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CATHOLIC DIOCESES IN ASIA

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An undignified return to villages for victims of Covid-19 fallout
An undignified return to villages for victims of Covid-19 fallout

An undignified return to villages for victims of Covid-19 fallout

Pakistani reporters tortured for coronavirus coverage

 Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore

Fear and loathing in Hong Kong

 Michael Sainsbury

Sri Lankan govt urged to respect universal rights

 UCA News reporter, Colombo

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Outrage as Duterte approves Philippine anti-terrorism law

Outrage as Duterte approves Philippine anti-terrorism law
Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila
Christian activists' relatives harassed by Vietnam police

Christian activists' relatives harassed by Vietnam police
UCA News reporter, Hanoi
Murder charges for police in India's 'George Floyd case'

Murder charges for police in India's 'George Floyd case'
Saji Thomas
Philippine jeepney drivers beg to resume work

Philippine jeepney drivers beg to resume work
Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila

Top Stories

Cambodian garment workers struggle to stitch lives together

Cambodian garment workers struggle to stitch lives together
Sri Lankan govt urged to respect universal rights

Sri Lankan govt urged to respect universal rights
Police torture still not a crime in Pakistan

Police torture still not a crime in Pakistan
Another Mekong dam threatens catastrophe

Another Mekong dam threatens catastrophe
Mahathir sets scene for his third coming

Mahathir sets scene for his third coming
Pakistan rights groups slam 'utter disregard' for inclusive education

Pakistan rights groups slam 'utter disregard' for inclusive education
Indonesian clerics turn to lawmakers in Flores mine fight

Indonesian clerics turn to lawmakers in Flores mine fight
Vietnamese fathers urged to protect families during pandemic

Vietnamese fathers urged to protect families during pandemic

Indonesian man accused of raping 30 boys

Indonesian man accused of raping 30 boys

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Pandemic forces children to quit school and work for a living

Pandemic forces children to quit school and work for a living
UCA News reporter, Hue

Taiwan rolls out red carpet for fleeing Hong Kongers
 Ben Joseph 

The last nail for Bangladesh's state jute industry
Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka
Commentary
Will Church change for LGBTI+ people this century?

Will Church change for LGBTI+ people this century?
Virginia Saldanha, Mumbai

Cardinal Bo: Let us pray for Hong Kong
Cardinal Charles Bo, Yangon

Philippines under microscope for culture of impunity

Mary Aileen D. Bacalso, Manila

World

As Congo turns 60, cardinal says the country has failed

As Congo turns 60, cardinal says the country has failed

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo says citizens were poorer to the point of being classified by some as the most miserable on earth

US bishop denounces activist's call to destroy statues of Jesus

US bishop denounces activist's call to destroy statues of Jesus

Anti-racism activist Shaun King asked for the destruction of white artistic depictions of Jesus

Bishops in Amazon establish new ecclesial conference

Bishops in Amazon establish new ecclesial conference

New Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon aims at promoting synodality

Msgr. Ratzinger, retired pope's brother, dies at 96

Msgr. Ratzinger, retired pope's brother, dies at 96

Pope Benedict flew to Regensburg June 18 to be with his ailing brother

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Third Catholic priest ends life in India in 10 days

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Murder charges for police in India's 'George Floyd case'

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Cardinal Bo: Let us pray for Hong Kong

