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In a land area of 6,340 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers Shanghai Municipality. Shanghai is administratively equal to a province and is divided into 18 county-level divisions: 17 districts and one county. There is no single downtown district in Shanghai, the urban core is scattered...
The archdiocesan area of 26,788 sq. kilometres includes one of the country's eight divisions. It comprises the civil districts of Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Comilla, Dhaka, Gazipur, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Narsingdi and Narayanganj. Dhaka is the national capital of Bangladesh. By the second half of the...

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Malaysian Cathedral enlivens the memories of Chinese migrants

Malaysian Cathedral enlivens the memories of Chinese migrants

Relic of Maria Goretti adorns Malaysia’s Marian Church

Relic of Maria Goretti adorns Malaysia’s Marian Church

Brunei’s St. John’s Church pays tribute to Spanish missionaries

Brunei’s St. John’s Church pays tribute to Spanish missionaries

Kyoto cathedral lives the memory of brave Japanese martyrs

Kyoto cathedral lives the memory of brave Japanese martyrs

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St. Gonsalo Garcia: First Indian missionary martyred in Japan

Gonsalo's martyrdom at Nagasaki with the other Christian missionaries is regarded as the most tragic and historic event for Catholicism in Japan

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St. Pedro Calungsod, Filipino lay martyr and patron of catechists

Calungsod and his companion Father Vitores baptized infants, children and adults, defying the risk of persecution and murder

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St. Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino layman who became a martyr in Japan

Despite being an ordinary layman, Ruiz remained defiant while facing torture by the Japanese and died a brave martyr

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The real evil: Cults, 'possession,' pornography and child abuse
The real evil: Cults, 'possession,' pornography and child abuse

There is no proof evil spirits exist, it’s a phrase used in past centuries to explain little-understood medical conditions

Japan’s Unification Church wants 'insulting' TV program shut
Japan’s Unification Church wants 'insulting' TV program shut

The move seeks to discourage ongoing media attention to the church, journalist says

Laotian bishop: Church gives new impetus to society
Laotian bishop: Church gives new impetus to society

There are interreligious activities and mutual trust between villagers, says the vicar apostolic of Paksé

Indian Christians seek equal treatment for their schools
Indian Christians seek equal treatment for their schools

They are denied same benefits as government-run schools in southern Tamil Nadu state

Indian Christians irked by Sunday cleanliness drive
Indian Christians irked by Sunday cleanliness drive

Christian majority Nagaland will boycott the one-hour voluntary sanitation work on Oct. 1 in honor of Mahatma Gandhi

Korean Catholics urged to protect migrants, refugees
Korean Catholics urged to protect migrants, refugees

About 13,000 undocumented immigrants left South Korea this year amid a government crackdown

Indonesian Catholic group seeks action against 'rapist' regent
Indonesian Catholic group seeks action against 'rapist' regent

Claims senior local government official married 21-year-old victim to evade stringent Sexual Violence Crime Law

Kidnapped Catholic priest in Nigeria has been freed
Kidnapped Catholic priest in Nigeria has been freed

Father Obioma Okide, abducted on the way to his parish church on Sept. 17, has been freed unharmed, his diocese announced

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