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Is India on the path to genocide?
Is India on the path to genocide?

Is India on the path to genocide?

Timor-Leste's dependence on oil is a ticking time bomb

 Siktus Harson, Jakarta

Blood stains the snow of China's 'Genocide Games'

 Benedict Rogers

Decriminalizing sex crime victims in Indonesia

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta

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Indian bishop denies role in actor's bail plea

Indian bishop denies role in actor's bail plea
UCA News reporter
Kem Sokha's lawyers urge speedy Cambodian treason trial

Kem Sokha's lawyers urge speedy Cambodian treason trial
UCA News reporter, Phnom Penh
Indonesian terrorists 'infiltrating Islamic schools'

Indonesian terrorists 'infiltrating Islamic schools'
Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta
Priests urge Filipinos to shoot down Marcos election bid

Priests urge Filipinos to shoot down Marcos election bid
Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila

Top Stories

Mekong dams hit fishing and farming in Laos, Thailand

Mekong dams hit fishing and farming in Laos, Thailand
Bid to end discrimination against Pakistan sanitary workers

Bid to end discrimination against Pakistan sanitary workers
Hun Sen aims to bring Myanmar back into ASEAN fold

Hun Sen aims to bring Myanmar back into ASEAN fold
Six Timor-Leste cops face murder charge

Six Timor-Leste cops face murder charge
India mulls education, job quotas for Dalit Christians, Muslims

India mulls education, job quotas for Dalit Christians, Muslims
Singapore churches seek concessions for unvaccinated worshippers

Singapore churches seek concessions for unvaccinated worshippers

Indian nun arrested after suicide of minor girl

Indian nun arrested after suicide of minor girl
'Corrupt' Indonesian district chief faces slavery rap

'Corrupt' Indonesian district chief faces slavery rap

Philippine conscription plan gets bishop's backing

Philippine conscription plan gets bishop's backing

Features

Tribal priests persist with German mission in central India

Tribal priests persist with German mission in central India
Saji Thomas, Bhopal

Reopening of Maya Bay signals changes to Thai tourism
Carol Isoux, Bangkok

Plight of Israel's Christians neglected in Jewish-Muslim conflict
Ben Joseph
Commentary
Scared of a solemn hymn?

Scared of a solemn hymn?
John Dayal, New Delhi

The enduring spiritual legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh
Michael Kelly

India remains a work in progress at 75

Babu Joseph Karakombil

World

Vandalism at Holy Land abbey caused by minority, monk says

Vandalism at Holy Land abbey caused by minority, monk says

Rubble was heaved over a stone wall, breaking a tin roof and smashing plastic furniture

Ukrainians are afraid but pray for peace, archbishop says

Ukrainians are afraid but pray for peace, archbishop says

Pope Francis fears tensions on the Ukraine-Russia border could 'put into question the security of the European continent'
Priests seek to end discrimination over sexuality in German Church

Priests seek to end discrimination over sexuality in German Church

LGBTQ Catholics in Germany have launched an 'OutInChurch' initiative to call for support

Retired Pope Benedict corrects statement for sex abuse report

Retired Pope Benedict corrects statement for sex abuse report

Benedict says he was present at a 1980 meeting to discuss the transfer of a priest accused of misconduct

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Priests urge Filipinos to shoot down Marcos election bid

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China’s Catholic institute marks 20 years of study of Christianity

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Pope confers ministries of lector, catechist on lay Catholics

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UN launches $5bn appeal for Afghanistan
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Pakistan protest over selection of minority parliamentarians
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Tonga eruption may damage environment for years
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Journalist trades pen for arms to fight Myanmar junta
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Villagers lament changing Mekong River

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Bangladesh Church, youth help homeless battle winter

Bangladesh Church, youth help homeless battle winter

Bangladeshis of all creeds welcome Holy Cross school

Bangladeshis of all creeds welcome Holy Cross school

Pope thanks Korean Church for donations to vaccine fund

Pope thanks Korean Church for donations to vaccine fund

Jakarta Archdiocese declares 2022 as Year of Human Dignity

Jakarta Archdiocese declares 2022 as Year of Human Dignity

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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
India remains a work in progress at 75
Babu Joseph Karakombil
Ben Joseph
Plight of Israel's Christians neglected in Jewish-Muslim conflict
 Ben Joseph
Benedict Rogers
Blood stains the snow of China's 'Genocide Games'
 Benedict Rogers
Bijay Kumar Minj
Concern over nun's safety after Indian bishop's rape acquittal
 Bijay Kumar Minj
Christopher Joseph
Cardinal's land case has major implications for Indian Church
 Christopher Joseph
Cristian Martini Grimaldi
'Unzen Hell' a reminder of Christian persecution in Japan
 Cristian Martini Grimaldi
George Plathottam
Debate on 'love, narcotic jihad' in India has gone too far
 George Plathottam
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
Scared of a solemn hymn?
 John Dayal
John Zaw
Kachin Catholics make their mark on Myanmar's strife-torn frontier
 John Zaw
Joseph Peter Calleja
Priests urge Filipinos to shoot down Marcos election bid
 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
Bid to end discrimination against Pakistan sanitary workers
 Kamran Chaudhry
Katharina Reny Lestari
Indonesian terrorists 'infiltrating Islamic schools'
 Katharina Reny Lestari
Konradus Epa
'Corrupt' Indonesian district chief faces slavery rap
Konradus Epa
Luke Hunt
Cambodia’s last genocide case stands dismissed
 Luke Hunt
Mary Aileen D. Bacalso
The voice of the disappeared in Pakistan
 Mary Aileen D. Bacalso
Michael Kelly
The enduring spiritual legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh
 Michael Kelly
Michael Sainsbury
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 Michael Sainsbury
Michel Chambon
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 Michel Chambon
Myron J. Pereira
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 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
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 Quintus Colombage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Sri Lankan Church adopts new stance after Easter carnage
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Robert Carl Mickens
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 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
Korean missionaries build up lives in Malaysia's Borneo
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Six Timor-Leste cops face murder charge
 Ryan Dagur
Saji Thomas
Tribal priests persist with German mission in central India
 Saji Thomas
Shay Cullen
Covid-19 pandemic fuels rise in sexual abuse
 Shay Cullen
Siktus Harson
Timor-Leste's dependence on oil is a ticking time bomb
 Siktus Harson
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Bangladeshis of all creeds welcome Holy Cross school
 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
Dust off your Bible
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Coalition writes to Pakistan PM on forced conversions
 Zahid Hussain Khan

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Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
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Dec 23, 2021

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