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Filipino faithful told to abstain from clapping during Mass

Archbishop Villegas warns against turning the community of prayer into an audience in need of entertainment

Indonesian military kill child in clash with rebels

Elementary school student among three people killed in Papua shooting, 12-year-old girl wounded

Police profiling of young Muslim Filipinos sparks outrage

Police in Manila want to compile a list of Muslim students living in the capital

South Korea hit by quick spread of Covid-19 epidemic

Number of confirmed cases almost triples in three days as government quarantines three million people

Tokyo Olympics offer opportunities for Christian groups

Some 920,000 spectators are due to visit Tokyo each day for the mega sporting event involving 11,000 athletes

Thai police drop probe into brutal attack on activist

Outrage erupts on social media as netizens slam Thailand's culture of impunity

Police profiling of young Muslim Filipinos sparks outrage Police in Manila want to compile a list of Muslim students living in the capital
Indonesian military kill child in clash with rebels Elementary school student among three people killed in Papua shooting, 12-year-old girl wounded
Filipino faithful told to abstain from clapping during Mass Archbishop Villegas warns against turning the community of prayer into an audience in need of entertainment
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Filipino faithful told to abstain from clapping during Mass

Archbishop Villegas warns against turning the community of prayer into an audience in need of entertainment

Indonesian military kill child in clash with rebels

Elementary school student among three people killed in Papua shooting, 12-year-old girl wounded

Police profiling of young Muslim Filipinos sparks outrage

Police in Manila want to compile a list of Muslim students living in the capital

South Korea hit by quick spread of Covid-19 epidemic

Number of confirmed cases almost triples in three days as government quarantines three million people

Tokyo Olympics offer opportunities for Christian groups

Some 920,000 spectators are due to visit Tokyo each day for the mega sporting event involving 11,000 athletes

Thai police drop probe into brutal attack on activist

Outrage erupts on social media as netizens slam Thailand's culture of impunity

 
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Cardinal Zen: Beijing wants Rome's 'total surrender'
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Portuguese saint triggers devotion in Bangladesh
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Culprits have yet to be brought before the law nine months after suicide bombers attacked three churches
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Asian Refugee Crisis
Boat tragedy sparks fresh Rohingya trafficking alarm People-smuggling gangs appear to be active again in Bangladesh's refugee camps
Probe sought into attack on Rohingya Christians in Bangladesh Church expresses dismay and warns of evangelicals using charity work as a pretext for conversion
Bangladesh permits education for Rohingya children Government U-turn on schooling in camps gets thumbs-up from refugees, rights groups and charities
Rohingya rights group's office shut in Bangladesh Government accused of ordering closure of ARSPH office in Kutupalong refugee camp
COMMENTARY
Wheels on Vatican-China deal moving very slowly
Criticism is growing of Beijing's glacial progress and increasing persecution of underground Catholics
Will the Vatican ever meet prisoner Wang Yi?
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Doing good for 'The Wild Bunch'
In a culture where truth is denied and silence is considered golden, abused children can be seen but not heard
Was Mass suspension a mistake in Hong Kong?
A missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society doubts if suspending liturgy was an erroneous decision
Letter from Rome: Deciding not to decide … for now
Why the pope has not ruled on married priests or women deacons
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Lack of free speech has cost lives in China's virus crisis
Early technical moves in Wuhan were on track until medical professionals were stopped from spreading the word
February 14, 2020
Overcoming the cycle of poverty
Breaking it will only happen when people develop a conscience, compassion and give equal opportunities to the poor
February 14, 2020
VOICELESS OF ASIA
Justice for Indian Christians wrongly accused of conversion
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Cardinal Ranjith demands to know who funded Easter bombings
Cleric says the people of Sri Lanka have a right to know the truth about last year's terrorist attacks
Remove India's anxieties, bishops tell government
Religion should not become a criterion for determining Indian citizenship, they say
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Bangladeshi imam regrets funeral for sex worker
Rights activist describes backlash from Muslim villagers as 'hypocritical and ridiculous'
Three Western journalists expelled from China
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Indian tribals rally for recognition of their religion
Adivasi groups call for 2021 census to acknowledge their separate identity and Sarna faith
Philippines to impose stiffer penalties for child abuse
Save the Children calls on government to implement laws that would protect children from online sexual abuse
UN alarmed over spike in civilian casualties in Rakhine
Experts urge Myanmar govt to lift restrictions and grant immediate access to media and NGOs
Mainland Catholics accuse Vatican of bowing to China
Vatican's effort to renew the pact on appointment of bishops is seen as an avoidable compromise
Green for go at Lent, says Cardinal Bo
Myanmar Catholics are told to use 40 days to learn about protecting the environment
Flores priests condemn plan for port in tourist spot
Move by Indonesian president to locate a port in Labuan Bajo will ruin tourism, hinder development, they say
Vatican and China hold top-level talks
Foreign ministers meet in Germany in highest-level meeting between the states for 70 years
Call to save Bangladeshi rivers from slow death
Activists say not enough is being done to enforce court directives to curtail pollution and encroachment
CHURCH & SOCIETY
Indonesia deports suspected Covid-19 sufferers
Authorities say an unspecified number of Japanese nationals were refused entry on arrival in the country
Bishop warns Filipinos not to be sidetracked by virus fears
Church leaders announce that some Lenten rituals will have to be changed over epidemic concerns
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Muslim community helps rebuild Catholic church in Pakistan
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Young priest serves quarantined villagers in Vietnam
Father Huu says coronavirus patients deserve sympathy and help, not discrimination
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Beijing postpones 'Two Meetings' amid virus crisis
Academic dissent increases as the Chinese government insists the epidemic is under control
February 18, 2020
MULTIMEDIA BY TOPIC
Sunday Gospel reflection with Father Bill Grimm
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