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Hong Kong marks the 25th anniversary of the British handover to China as pro-democracy campaigners lament the erosion of the once-vibrant city’s freedom and rights.

Betrayal in the air as Hong Kong marks handover

SPOTLIGHT

Can Indonesia’s Widodo end the Russia-Ukraine war?
Can Indonesia’s Widodo end the Russia-Ukraine war?

Can Indonesia’s Widodo end the Russia-Ukraine war?

Is Singapore fit for a red hat?

Michel Chambon

The love of my life

 Sister Therese Nguyen Thi Giang

Why do we pray to saints?

 William Grimm, Tokyo

Latest from Asia

India's Supreme Court slams spokeswoman for prophet row

India's Supreme Court slams spokeswoman for prophet row
AFP
Hong Kong’s religious freedom 'faces great danger'

Hong Kong’s religious freedom 'faces great danger'

UCA News reporter
Sri Lankan Church takes legal recourse for Easter attack victims

Sri Lankan Church takes legal recourse for Easter attack victims
UCA News reporter, Colombo
Philippine Church hints at ‘principled cooperation’ with Marcos Jr.

Philippine Church hints at ‘principled cooperation’ with Marcos Jr.
Joseph Peter Calleja

Top Stories

Xi's 'delusional' speech met with scorn in Hong Kong

Xi's 'delusional' speech met with scorn in Hong Kong

Christians worry over rise in Papua rebel attacks

Christians worry over rise in Papua rebel attacks
Myanmar Church program invigorates poor rural youth

Myanmar Church program invigorates poor rural youth
‘Eco-weddings’ garner enthusiasm in South Korea

‘Eco-weddings’ garner enthusiasm in South Korea
Cambodia ends 52 days of zero Covid cases

Cambodia ends 52 days of zero Covid cases
Xi hails China's rule over Hong Kong at handover anniversary celebrations

Xi hails China's rule over Hong Kong at handover anniversary celebrations
Hong Kong’s religious freedom 'faces great danger'

Hong Kong’s religious freedom 'faces great danger'

Indian bishops decry evictions from eco-sensitive zones

Indian bishops decry evictions from eco-sensitive zones
Cambodian court warns Kem Sokha against political activities

Cambodian court warns Kem Sokha against political activities

Features

A promise kept or betrayal? Hong Kong 25 years on from handover

A promise kept or betrayal? Hong Kong 25 years on from handover
AFP, Hong Kong

From pariah to president: Marcos takes over Philippines' top job
AFP, Manila

Vietnamese nuns save lives with blood donations
UCA News reporter, Hue
Commentary
Why is Gujarat’s lone Christian legislator a worried man?

Why is Gujarat’s lone Christian legislator a worried man?
Basant Rawat

In India, history is rewritten or deleted
Myron Pereira, Mumbai

Church must speak out against child abuse in sport
Shay Cullen, Manila

World

First in-person LGBTQ Catholic ministry conference held in the US

First in-person LGBTQ Catholic ministry conference held in the US

The event aimed at building community, sharing best practices and worshiping together, was a great success

Burmese Catholics celebrate faith, culture in the US

Burmese Catholics celebrate faith, culture in the US

Myanmar-born priest's ordination is the focal point of the National Conference of Burmese-American Catholics in Western Kentucky

Nine Sudanese killed during anti-coup protests

Nine Sudanese killed during anti-coup protests

Security forces are firing tear gas and stun grenades to disperse tens of thousands of protesters against military rule
Central African Republic bishops warn of 'convulsions' from Ukraine crisis

Central African Republic bishops warn of 'convulsions' from Ukraine crisis

Catholic bishops from the landlocked nation say war is intolerable and want those involved to immediately stop the fighting

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Catholic priest suspended in India after marrying in Hindu temple

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Singapore's archbishop hails Zoroastrians for faith, tolerance

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Cambodia's Hun Sen confirms next year's general election

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South Asia

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Sri Lankan Church takes legal recourse for Easter attack victims

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Philippine Church hints at ‘principled cooperation’ with Marcos Jr.

