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PM's warm words fail to calm India's Covid-19 panic
PM's warm words fail to calm India's Covid-19 panic

PM's warm words fail to calm India's Covid-19 panic

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Rock Ronald Rozario

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 UCA News reporter, Dak Nong

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 Shay Cullen, Manila

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Philippine priests blast red-tagging of pantry organizer
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Pakistan accused of appeasing Islamists over French ambassador
Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore
Covid-19 claims seven Catholic priests in Indian state

Covid-19 claims seven Catholic priests in Indian state
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ASEAN pressed not to invite Myanmar junta leader to summit

ASEAN pressed not to invite Myanmar junta leader to summit
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Indonesia seeks Interpol's help to nab Christian YouTuber

Indonesia seeks Interpol's help to nab Christian YouTuber

Korean bishops urge protection of life, oppose legalized abortion

Korean bishops urge protection of life, oppose legalized abortion
China, North Korea 'worst for religious persecution'

China, North Korea 'worst for religious persecution'
Thai Buddhist monk 'mistaken' in beheading himself

Thai Buddhist monk 'mistaken' in beheading himself
Migrant exodus reappears in Indian capital as lockdown starts

Migrant exodus reappears in Indian capital as lockdown starts
Vietnamese Catholics mourn revered priest

Vietnamese Catholics mourn revered priest
Timor-Leste prelate calls on people to get Covid vaccine

Timor-Leste prelate calls on people to get Covid vaccine
Outspoken American scholar forced to leave Thailand

Outspoken American scholar forced to leave Thailand
Vietnamese bishops focus on laity formation

Vietnamese bishops focus on laity formation

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China intensifies clampdown on Christian orphanages

China intensifies clampdown on Christian orphanages
UCA News reporter, Hong Kong

Indonesian priest builds faith by examining atheism
Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta

Myanmar steps back into darkness
Michael Kelly
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Timor-Leste's independence hero keeps letting the nation down

Timor-Leste's independence hero keeps letting the nation down
Rock Ronald Rozario

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Benedict Rogers

Hong Kong's freedom fighters pay the price of bravery
Gianni Criveller

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Politicizing US border issue 'overshadows plight of migrants'

Politicizing US border issue 'overshadows plight of migrants'

US Border Patrol agents took 172,331 border crossers into custody in March

Ex-policeman found guilty on all three counts in George Floyd case

Ex-policeman found guilty on all three counts in George Floyd case

The defense argued Floyd died because of the drugs in his system and underlying heart issues

Ukrainian Church head thanks pope for support amid tension

Ukrainian Church head thanks pope for support amid tension

Pope Francis called for peace as the increasing presence of Russian troops on Ukraine's eastern border renewed fears of war
US archbishop prays for 'senseless violence' to stop

US archbishop prays for 'senseless violence' to stop

Eight people died and several others were injured in a mass shooting in Indianapolis

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Vatican should appoint Joseph Ha as Hong Kong's new bishop

Vatican should appoint Joseph Ha as Hong Kong's new bishop

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Hong Kong's freedom fighters pay the price of bravery

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Outspoken American scholar forced to leave Thailand

Apr 19, 2021
Indonesian Muslims bay for Christian YouTuber's arrest

Indonesian Muslims bay for Christian YouTuber's arrest

Apr 19, 2021

South Asia

Covid-19 claims seven Catholic priests in Indian state

Covid-19 claims seven Catholic priests in Indian state

Apr 21, 2021

Pakistan accused of appeasing Islamists over French ambassador

Apr 21, 2021

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Apr 20, 2021

Migrant exodus reappears in Indian capital as lockdown starts

Apr 20, 2021

Southeast Asia

ASEAN pressed not to invite Myanmar junta leader to summit

ASEAN pressed not to invite Myanmar junta leader to summit

Apr 21, 2021

Philippine priests blast red-tagging of pantry organizer

Apr 21, 2021

Indonesia seeks Interpol's help to nab Christian YouTuber

Apr 21, 2021

Thai Buddhist monk 'mistaken' in beheading himself

Apr 20, 2021

East Asia

Korean bishops urge protection of life, oppose legalized abortion

Korean bishops urge protection of life, oppose legalized abortion

Apr 21, 2021

The island where the West met Japan

Apr 16, 2021

Catholic media tycoon jailed in Hong Kong

Apr 16, 2021

Japanese archbishop urges strict rules as Covid-19 soars

Apr 15, 2021

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Pope chooses theme to honor grandparents and the elderly

