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ASIA THIS WEEK

The tragic death of elderly Indian Jesuit activist Father Stan Swamy has triggered an outpouring of grief and criticism from across India and the globe. In other parts of Asia, Covid-19 and oppressive regimes pose renewed threats to people.

Indian Jesuit’s custodial death challenges Asian Christians

SPOTLIGHT

Is Stan Swamy's death a turning point for Indian Church?
Is Stan Swamy's death a turning point for Indian Church?

Is Stan Swamy's death a turning point for Indian Church?

Are Morning Stars starting to fade in Papua?

 Siktus Harson, Jakarta

Pakistani family drives spiritual journey with St. Thomas

 Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore

Cardinal Ranjith opposes filling of Sri Lankan wetlands

 UCA News reporter, Colombo

Latest from Asia

Covid-19 fuels trafficking of Lao women to China

Covid-19 fuels trafficking of Lao women to China
UCA News reporter
Covid-19 claims 60 pastors as cases spike in Myanmar

Covid-19 claims 60 pastors as cases spike in Myanmar
UCA News reporter
Bishop urges Filipinos to fight oppression, uphold truth

Bishop urges Filipinos to fight oppression, uphold truth
Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila
Hindu activists threaten Christian pastors in India

Hindu activists threaten Christian pastors in India
Bijay Kumar Minj

Top Stories

Caritas helps Nepal's hospitals in battling pandemic

Caritas helps Nepal's hospitals in battling pandemic

Pakistani bishop rejects bill on minorities' properties

Pakistani bishop rejects bill on minorities' properties
Tribal Catholic gets post in India's new cabinet

Tribal Catholic gets post in India's new cabinet
Death toll in Bangladesh factory fire rises to 52: police

Death toll in Bangladesh factory fire rises to 52: police
Indonesian police arrest 3 for attacking Protestant church

Indonesian police arrest 3 for attacking Protestant church
Vietnam city imposes tough restrictions to tackle Covid-19

Vietnam city imposes tough restrictions to tackle Covid-19
Key Malaysian party withdraws support for embattled PM

Key Malaysian party withdraws support for embattled PM
Timor-Leste boosts efforts to ward off Covid threat

Timor-Leste boosts efforts to ward off Covid threat
Thousands affected by toxic chemicals after Thai factory fire

Thousands affected by toxic chemicals after Thai factory fire

Features

Lao farmers abandon rural areas in droves

Lao farmers abandon rural areas in droves
James Lovelock, Vientiane

Will Pope Francis become the first pope to visit North Korea?
Rock Ronald Rozario

Death at sea: Thai slave masters show no mercy
Benjamin Freeman, Bangkok
Commentary
Indian PM's firing of health minister reflects pandemic failure

Indian PM's firing of health minister reflects pandemic failure
Nirendra Dev, New Delhi

Father Stan Swamy's tragic death challenges Church's silence
Rock Ronald Rozario

Superstition and segregation define Indians' religious character
Myron Pereira, Mumbai

World

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo after 'heartbreaking' fan ban

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo after 'heartbreaking' fan ban

Spectators will be barred from attending the Games amid a new Covid emergency

Pope calls for calm after assassination of Haitian president

Pope calls for calm after assassination of Haitian president

The Caribbean country closed its borders following the July 7 murder of Jovenel Moise

Italian bishops ask all to pray for migrants crossing the sea

Italian bishops ask all to pray for migrants crossing the sea

Nearly 38,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe by sea this year

Global Covid deaths pass 4 million as outbreaks surge in Asia

Global Covid deaths pass 4 million as outbreaks surge in Asia

The more infectious Delta variant is accelerating outbreaks around the world

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Why Father Stan Swamy had to die

Why Father Stan Swamy had to die

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Jailed elderly Jesuit dies in hospital days before bail hearing

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Father Stan Swamy's tragic death challenges Church's silence

