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A cyclone, pandemic and struggle for survival in coastal Bangladesh
A cyclone, pandemic and struggle for survival in coastal Bangladesh

A cyclone, pandemic and struggle for survival in coastal Bangladesh

Letter from Rome: Has the pope lost the plot?

 Robert Mickens, Rome

Myanmar Muslims cleared of spreading Covid-19 in India

 Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi

Pope Francis appoints new nuncio to Philippines

 Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila

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Bangladeshi Catholic priest accused of raping minor girl

Bangladeshi Catholic priest accused of raping minor girl
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Indian court acquits all accused of mosque demolition

Indian court acquits all accused of mosque demolition
UCA News reporter, New Delhi
Hong Kong beefs up security for China's National Day

Hong Kong beefs up security for China's National Day
Ben Joseph
Myanmar urges Bangladesh to cooperate over Rohingya repatriation

Myanmar urges Bangladesh to cooperate over Rohingya repatriation
John Zaw, Mandalay

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Vietnam Catholics urged to do evangelization via rosaries

Vietnam Catholics urged to do evangelization via rosaries
Philippine Catholics end Year of the Word of God

Philippine Catholics end Year of the Word of God
Amnesty International shuts operations in India

Amnesty International shuts operations in India
TV journalist reportedly murdered in Cambodia

TV journalist reportedly murdered in Cambodia
Church provides finance for Vietnam storm victims

Church provides finance for Vietnam storm victims
Landslides kill at least 11 in Indonesia

Landslides kill at least 11 in Indonesia

Indian police arrest six over killing of Dalit activist

Indian police arrest six over killing of Dalit activist

Pope Francis appoints new nuncio to Philippines

Pope Francis appoints new nuncio to Philippines
Laos government takes steps to protect Christians

Laos government takes steps to protect Christians

Features

Jesuits reach out to Myanmar's poor and vulnerable

Jesuits reach out to Myanmar's poor and vulnerable

John Zaw, Mandalay

Rappers join list of Cambodian dissidents
Luke Hunt, Phnom Penh

Forced nationalism: How Papuans wrestle with the Church

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta
Commentary
The Philippines needs another Sin

The Philippines needs another Sin
Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila

Irresponsibility, impunity and the plague of rape
Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka

Twisting the news: Hun Sen leaks stories in Cambodia
UCA News reporter, Singapore

World

Suffering of persecuted Christians around globe 'is real'

Suffering of persecuted Christians around globe 'is real'

Speakers from India, Pakistan and China highlight the increasing persecution faced by many Christians

Sydney archbishop welcomes plan to protect victims of modern slavery

Sydney archbishop welcomes plan to protect victims of modern slavery

Archbishop Fisher says the new laws in New South Wales are long overdue

Catholic officials urge Congress, Trump to adopt new Covid bill

Catholic officials urge Congress, Trump to adopt new Covid bill

Disagreement in Congress has emerged over the size and extent of the relief package

Vandals attack Chaldean Church in California

Vandals attack Chaldean Church in California

The vandalism comes amid a spate of similar incidents at US Catholic churches that has lasted for months

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Vatican silent as Tibetans are forced into concentration camps

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Cardinal Zen flies to Rome to beg for 'a good bishop' for Hong Kong

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TV journalist reportedly murdered in Cambodia

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Bangladeshi Catholic priest accused of raping minor girl

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Bangladeshi Catholic priest accused of raping minor girl

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Myanmar urges Bangladesh to cooperate over Rohingya repatriation

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TV journalist reportedly murdered in Cambodia

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East Asia

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Vatican proposes renewal of deal with China on bishop appointments

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Pope chooses theme for World Communications Day

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A dead river in Myanmar’s mountains
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Why is India's citizenship law causing so much anger?
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Schools reopen in India despite Covid-19 surge
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Pakistani archdiocese celebrates International Peace Day
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Kim Jong-un apologizes for killing of South Korean
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Vietnam Catholics urged to do evangelization via rosaries

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Church provides finance for Vietnam storm victims

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Church battles to save property from 'land grabbers' in Bangladesh

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New major seminary established in Vietnam

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Masses called off in Malaysia as Covid-19 spreads
 Angeline Tan
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African influences on Chinese Catholicism
 Antonio Spadaro, SJ
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 Ben Joseph
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HOLD Indian bishop denies tribal clashes stem from religion
 Bijay Kumar Minj
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 Christopher Joseph
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Japan bets on married couples
 Cristian Martini Grimaldi
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Social amnesia buries India's Catholic freedom fighters
 Joe Palathunkal
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No Masses, Ash Wednesday liturgy in Korean archdiocese
 John Choi
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Jesuits reach out to Myanmar's poor and vulnerable
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 Joseph Peter Calleja
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 Justin Wejak
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Christian art with a mission
 Jyoti Sahi
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Pakistani educationists reject committee on religious education
 Kamran Chaudhry
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Landslides kill at least 11 in Indonesia
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Indonesian groups dismayed at top jobs for rights abusers
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Rappers join list of Cambodian dissidents
 Luke Hunt
Michael Kelly
Are Asian theologians still feeling Rome's sting?
 Michael Kelly
Michael Sainsbury
Cardinal Zen flies to Rome to beg for 'a good bishop' for Hong Kong
 Michael Sainsbury
Michel Chambon
Audrey G. Donnithorne, a great lady of China
 Michel Chambon
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Christian faith: truths of history or mythical stories?
 Myron J. Pereira
Paul Thelakat
When plagues cry for an earthquake in Christian history
 Paul Thelakat
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Sri Lankan priest builds houses for the poor
 Quintus Colombage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Silence is golden in the isolated Sri Lankan Church
 Reid Shelton Fernando
Robert Carl Mickens
Letter from Rome: Has the pope lost the plot?
 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
Irresponsibility, impunity and the plague of rape
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Forced nationalism: How Papuans wrestle with the Church
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Saji Thomas
Christians tonsured, accused of cow slaughter in India
 Saji Thomas
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Greenland is melting and islands are disappearing
 Shay Cullen
Siktus Harson
Jakarta needs to learn from its Covid-19 failures
 Siktus Harson
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Church battles to save property from 'land grabbers' in Bangladesh
 Stephan Uttom Rozario
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From plastic bottles to monks' robes
 Tibor Krausz
Virginia Saldanha
Will Church change for LGBTI+ people this century?
 Virginia Saldanha
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The armed man: perpetrator, victim and instrument of God's justice
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Faith leaders deplore 'murder' of Pakistani Hindus in India
 Zahid Hussain Khan

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Sexual Abuse in Asia
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Bishop Rozario pledges that suspended priest will not be reinstated unless he can prove his innocence

The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
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Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Sep 29, 2020
Chinese Party-State Tightens Noose on Religion
Chinese Party-State Tightens Noose on Religion
Sep 22, 2020

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Hmong children celebrate Vietnam festival

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Pardon of US marine sparks protest in Philippines

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