Pope spent his pontificate going to peripheries; at his funeral, they came to him
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Pope spent his pontificate going to peripheries; at his funeral, they came to him

VATICAN (CNS): When Pope Francis was elected as the first Latin American pontiff, he said…

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Australian Church gets its first Filipino bishop
Posted in Asia NEWS The Philippines

Australian Church gets its first Filipino bishop

MELBOURNE (UCAN): Bishop Rene Ramirez, who hails from Gapan in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, was…

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Violent weather patterns are crushing the poor
Posted in Faith and the Environment Features | Commentary

Violent weather patterns are crushing the poor

By Luke Hunt, UCAN This year’s monsoon is harsh by historical standards and marked the…

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Pope Francis, free speech and social media
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Pope Francis, free speech and social media

When Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country in the world, he…

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Southeast Asia represents the future growth region of Catholicism
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Southeast Asia represents the future growth region of Catholicism

By Jonathan Y. Tan Pope Francis has always been fascinated with Asia, as seen in…

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