Father Stan Swamy's tragic death challenges Church's silence

Jul 8, 2021
Death toll in Philippine military plane crash rises to 50

Death toll in Philippine military plane crash rises to 50

Jul 5, 2021

South Asia

Tribal Catholic gets post in India's new cabinet

Tribal Catholic gets post in India's new cabinet

Jul 9, 2021

Pakistani bishop rejects bill on minorities' properties

Jul 9, 2021

Hindu activists threaten Christian pastors in India

Jul 9, 2021

Caritas helps Nepal's hospitals in battling pandemic

Jul 9, 2021

Southeast Asia

Covid-19 claims 60 pastors as cases spike in Myanmar

Covid-19 claims 60 pastors as cases spike in Myanmar

Jul 9, 2021

Bishop urges Filipinos to fight oppression, uphold truth

Jul 9, 2021

Covid-19 fuels trafficking of Lao women to China

Jul 9, 2021

Indonesian police arrest 3 for attacking Protestant church

Jul 9, 2021

East Asia

China slaps Tibetan monks with harsh jail sentences

China slaps Tibetan monks with harsh jail sentences

Jul 8, 2021

LGBTQ rights groups blocked on China's biggest social media app

Jul 8, 2021

Chinese Catholic writer detained six months ago remains in jail

Jul 6, 2021

Korean War hero of 'Christmas Miracle' advances toward sainthood

Jul 1, 2021

From the Vatican

Vatican trial will put finance reforms to the test

Vatican trial will put finance reforms to the test

Jul 9, 2021

Pope Francis makes 'satisfactory' recovery from colon operation

Jul 8, 2021

Vatican has no automatic transfer of powers with pope absent

Jul 8, 2021

Vatican thanks seafarers for selfless work during pandemic

Jul 7, 2021

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Tributes to Christian nurses at Pakistan seminar
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Pollution fears for India's holy river
Myanmar journalists seek refuge in Thailand
Myanmar journalists seek refuge in Thailand
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'I'm not ready to give up on Hong Kong'
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No joke: Myanmar comedians take up arms against junta
Delta variant sweeps through Indonesia
Delta variant sweeps through Indonesia

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Vietnam Catholics celebrate feast of Mother of Hanoi

Vietnam Catholics celebrate feast of Mother of Hanoi

Malaysian Church joins Tzu Chi Foundation to help hospital

Malaysian Church joins Tzu Chi Foundation to help hospital

South Korean Church offers free health care for homeless

South Korean Church offers free health care for homeless

Marian pilgrimage gets green light in Pakistan

Marian pilgrimage gets green light in Pakistan
Slavery In Asia
Slavery In Asia
Slavery In Asia

Our Voices
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
Troop withdrawal will return Afghanistan to the Taliban
 Ben Joseph
Benedict Rogers
Newspaper's 'murder' marks death of press freedom in Hong Kong
 Benedict Rogers
Bijay Kumar Minj
Tribal Catholic gets post in India's new cabinet
 Bijay Kumar Minj
Christopher Joseph
Controversial land deal revisits India's Eastern Church
 Christopher Joseph
Cristian Martini Grimaldi
Japan's campaign to help exploited foreigners backfires
 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
Why Father Stan Swamy had to die
 John Dayal
John Zaw
Coup fears in Myanmar after military questions poll result
 John Zaw
Joseph Peter Calleja
Bishop urges Filipinos to fight oppression, uphold truth
 Joseph Peter Calleja
Justin Wejak
Can a papal visit bring peace to restive Papua?
 Justin Wejak
Jyoti Sahi
Christian art with a mission
 Jyoti Sahi
Kamran Chaudhry
Pakistani bishop rejects bill on minorities' properties
 Kamran Chaudhry
Katharina Reny Lestari
Indonesian police arrest 3 for attacking Protestant church
 Katharina Reny Lestari
Konradus Epa
Indonesian Islamic school faces desecration backlash
Konradus Epa
Luke Hunt
Pandemic surges across Cambodia's countryside
 Luke Hunt
Michael Kelly
Myanmar steps back into darkness
 Michael Kelly
Michael Sainsbury
Myanmar's internal conflicts may heat up unless military gets smart
 Michael Sainsbury
Michel Chambon
Time to pray for Protestants in China
 Michel Chambon
Myron J. Pereira
Is Stan Swamy's death a turning point for Indian Church?
 Myron J. Pereira
Paul Thelakat
When plagues cry for an earthquake in Christian history
 Paul Thelakat
Quintus Colombage
Terrorists at large in Sri Lanka, says Buddhist monk
 Quintus Colombage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Sri Lankan Church adopts new stance after Easter carnage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Robert Carl Mickens
Letter from Rome: John Paul II's angry outburst at World Pride 2000
 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
Will Pope Francis become the first pope to visit North Korea?
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Timor-Leste boosts efforts to ward off Covid threat
 Ryan Dagur
Saji Thomas
Outrage as elderly Indian Jesuit dies in detention
 Saji Thomas
Shay Cullen
Cynical internet providers complicit in child abuse through inaction
 Shay Cullen
Siktus Harson
Are Morning Stars starting to fade in Papua?
 Siktus Harson
Stephan Uttom Rozario
Bangladeshi priest appointed to Vatican's diplomatic mission
 Stephan Uttom Rozario
Tibor Krausz
From plastic bottles to monks' robes
 Tibor Krausz
Virginia Saldanha
Will Church change for LGBTI+ people this century?
 Virginia Saldanha
William J Grimm
USCCB – The US Conference of Crocodilian Bishops
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Call for security for Pakistani blasphemy lawyer after threats
 Zahid Hussain Khan

Series

Sexual Abuse in Asia
Sexual Abuse in Asia
Jul 2, 2021

Police accused of mishandling a case of 17 underage girls rescued from four nightclubs

Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Jul 2, 2021
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
Jul 1, 2021
Terrorism in Asia
Terrorism in Asia
Jun 25, 2021

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Indonesia faces worsening Covid crisis

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French priests, nuns help Cuba tackle crisis

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