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The Diocese of Tanjung Selor is located in the city of Tanjung Selor in the ecclesiastical province of Samarinda in...
In a land area of about 74,195 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers Bolikhamxai, Houaphan, Vientiane and Xiangkhoang provinces, as well as Vientiane capital...

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Japan’s oldest Catholic Church stands tests of time

Japan’s oldest Catholic Church stands tests of time

India’s miraculous Marian shrine shelters Asia’s largest church

India’s miraculous Marian shrine shelters Asia’s largest church

Singapore’s Good Shepherd Cathedral holds French saint’s relics

Singapore’s Good Shepherd Cathedral holds French saint’s relics

Vietnam’s Tac Say Cathedral lives the memory of martyred priest

Vietnam’s Tac Say Cathedral lives the memory of martyred priest

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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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Handala, the Palestinian Child who said Enough to the Horror of War
Handala, the Palestinian Child who said Enough to the Horror of War

In Kuwait, Handala, the principal character Naji al-Ali’s cartoons, was born in the pages of the newspaper where he worked

Death of Pakistani Christian sanitary workers deplored
Death of Pakistani Christian sanitary workers deplored

Many sanitary workers die, many become disabled due to accidents caused by lack of safety gear, says rights group

It’s officially election season in the world’s largest democracy
It’s officially election season in the world’s largest democracy

PM Modi appears unstoppable, claims he will not stop until 2047, the year India celebrates 100 years of its independence

Indian Catholics to pray, fast ahead of national polls
Indian Catholics to pray, fast ahead of national polls

The first phase of the polls to India’s 543-member lower house will take place on April 19 and the last phase on June 1

Chinese Church ordered to remove crosses for 'safety'
Chinese Church ordered to remove crosses for 'safety'

Since 2014, hundreds of crosses have been demolished by communist authorities in various provinces

Vietnamese police threaten Montagnard refugees in Thailand
Vietnamese police threaten Montagnard refugees in Thailand

Asylum seekers claim officers who quizzed them were brought to their location by Thai police

21 dead in Afghanistan after bus-tanker collision
21 dead in Afghanistan after bus-tanker collision

Traffic accidents are common in Afghanistan, due in part to poor roads, dangerous driving and a lack of regulation

Israeli PM says civilians can leave Rafah before invasion
Israeli PM says civilians can leave Rafah before invasion

His comments follow international fears over the fate of the roughly 1.5 million people sheltering in Rafah

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