Pope chooses theme to honor grandparents and the elderly

Apr 21, 2021

After missing people, pope returns to window for Sunday prayer

Apr 20, 2021

Pope says beatified martyrs are 'meek disciples of God'

Apr 20, 2021

Vatican wants circus industry back in action soon

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Flash floods wreck Easter in Indonesia
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Uyghurs tested on Chinese Communist Party history
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Cramped commute a Covid risk for Cambodian workers
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What's behind Taiwan's Covid success story
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Fears for Rohingya on Bangladeshi island
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India's capital locks down as Covid cases surge

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South Korea's military bishop sets out his goals

South Korea's military bishop sets out his goals

Korean Catholics join pope's vaccine-sharing campaign

Korean Catholics join pope's vaccine-sharing campaign

Concert raises funds for Malaysian Church's migrant ministry

Concert raises funds for Malaysian Church's migrant ministry

Korean Church makes environmental pledges for Laudato Si' Year

Korean Church makes environmental pledges for Laudato Si' Year

Our Voices
Angeline Tan
Masses called off in Malaysia as Covid-19 spreads
 Angeline Tan
Antonio Spadaro, SJ
Bishop Grech takes charge of Synod of Bishops
 Antonio Spadaro, SJ
Ben Joseph
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 Ben Joseph
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Vatican should appoint Joseph Ha as Hong Kong's new bishop
 Benedict Rogers
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Indian Catholic war hero's widow dies at 91
 Bijay Kumar Minj
Christopher Joseph
Pandemic hits religious communities in South Africa
 Christopher Joseph
Cristian Martini Grimaldi
The island where the West met Japan
 Cristian Martini Grimaldi
Gianni Criveller
Hong Kong's freedom fighters pay the price of bravery
 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
The bitter truth about caste in India
 John Dayal
John Zaw
Coup fears in Myanmar after military questions poll result
 John Zaw
Joseph Peter Calleja
Philippine priests blast red-tagging of pantry organizer
 Joseph Peter Calleja
Justin Wejak
The shameful crime that shocked an Indonesian island
 Justin Wejak
Jyoti Sahi
Christian art with a mission
 Jyoti Sahi
Kamran Chaudhry
Anger as blasphemy case press conference is blocked in Pakistan
 Kamran Chaudhry
Katharina Reny Lestari
Indonesia seeks Interpol's help to nab Christian YouTuber
Katharina Reny Lestari
Konradus Epa
Indonesian Muslims bay for Christian YouTuber's arrest
 Konradus Epa
Luke Hunt
Phnom Penh locked down as Cambodia's Covid toll spikes
 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
On reconciling differences
 Myron J. Pereira
Paul Thelakat
When plagues cry for an earthquake in Christian history
 Paul Thelakat
Quintus Colombage
Sri Lanka mourns a fearless defender of Tamil rights
 Quintus Colombage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Cardinal tackles Sri Lanka's environmental destruction
 Reid Shelton Fernando
Robert Carl Mickens
Letter from Rome: Cardinal Ouellet throws his hat into the ring
 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
Timor-Leste's independence hero keeps letting the nation down
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Timor-Leste prelate calls on people to get Covid vaccine
 Ryan Dagur
Saji Thomas
Covid-19 claims seven Catholic priests in Indian state
 Saji Thomas
Shay Cullen
The Philippines' throwaway street children
 Shay Cullen
Siktus Harson
Opposition to pandemic vaccine threatens Indonesia's recovery
 Siktus Harson
Stephan Uttom Rozario
Call to drop cases against workers in deadly Bangladesh protest
 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
Easter in Lent: a homily for 2021
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Caritas Pakistan solves rural community's water problem
 Zahid Hussain Khan

Series

The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
Apr 19, 2021

The choice may upset Beijing but the city needs someone who holds firm to values of democracy and human dignity

Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Apr 14, 2021
Sexual Abuse in Asia
Sexual Abuse in Asia
Apr 14, 2021
Terrorism in Asia
Terrorism in Asia
Apr 9, 2021

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Vietnamese Catholics enact Passion of Jesus

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Youth Day celebrates family love in Vietnam

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