Category: Asia
Myanmar junta steps up aerial bombings in Rakhine state
SITTWE (UCAN): The military junta of Myanmar stepped up its bombing campaign in western Rakhine…
Calls mount to outlaw offshore gambling
MANILA (SE): Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, the Philippines, wrote a pastoral letter saying that…
Under olive tree planted as sign of peace, prayers offered for Holy Land
VATICAN (CNS): “Every day I pray that this war [in Gaza] will finally end,” Pope…
After hostage rescue, pope renews call for cease-fire, humanitarian aid in Gaza
(OSV News): Pope Francis once again renewed his call for a cease-fire in Gaza following…
Indian bishops tell Modi to make his new term inclusive
NEW DELHI (UCAN): India’s Catholic bishops appealed to the recently reelected prime minister, Narendra Modi,…
