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CATHOLIC DIOCESES IN ASIA

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Indian Christians pardon cross desecration amid political suspicions  
Indian Christians pardon cross desecration amid political suspicions  

Indian Christians pardon cross desecration amid political suspicions  

Jailed for holding a Christian funeral in communist Laos

 UCA News reporter, Vientiane

No end to slavery for Bangladesh's tea workers

 Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka

Indonesian Covid-19 survivors find faith strengthened

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta

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Blast at Pakistan madrasa kills seven, injures 70

Blast at Pakistan madrasa kills seven, injures 70
Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore
Philippine bishops explain pope's remarks on civil unions

Philippine bishops explain pope's remarks on civil unions
Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila
Another Hindu temple desecrated in Pakistan

Another Hindu temple desecrated in Pakistan
Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore
Project sparks fears for Indonesia's Komodo dragons

Project sparks fears for Indonesia's Komodo dragons
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta

Top Stories

Vietnam to evacuate 1.3m people as typhoon nears

Vietnam to evacuate 1.3m people as typhoon nears
Indian court condemns misuse of cow protection law

Indian court condemns misuse of cow protection law
Indonesian Church to hold first Virtual Choir Festival

Indonesian Church to hold first Virtual Choir Festival
Bangladesh Church suspends online Sunday Masses

Bangladesh Church suspends online Sunday Masses
Letter from Rome: Other Angels should fall

Letter from Rome: Other Angels should fall
Indonesian Muslim leader meets pope to discuss humanity award

Indonesian Muslim leader meets pope to discuss humanity award
Pope Francis names new Filipino cardinal

Pope Francis names new Filipino cardinal
Asian bishops stand in solidarity with arrested Jesuit

Asian bishops stand in solidarity with arrested Jesuit
Bangladesh pays homage to American missionary

Bangladesh pays homage to American missionary

Features

Protesters demand justice for abducted Pakistani child bride

Protesters demand justice for abducted Pakistani child bride
Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore

Vietnamese priests reach out to struggling Hmong villagers
UCA News reporter, Sa Pa

Sri Lankan garment workers decry violations of labor rights
UCA News reporter, Colombo
Commentary
Lack of political will keeps India hungry

Lack of political will keeps India hungry
Ben Joseph

Changing face of Christian mission
Myron J.Pereira

Do Catholic theologians neglect Asia's lived realities?
Michel Chambon

World

Asia posts increase in priest numbers against global trend

Asia posts increase in priest numbers against global trend

Vatican report says the global numbers 'appear rather disappointing overall'
Anti-abortion stir in Poland worries archbishop

Anti-abortion stir in Poland worries archbishop

A court ruling outlawed abortions due to fetal defects

Brazilian archdiocese joins plastic recycling program to reduce ocean waste

Brazilian archdiocese joins plastic recycling program to reduce ocean waste

Plastic Bank is a partner of the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Braxton: Church doesn't need to say more about racism, it needs to do more

Braxton: Church doesn't need to say more about racism, it needs to do more

Bishop Braxton said the Catholic Church was on the 'wrong side of history from the very beginning of the racial divide'

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Brunei bishop among 13 new cardinals announced

Brunei bishop among 13 new cardinals announced

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Opposition, UN slam arrest of elderly Jesuit priest

