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Hmong Catholic couple create caffeine buzz in Thailand

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Filipino bishop tells Duterte to focus on survival, not death

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Pope names six women to previously all-male Council for Economy

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Kerala bishops demand quota for their people

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Bogus sex study claims '300 victims' in Indonesia

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Anger in Indonesia over car gifts to Catholic parishes

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At the crossroads: Papuans face difficult choices

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India's Supreme Court rejects rape-accused bishop's petition

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