World Youth Day goes for Seoul: returning to Asia in 2027
Posted in Asia NEWS The Pope

World Youth Day goes for Seoul: returning to Asia in 2027

LISBON (AsiaNews): Thirty-two years after Manila, World Youth Day [WYD] is returning to Asia. Pope…

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Don’t weaponise law against critics Filipino bishop warns
Posted in Asia NEWS The Philippines

Don’t weaponise law against critics Filipino bishop warns

MANILA (UCAN): “What we were against is the weaponisation of the law against government critics…

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Malaysian court rejects woman’s bid to return to Christianity
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Malaysian court rejects woman’s bid to return to Christianity

KUALA LUMPUR (UCAN): The Civil High Court in Penang, Malaysia rejected a 57-year-old woman’s bid…

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Rights groups decry detention of children in Malaysia
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Rights groups decry detention of children in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (UCAN): “This is an infringement of the ASEAN Declaration on the Rights of…

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OSF sister leaves Hong Kong
Posted in Asia Hong Kong NEWS

OSF sister leaves Hong Kong

HONG KONG (SE): Sister Mary Andre Lafferty, of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady…

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