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Gotabaya Rajapaksa is gone, but the 22 million people of the island nation are in no mood to trust his successor to lead them out of the terrible mess he left behind. The country’s worst-ever economic crisis has reduced Sri Lankans to buy less, eat less and work less.
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Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has collapsed, its president on the run and the island nation is now on the verge of political instability.
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Published: July 15, 2022 11:28 AM GMT

Updated: July 15, 2022 11:54 AM GMT

Christians and civil society members across India paid rich tributes to Jesuit Father Stan Swamy on July 7, his first death anniversary. The 84-year Jesuit, who died a prisoner, is seen as a victim of India’s discriminatory socio-political system as he was detained for nine months without trial.
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Published: July 08, 2022 11:10 AM GMT

Updated: July 08, 2022 11:34 AM GMT

Hong Kong marks the 25th anniversary of the British handover to China as pro-democracy campaigners lament the erosion of the once-vibrant city’s freedom and rights.
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Published: July 01, 2022 11:32 AM GMT

Updated: July 01, 2022 11:42 AM GMT

Natural disasters have hit Asian nations, affecting millions of people from Afghanistan to Bangladesh, India and China.
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Published: June 24, 2022 11:05 AM GMT

Updated: June 26, 2022 04:29 PM GMT

Rising attacks against Christians have triggered alarm in India and Myanmar.
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Published: June 17, 2022 12:21 PM GMT

Updated: June 17, 2022 12:21 PM GMT

The Indonesian government has invited Pope Francis to visit the world’s largest Muslim-majority country.
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Published: June 10, 2022 11:16 AM GMT

Updated: June 10, 2022 11:16 AM GMT

Catholics in Asia cheered as Pope Francis named six new cardinals from the continent including the first cardinal from the marginalized Dalit community.
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Published: June 03, 2022 11:07 AM GMT

Updated: June 06, 2022 04:30 AM GMT

Hong Kong’s outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen remains defiant after appearing in court in a case under the national security law.
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Published: May 27, 2022 11:12 AM GMT

Updated: May 27, 2022 11:30 AM GMT

Attack on Marian shrines in India and Myanmar shocked Catholics, while grief continued over the results of the Philippine elections amid the joy of sainthood for India’s first lay Catholic.
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Published: May 20, 2022 11:10 AM GMT

Updated: May 20, 2022 11:15 AM GMT

The arrest of Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen has sparked global outrage about communist China’s iron-fisted grip on freedoms and rights in the former British colony.
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Published: May 13, 2022 11:17 AM GMT

Updated: May 13, 2022 11:18 AM GMT

Thousands of mainly Christian ethnic Karen have fled their homes as Myanmar’s military junta intensifies air strikes and mortar shelling in Karen and Mon states.
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Published: May 06, 2022 11:03 AM GMT

Updated: May 06, 2022 11:03 AM GMT