Cardinal Bo: Let us pray for Hong Kong

Jul 3, 2020
A leap of faith transforms Dalits' lives

A leap of faith transforms Dalits' lives

Jul 2, 2020

South Asia

Sri Lankan govt urged to respect universal rights

Sri Lankan govt urged to respect universal rights

Jul 3, 2020

Police torture still not a crime in Pakistan

Jul 3, 2020

'Missing females' show India's preference for male children

Jul 3, 2020

Third Catholic priest ends life in India in 10 days

Jul 2, 2020

Southeast Asia

Christians a symbol of Myanmar's unresolved conflict

Christians a symbol of Myanmar's unresolved conflict

Jul 3, 2020

Outrage as Duterte approves Philippine anti-terrorism law

Jul 4, 2020

Indonesian police take flak as force marks birthday

Jul 3, 2020

Philippine jeepney drivers beg to resume work

Jul 3, 2020

East Asia

Defiant Cardinal Zen: I am ready to be arrested

Defiant Cardinal Zen: I am ready to be arrested

Jul 1, 2020

Communist China continues its blitz on crosses

Jun 30, 2020

Hong Kong Diocese split as Beijing passes security law

Jun 30, 2020

Delicate Vatican-China pact negotiations likely next month

Jun 29, 2020

From the Vatican

Pope Francis sends condolences to Pope Benedict for brother's death

Pope Francis sends condolences to Pope Benedict for brother's death

Jul 2, 2020

Vatican's top diplomat meets about Mideast with U.S., Israeli ambassadors

Jul 2, 2020

Pope prays for Poles who asked him to intervene in abuse cases

Jul 1, 2020

US Catholic media must inspire unity amid division, pope says

Jul 1, 2020

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Vietnamese fathers urged to protect families during pandemic

Elderly Vietnam bishop develops diocese

Elderly Vietnam bishop develops diocese

Seminary veteran named new bishop of Myanmar diocese

Seminary veteran named new bishop of Myanmar diocese

Centuries-old Marian procession falls victim to Covid-19

Centuries-old Marian procession falls victim to Covid-19

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Antonio Spadaro, SJ
The Church is never closed
 Antonio Spadaro, SJ
Ben Joseph
Taiwan rolls out red carpet for fleeing Hong Kongers
 Ben Joseph
Benedict Rogers
Beijing must pay a price for destroying Hong Kong's freedoms
 Benedict Rogers
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 Bijay Kumar Minj
Christopher Joseph
Fear of death in the season of Resurrection
 Christopher Joseph
Father Paul Thelakat
When plagues cry for an earthquake in Christian history
 Father Paul Thelakat
Father Reid Shelton Fernando
Pandemic offers Sri Lankan Church a chance to change
 Father Reid Shelton Fernando
Father Shay Cullen
White skin does not mean superiority
 Father Shay Cullen
Joe Palathunkal
Pandemic asks Catholics to turn from rituals to spirituality
 Joe Palathunkal
John Choi
No Masses, Ash Wednesday liturgy in Korean archdiocese
 John Choi
John Zaw
Myanmar bishops call for cessation of hostilities
 John Zaw
Joseph Peter Calleja
Outrage as Duterte approves Philippine anti-terrorism law
 Joseph Peter Calleja
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Police torture still not a crime in Pakistan
 Kamran Chaudhry
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Former Indonesian sports minister gets 7 years for graft
 Katharina Reny Lestari
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Indonesian police take flak as force marks birthday
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Mahathir sets scene for his third coming
 Luke Hunt
Michael Kelly
Are Asian theologians still feeling Rome's sting?
 Michael Kelly
Michael Sainsbury
Fear and loathing in Hong Kong
 Michael Sainsbury
Michel Chambon
Audrey G. Donnithorne, a great lady of China
 Michel Chambon
Myron J. Pereira
Faith in the time of Covid-19
 Myron J. Pereira
Quintus Colombage
Interfaith marriages throw up challenges in Sri Lanka
 Quintus Colombage
Robert Carl Mickens
Letter from Rome: A growing chorus for rethinking ministries
 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
An undignified return to villages for victims of Covid-19 fallout
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Indonesian clerics turn to lawmakers in Flores mine fight
 Ryan Dagur
Saji Thomas
Murder charges for police in India's 'George Floyd case'
 Saji Thomas
Siktus Harson
Widodo wise to turn to religion
Siktus Harson
Stephan Uttom Rozario
A leap of faith transforms Dalits' lives
 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
Racism, the sin against creation
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Islamabad's first Hindu temple faces Islamic fatwa
 Zahid Hussain Khan

Series

Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Jul 4, 2020

Bishop Bagaforo says 'inhuman and unjust' law threatens freedom, justice and compassion

The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
Jul 3, 2020
Sexual Abuse in Asia
Sexual Abuse in Asia
Jun 30, 2020
Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide and Survival
Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide and Survival
Jun 23, 2020

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Changing lives of Bangladesh's untouchables

Changing lives of Bangladesh's untouchables

Xaverian missionaries have served marginalized and discriminated Dalits for the past five decades
Sri Lankan Catholics come in from the cold

Sri Lankan Catholics come in from the cold

After being closed for 87 days due to Covid-19, Sri Lankan churches reopened to celebrate St. Anthony's feast

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