Rights groups slam Philippine police over violent dispersal of students protest
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Rights groups slam Philippine police over violent dispersal of students protest

TACLOBAN (UCAN): Rights groups have expressed concern over the violent dispersal of an August 16…

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Indonesia’s Catholics to see pope in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea
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Indonesia’s Catholics to see pope in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea

VANIMO (UCAN): Hundreds of Catholics from Indonesia who would otherwise miss out on an audience…

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Philippine child rights group tells vice president to use funds on basic social services
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Philippine child rights group tells vice president to use funds on basic social services

MANILA (UCAN): “While many Filipino children cannot go to school because education is no longer…

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Pope joins calls for investigation into 2020 Beirut port explosion
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Pope joins calls for investigation into 2020 Beirut port explosion

VATICAN (CNS): Four years after the catastrophic 4 August 2020 explosion that rocked the port…

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Equipping catechists for child protection
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Equipping catechists for child protection

HONG KONG (SE): The Diocese of Hong Kong, responding to global efforts by the Church…

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