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The scourge of child abuse in Philippine detention centers
The scourge of child abuse in Philippine detention centers

The scourge of child abuse in Philippine detention centers

Where is the international outrage as Myanmar burns?

 Benedict Rogers

Mass killings: Indonesia's endless road to recovery

 Siktus Harson, Jakarta

Holding on to embattled church properties in Pakistan

 Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore

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Hindu activists' deadline passes for church demolitions in India

Hindu activists' deadline passes for church demolitions in India
UCA News reporter
Concern over Chinese film dropping 'Moses' from title

Concern over Chinese film dropping 'Moses' from title

UCA News reporter
Cambodia limits Festival of the Dead as Covid numbers spike

Cambodia limits Festival of the Dead as Covid numbers spike
UCA News reporter, Phnom Penh
Sri Lankan Buddhist monks want justice for Easter bombing victims

Sri Lankan Buddhist monks want justice for Easter bombing victims
UCA News reporter, Colombo

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Thai authorities ignore calls to stop abusing minors' rights

Thai authorities ignore calls to stop abusing minors' rights
Rising sea levels alarm Philippine bishops

Rising sea levels alarm Philippine bishops
Indonesia's deputy parliament speaker nabbed for bribery

Indonesia's deputy parliament speaker nabbed for bribery

Indian Catholics help Myanmar Christian refugees

Indian Catholics help Myanmar Christian refugees
Malaysian Catholics rush aid to victims of flooding, mudslide

Malaysian Catholics rush aid to victims of flooding, mudslide

Indian nun wins right to kill destructive wild boars

Indian nun wins right to kill destructive wild boars
Indonesian govt warns schools over Covid spread

Indonesian govt warns schools over Covid spread

Covid outbreak in Philippine convent kills nine nuns

Covid outbreak in Philippine convent kills nine nuns
Indonesian archbishop attacks 'sinning' anti-vaxxers

Indonesian archbishop attacks 'sinning' anti-vaxxers

Features

Forced conversions a religious duty in Pakistan

Forced conversions a religious duty in Pakistan
Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore

Korean Catholic music band sings praise to God
Rock Ronald Rozario

Mobile procession honors Mother Mary in Singapore
UCA News reporter
Commentary
World Mission Month? World Mission Church!

World Mission Month? World Mission Church!
William Grimm, Tokyo

Humanity cries in the wilderness in a loveless world
Dominic Thomas

Over the moon amid a pandemic in Vietnam

Sister Therese Nguyen Vui

World

UN meeting to close without Taliban, Myanmar speeches

UN meeting to close without Taliban, Myanmar speeches

The UN representative of Afghanistan's former regime was expected to defy the Taliban with an address

German cardinal 'contributed to crisis of trust' on sex abuse

German cardinal 'contributed to crisis of trust' on sex abuse

After reviewing the results of an apostolic visit to Cologne Archdiocese, the pope accepts Cardinal Woelki's request to have a break
Armenian bishops elect former US pastor as patriarch

Armenian bishops elect former US pastor as patriarch

Synod elects Archbishop Raphaël Francois Minassian as the church's 21st patriarch

Cardinal Pell: Catholics should debate issues, not debase each other

Cardinal Pell: Catholics should debate issues, not debase each other

Interview with Australian prelate covered Vatican financial reform and the cardinal's experience in prison

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Christians flee as Myanmar township burns

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Action needed to stop Christians from leaving Lebanon, Iraq

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Mass killings: Indonesia's endless road to recovery

Sep 24, 2021
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Pakistan ministry rejects age bar on Islamic conversion

Sep 24, 2021

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Hindu activists' deadline passes for church demolitions in India

Hindu activists' deadline passes for church demolitions in India

Sep 27, 2021

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Sep 27, 2021

Indian Catholics help Myanmar Christian refugees

Sep 27, 2021

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Sep 25, 2021

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Cambodia limits Festival of the Dead as Covid numbers spike

Cambodia limits Festival of the Dead as Covid numbers spike

Sep 27, 2021

Indonesia's deputy parliament speaker nabbed for bribery

Sep 27, 2021

Rising sea levels alarm Philippine bishops

Sep 27, 2021

Malaysian Catholics rush aid to victims of flooding, mudslide

Sep 27, 2021

East Asia

Concern over Chinese film dropping 'Moses' from title

Concern over Chinese film dropping 'Moses' from title

Sep 27, 2021

Censors cast shadow over Hong Kong cinema

Sep 21, 2021

Speeches and prison snacks lead to Hong Kong arrests

Sep 20, 2021

Hong Kong’s jailed Catholic media mogul gets US award

Sep 17, 2021

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Letter from Rome: The final phase of a disruptive pontificate

