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Church joins rescue effort as floods kill 23 in India
Aid rushed to four states after monsoon rains inundate villages and force 500,000 people to relocate to relief camps
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Catholics injured as police suppress protests in Vietnam
Some 200 peaceful demonstrators roughed up in Ho Chi Minh City
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Australian nun not off hook yet in Manila
Philippine Justice Department orders Sister Patricia Fox's missionary visa be restored, but deportation case still looms
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Ignoring conservationists, congregation demolish Taiwan church
Local government ire amid debate on its historic value
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Dictatorships begin with taking over media, warns pope
Individuals are also tempted to destroy by spreading scandalous news, Pope Francis said during Mass
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Philippine police arrest suspect in priest's killing
Breakthrough comes as Father Richmond Villaflor Nilo is laid to rest in Cabanatuan City
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India ends Kashmir ceasefire after Ramadan
Security forces ordered to resume action against militants after attacks increased during one-month truce
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Sri Lanka fishermen threaten more action over fuel hike
Unions say small-scale fisheries industry still being ignored despite move to partially rescind higher kerosene price
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Teachers' uniform offends Muslims at Sri Lanka college
Marawi residents celebrate yet another Eid away from home
Pakistani Christians in limbo after church closure
Marawi hostage steps up to help others recover
American priest dismissed for sex abuse still in Bangladesh
Myanmar nuns help school kids of poor Buddhist villagers
Philippine artist creates Christ image with guns, bullets
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Red Army clergy lose war of minds in China
Fears of violence loom large ahead of Indian election
It's hard to avoid Indonesia's road chaos during Eid al-Fitr
Protecting children in the church
Letter from Rome
Digital media as a democratizing space in the Mekong region
Bangladesh wake-up call on sexual abuse for Asia's bishops
The tragic case of Tibet cultural guardian Tashi Wangchuk
Political role for priests ripe for debate
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Petition seeks release of underground Chinese bishop
Caritas Pakistan aims to turn down the heat
Vietnam bars dissident priest from traveling abroad
Vietnam frees, exiles jailed Christian human rights lawyer
Schools closed as flu virus kills 13 children in Sri Lanka
Myanmar's Cardinal Bo taking message of peace Down Under
Pope names three new bishops for Japan
Sri Lankans protest killing of demonstrators by Indian police
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Religion/culture
Dictatorships begin with taking over media, warns pope
Individuals are also tempted to destroy by spreading scandalous news, Pope Francis said during Mass
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Conflict
Marawi residents celebrate yet another Eid away from home
People from war-torn city tire of makeshift existence and yearn to return home
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Religion/culture
Teachers' uniform offends Muslims at Sri Lanka college
Rights groups fear issue could tear communities apart but others see it as isolated incident
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Religion/culture
Letter from Rome
The Eternal City is broken, so who can fix it?
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Conflict
India increases security for Amarnath pilgrims
40,000 personnel to be deployed for two-month Hindu pilgrimage after Islamist militants killed seven last year
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Religious/ethnic persecution
Petition seeks release of underground Chinese bishop
Unwell Bishop Cui Tai of Xuanhua has been repeatedly targeted by authorities since 1993
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Women/children
Trial starts in landmark sex case of Indian priest
Father Robin Vadakkancherry was charged with rape after a schoolgirl gave birth at a church-run hospital in Kerala
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Education
Myanmar nuns help school kids of poor Buddhist villagers
Sisters of St. Francis Xavier play vital role in Kayin State by running subsidized nursery and boarding house
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Women/children
Protecting children in the church
The protection of children and youth against sexual violence remains a central problem both the Church and society
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Conflict
India ends Kashmir ceasefire after Ramadan
Security forces ordered to resume action against militants after attacks increased during one-month truce
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Religious/ethnic persecution
Pakistani Christians in limbo after church closure
Community cry foul after parish blasted as affront to Muslim faith but new land deeds outside village still not forthcoming
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Women/children
Bishop opens inquiry into Bangladeshi priest sex claims
Father Walter Rozario removed from post of acting headmaster of church-run school in Natore district following allegations
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Religion/culture
It's hard to avoid Indonesia's road chaos during Eid al-Fitr
More than 20 million people leave cities for hometowns and villages
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Human rights
Philippine police arrest suspect in priest's killing
Breakthrough comes as Father Richmond Villaflor Nilo is laid to rest in Cabanatuan City
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Religious/ethnic persecution
Filipino bishops angered at reports of priests with guns
Move would contradict the very meaning of the priesthood, they say