Oct 23, 2020
Christian shot dead inside Indian church as persecution intensifies

Christian shot dead inside Indian church as persecution intensifies

Oct 26, 2020
Vietnamese priests reach out to struggling Hmong villagers

Vietnamese priests reach out to struggling Hmong villagers

Oct 26, 2020

South Asia

Blast at Pakistan madrasa kills seven, injures 70

Blast at Pakistan madrasa kills seven, injures 70

Oct 27, 2020

Indian court condemns misuse of cow protection law

Oct 27, 2020

Another Hindu temple desecrated in Pakistan

Oct 27, 2020

Christian shot dead inside Indian church as persecution intensifies

Oct 26, 2020

Southeast Asia

Philippine bishops explain pope's remarks on civil unions

Philippine bishops explain pope's remarks on civil unions

Oct 27, 2020

Project sparks fears for Indonesia's Komodo dragons

Oct 27, 2020

Vietnam to evacuate 1.3m people as typhoon nears

Oct 27, 2020

Indonesian Church to hold first Virtual Choir Festival

Oct 27, 2020

East Asia

Vatican renews secret pact with China for two more years

Vatican renews secret pact with China for two more years

Oct 22, 2020

T-shirts, mothers and life everlasting

Oct 21, 2020

The Holy See, China and the question of moral authority

Oct 12, 2020

Missing Nobel prize should not worry Uyghur hero

Oct 15, 2020

From the Vatican

Transcript shows pope's distinction between gay marriage, civil unions

Transcript shows pope's distinction between gay marriage, civil unions

Oct 27, 2020

Former spiritual adviser to Medjugorje visionaries excommunicated

Oct 27, 2020

Letter from Rome: Other Angels should fall

Oct 26, 2020

Questions continue around film's use of pope's quote on civil unions

Oct 25, 2020

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Indonesia's indigenous people lose homes
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Chinese marriage video sparks anger in Myanmar
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Taiwan to strengthen defenses as China tensions rise
Rohingya 'left to rot and die' in Myanmar camps
Rohingya 'left to rot and die' in Myanmar camps
Flooding mixed with piled-up garbage Leaves toxic mess in Phnom Penh
Flooding mixed with piled-up garbage Leaves toxic mess in Phnom Penh
Why did North Korea kill my brother?
Why did North Korea kill my brother?

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First Kachin bishop in Myanmar dies at 81

First Kachin bishop in Myanmar dies at 81

Caution as Mass attendee tests positive for Covid-19 in Malaysia

Caution as Mass attendee tests positive for Covid-19 in Malaysia

Vietnam youths inspired by beatified teenager

Vietnam youths inspired by beatified teenager

Vietnam archdiocese puts focus on evangelization

Vietnam archdiocese puts focus on evangelization
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 Angeline Tan
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 Ben Joseph
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 Benedict Rogers
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Indian court condemns misuse of cow protection law
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 Christopher Joseph
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 Cristian Martini Grimaldi
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Social amnesia buries India's Catholic freedom fighters
 Joe Palathunkal
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 John Zaw
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Philippine bishops explain pope's remarks on civil unions
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Christian art with a mission
 Jyoti Sahi
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Blast at Pakistan madrasa kills seven, injures 70
 Kamran Chaudhry
Katharina Reny Lestari
Indonesian Church to hold first Virtual Choir Festival
 Katharina Reny Lestari
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Indonesian Muslim leader meets pope to discuss humanity award
 Konradus Epa
Luke Hunt
Catholic teacher freed from Cambodian prison
 Luke Hunt
Michael Kelly
Are Asian theologians still feeling Rome's sting?
 Michael Kelly
Michael Sainsbury
Time for soul searching over clerical abuse in Timor-Leste
 Michael Sainsbury
Michel Chambon
Do Catholic theologians neglect Asia's lived realities?
 Michel Chambon
Myron J. Pereira
Changing face of Christian mission
 Myron J. Pereira
Paul Thelakat
When plagues cry for an earthquake in Christian history
 Paul Thelakat
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Sri Lankan priest gives succor to relatives of disappeared
 Quintus Colombage
Reid Shelton Fernando
Silence is golden in the isolated Sri Lankan Church
 Reid Shelton Fernando
Robert Carl Mickens
Letter from Rome: Other Angels should fall
 Robert Carl Mickens
Rock Ronald Rozario
No end to slavery for Bangladesh's tea workers
 Rock Ronald Rozario
Ryan Dagur
Project sparks fears for Indonesia's Komodo dragons
 Ryan Dagur
Saji Thomas
Indian Christians pardon cross desecration amid political suspicions  
 Saji Thomas
Shay Cullen
Greenland is melting and islands are disappearing
 Shay Cullen
Siktus Harson
An economic measure that's splitting a nation
Siktus Harson
Stephan Uttom Rozario
Bangladesh Church suspends online Sunday Masses
 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
T-shirts, mothers and life everlasting
 William J Grimm
Zahid Hussain Khan
Ahmadi professor shot dead in Pakistan for his faith
 Zahid Hussain Khan

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Sexual Abuse in Asia
Oct 15, 2020

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The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
The struggle for Hong Kong's freedom
Oct 10, 2020
Chinese Party-State Tightens Noose on Religion
Chinese Party-State Tightens Noose on Religion
Oct 1, 2020
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Duterte's 'Regime of Discord'
Sep 29, 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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