stephan Uttom, Dhaka
Commentary
China unmoved as Tibetan Buddhists elect new government

China unmoved as Tibetan Buddhists elect new government
Ben Joseph

How will an unaffordable Covid-19 vaccination help India's poor?
Nirendra Dev, New Delhi

Indonesia's road to harmony means removing radical potholes
Siktus Harson, Jakarta

World

Canadian high court declines to hear archdiocesan appeals on abuse claims

Canadian high court declines to hear archdiocesan appeals on abuse claims

Supreme Court of Canada declined Thursday to hear one last appeal from the Catholic Church

Christian Association of Nigeria: Quit threatening Catholic bishop

Christian Association of Nigeria: Quit threatening Catholic bishop

Christian Association of Nigeria says security agencies must ensure the safety of their bishops

Congolese bishop: Stop the 'chain of massacres'

Congolese bishop: Stop the 'chain of massacres'

15 women and children were reported killed with machetes by Allied Democratic Forces fighters in a camp

CRS official opposes Trump's action to seek foreign spending cuts

CRS official opposes Trump's action to seek foreign spending cuts

Trump is seeking to rescind $27.4 billion in spending that had been approved for 73 programs

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Shut down all churches in India's tribal areas, Hindu group demands

Shut down all churches in India's tribal areas, Hindu group demands

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China unmoved as Tibetan Buddhists elect new government

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Christians barred from holding religious services in southern India

Christians barred from holding religious services in southern India

Jan 13, 2021
Initially cut off by war, Ethiopian bishop appeals for humanitarian aid

Initially cut off by war, Ethiopian bishop appeals for humanitarian aid

Jan 15, 2021
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Memories - Beautiful Online Tributes

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Shut down all churches in India's tribal areas, Hindu group demands

Shut down all churches in India's tribal areas, Hindu group demands

Jan 15, 2021

Rush to support Rohingya fire victims in Bangladesh

Jan 15, 2021

Church condemns Bangladesh's 'climate of fear'

Jan 15, 2021

German missionary pioneered Asian Church communications

Jan 14, 2021

Southeast Asia

Catholic official among graft suspects in Indonesia

Catholic official among graft suspects in Indonesia

Jan 15, 2021

Philippine bishops warn against ethically suspect Covid vaccines

Jan 14, 2021

Mass trial of Cambodian dissidents 'a plot against democracy'

Jan 14, 2021

Thailand steps up investigation of royal defamation cases

Jan 14, 2021

East Asia

South Korean Christians back criticism of North Korea

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

Chinese Church condemns rumors of Catholics causing pandemic spread 

Jan 10, 2021

From the Vatican

Cardinal Pell: Vatican financial reform making progress

Cardinal Pell: Vatican financial reform making progress

Jan 16, 2021

Rome university reverses decision to honor US priest for pro-life work

Jan 16, 2021

Rome priest chronicles ministering while sick with COVID-19

Jan 15, 2021

Papal trip to Argentina, Uruguay still on the table, pope tells ambassador

Jan 15, 2021

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Macau marks 21 years of Chinese rule
Macau marks 21 years of Chinese rule
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A year of lockdowns and clampdowns in Asia
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Residents flee repressive Hong Kong
Cambodian project threatens fish and livelihoods
Cambodian project threatens fish and livelihoods
Protest over massacre of Hazara in Pakistan
Protest over massacre of Hazara in Pakistan
China puts millions on Covid-19 lockdown
China puts millions on Covid-19 lockdown

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Philippine diocese vows to plant 1.2 million trees

Philippine diocese vows to plant 1.2 million trees

Vietnamese layman maintained people's faith in hard times

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

Korean Church publishes book on St. Andrew Kim's letters

Korean Church publishes book on St. Andrew Kim's letters
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 Angeline Tan
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Bishop Grech takes charge of Synod of Bishops
 Antonio Spadaro, SJ
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China unmoved as Tibetan Buddhists elect new government
 Ben Joseph
Benedict Rogers
Pope Francis' shameful silence on the Uyghur genocide
 Benedict Rogers
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Christians barred from holding religious services in southern India
 Bijay Kumar Minj
Christopher Joseph
Pandemic hits religious communities in South Africa
 Christopher Joseph
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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
Uneasy peace as Myanmar's Karen celebrate new year
 John Zaw
Joseph Peter Calleja
Philippine diocese vows to plant 1.2 million trees
 Joseph Peter Calleja
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The supernatural understanding of volcanic eruptions
 Justin Wejak
Jyoti Sahi
Christian art with a mission
 Jyoti Sahi
Kamran Chaudhry
Pakistan's Marian shrine gets a facelift
 Kamran Chaudhry
Katharina Reny Lestari
Indonesia kicks off Covid-19 vaccination drive
 Katharina Reny Lestari
Konradus Epa
Papuan environment defenders refuse to bow to intimidation
Konradus Epa
Luke Hunt
Opposition rebels defiant after Cambodia clampdown
 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
Jesus wasn't born in Bethlehem?
 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: Biden should send a non-Catholic to Vatican
 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
'The daughter of Macau' who comforted afflicted women
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Catholic official among graft suspects in Indonesia
 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
Rush to support Rohingya fire victims in Bangladesh
 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 province sets up special police desks for minorities
 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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Asian festivals go ahead despite Covid-19

Asian festivals go ahead despite Covid-19

The Philippines, India and Pakistan stage religious events in a colorful display of culture
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Catholic villagers ready for Christmas in Bangladesh

Despite the coronavirus dampening Christmas spirit, villagers in Natore and Pabna districts are preparing to celebrate
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