Letter from Rome: The final phase of a disruptive pontificate

Sep 27, 2021

Racial, religious bigotry leads to rights abuses, says archbishop

Sep 24, 2021

Pope 'accepts' Afghan Christian refugee's wedding ring

Sep 23, 2021

Christ's cross an invitation to set aside divisions, says pope

Sep 22, 2021

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China takes aim at entertainment industry
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Philippine health workers threaten to quit
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Thousands gather for Marian feast in Pakistan's Mariamabad
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Boxer Pacquiao aims for Philippine poll knockout
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Trees as family members in India
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Fear grips Myanmar’s largest city

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Macau Catholic university to admit students from mainland China

Macau Catholic university to admit students from mainland China

Korean missionaries head to France and Japan

Korean missionaries head to France and Japan

Caritas Pakistan shelters worshippers in demolished church

Caritas Pakistan shelters worshippers in demolished church

Caritas Pakistan launches disease awareness drive

Caritas Pakistan launches disease awareness drive
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Slavery In Asia
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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
When secularism in India is on a roller coaster
 Babu Joseph Karakombil
Ben Joseph
Church should foster positive tourism in Asia
 Ben Joseph
Benedict Rogers
Where is the international outrage as Myanmar burns?
 Benedict Rogers
Bijay Kumar Minj
Indian Catholics help Myanmar Christian refugees
 Bijay Kumar Minj
Christopher Joseph
Cardinal's land case has major implications for Indian Church
 Christopher Joseph
Cristian Martini Grimaldi
Japanese kick up a stink over Olympic incompetence
 Cristian Martini Grimaldi
Gianni Criveller
An interfaith prayer for Myanmar in Italy
 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
Internally bleeding Indian church too weak to face challenges
 John Dayal
John Zaw
Coup fears in Myanmar after military questions poll result
 John Zaw
Joseph Peter Calleja
Rising sea levels alarm Philippine bishops
 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
Forced conversions a religious duty in Pakistan
 Kamran Chaudhry
Katharina Reny Lestari
Indonesia's deputy parliament speaker nabbed for bribery
Katharina Reny Lestari
Konradus Epa
Indonesian govt warns schools over Covid spread
Konradus Epa
Luke Hunt
Cambodia eyes tourism boost after quick Covid vaccine rollout
 Luke Hunt
Michael Kelly
Send in the clowns
 Michael Kelly
Michael Sainsbury
Myanmar's internal conflicts may heat up unless military gets smart
 Michael Sainsbury
Michel Chambon
Can creationism save us from Covid-19? 
 Michel Chambon
Myron J. Pereira
It's high time Indian religious sisters broke their silence
 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 churches mark 'Silent Black Protest Day'
 Quintus Colombage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Sri Lankan Church adopts new stance after Easter carnage
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Robert Carl Mickens
Letter from Rome: The final phase of a disruptive pontificate
 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
Korean Catholic music band sings praise to God
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Indonesian archbishop attacks 'sinning' anti-vaxxers
 Ryan Dagur
Saji Thomas
Indian nun wins right to kill destructive wild boars
 Saji Thomas
Shay Cullen
The scourge of child abuse in Philippine detention centers
 Shay Cullen
Siktus Harson
Mass killings: Indonesia's endless road to recovery
 Siktus Harson
Stephan Uttom Rozario
Bangladesh Church backs fish exports to India for Hindu festival
Stephan Uttom Rozario
Tibor Krausz
From plastic bottles to monks' robes
 Tibor Krausz
Virginia Saldanha
Less words, more actions needed to protect minors
 Virginia Saldanha
William J Grimm
World Mission Month? World Mission Church!
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Minority groups to fight forced conversions in Pakistan
 Zahid Hussain Khan

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The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
Sep 21, 2021

Authorities take their purge of dissent into the cultural sphere with film cuts for national security

Sexual Abuse in Asia
Sexual Abuse in Asia
Sep 13, 2021
Terrorism in Asia
Terrorism in Asia
Sep 2, 2021
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Aug 25, 2021

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Bangladeshi schools reopen after Covid-19 lockdown
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Indian Sikhs remember Guru Granth Sahib

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