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Indonesia moves to save migrant workers from 'hell'

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Australia urged to take action against Myanmar junta

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Marcos Jr sworn in as Philippines' president

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East Asia

Hong Kong’s religious freedom 'faces great danger'

Hong Kong’s religious freedom 'faces great danger'

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Korean diocese honors families with multiple children

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Catholics pray for peace and reconciliation on Korean Peninsula

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Korean Church, activists call for action on child drug addiction

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Pope condemns 'barbaric' attack on Ukraine shopping center

Pope condemns 'barbaric' attack on Ukraine shopping center

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Vatican publishes updated guidelines for handling sex abuse cases

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Korean diocese honors families with multiple children

Korean diocese honors families with multiple children

Indigenous hope papal apology in Canada will push justice, healing in US

Indigenous hope papal apology in Canada will push justice, healing in US

Philippine diocese warns churchgoers of defrocked priest

Philippine diocese warns churchgoers of defrocked priest

Caritas India extends helping hand to Assam flood victims

Caritas India extends helping hand to Assam flood victims

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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
India remains a work in progress at 75
Babu Joseph Karakombil
Basant Rawat
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 Basant Rawat
Ben Joseph
Asian Church must end silence on nuclear arms race
 Ben Joseph
Benedict Rogers
UN rights chief sold her soul to China's brutal regime
 Benedict Rogers
Bijay Kumar Minj
Indian archbishop appeals for help to deal with Assam floods
 Bijay Kumar Minj
Cedric Prakash
The writing on the wall at India’s controversial mosque
 Cedric Prakash
Christopher Joseph
Vatican scoffs at Taiwan, Hong Kong pullout rumors
 Christopher Joseph
Cristian Martini Grimaldi
Japan was no less fascistic than the Third Reich
 Cristian Martini Grimaldi
George Plathottam
Debate on 'love, narcotic jihad' in India has gone too far
 George Plathottam
Gianni Criveller
Hong Kong bishop stresses dialogue in troubled region
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
Does conscience prick Indian leaders while meeting the pope?
 John Dayal
John Zaw
Myanmar Buddhist finds Christ after fleeing conflict
 John Zaw
Jose Mario Bautista Maximiano
For Asians, it's no more 'Til death do us part'
 Jose Mario Bautista Maximiano
Joseph Peter Calleja
Philippine Church hints at ‘principled cooperation’ with Marcos Jr.
 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
Pakistan's Christian institutes battle corruption, nepotism
 Kamran Chaudhry
Katharina Reny Lestari
Christians worry over rise in Papua rebel attacks
 Katharina Reny Lestari
Konradus Epa
Muslim, Catholic lay groups sign Indonesian pact
 Konradus Epa
Luke Hunt
Reparations unlikely for victims of Pol Pot's regime in Cambodia
Luke Hunt
Mary Aileen D. Bacalso
Torture degrades victims and perpetrators
 Mary Aileen D. Bacalso
Michael Kelly
What is holy about innocent suffering?
Michael Kelly
Michael Sainsbury
Arrest of Hong Kong cardinal problematic for the Vatican
 Michael Sainsbury
Michel Chambon
Is Singapore fit for a red hat?
Michel Chambon
Myron J. Pereira
In India, history is rewritten or deleted
 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 cardinal reiterates doubts about Easter attack probe
 Quintus Colombage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Sri Lankan Church adopts new stance after Easter carnage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Robert Carl Mickens
Letter from Rome: Canonizing popes and demythologizing the papacy
 Robert Carl Mickens
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Mongolian mission challenges African nun
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Indonesia moves to save migrant workers from 'hell'
Ryan Dagur
Saji Thomas
Indian Catholic hermit nun needs support in old age
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Shay Cullen
Church must speak out against child abuse in sport
 Shay Cullen
Siktus Harson
Can Indonesia’s Widodo end the Russia-Ukraine war?
 Siktus Harson
Stephan Uttom Rozario
Catholics hope new Bangladesh bridge will bring prosperity
 Stephan Uttom Rozario
Tibor Krausz
From plastic bottles to monks' robes
 Tibor Krausz
Virginia Saldanha
Indian parish hosts interfaith iftar for peace and fraternity
 Virginia Saldanha
William J Grimm
Why do we pray to saints?
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Coalition writes to Pakistan PM on forced conversions
 Zahid Hussain Khan

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Vietnam Catholics honor Our Mother of Perpetual Succor

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Vietnam Catholics hold solemnity of Corpus Christi

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