Month: July 2024
National shrine status for Maasin Cathedral in the Philippines
MANILA (UCAN): The declaration of the 17th century Maasin Cathedral as a national shrine symbolises…
Over 13,000 schools shut in war-torn Myanmar
YANGON (UCAN): About 13,700 of Myanmar’s 48,753 public schools have been closed due to the…
‘Cebu 8’ exonerated of trumped up terror charges
Father Shay Cullen The March for the Martyrs was a spectacular event with thousands of…
Philippines hikes bounty on fugitive preacher
MANILA (UCAN): Philippine authorities have announced a 10-million peso [US$171,000] bounty for information leading to…
From convenience to catastrophy
Father Marciano Baptista SJ In this article I shall give a very limited introduction to…
