Category: Asia
Move to abolish Philippine anti-graft agency sparks uproar
MANILA (UCAN): Critics in the Philippines have slammed a move seeking to abolish the anti-graft…
‘Sister Churches’ engage in dialogue, peace and solidarity
SINGAPORE (Agenzia Fides): “The Catholic Church in Singapore and the ‘sister Churches’ of Malaysia and…
Moratorium on debt payments for Philippine farmers signed
MANILA (UCAN): Catholic groups and farmers in the Philippines welcomed a one-year moratorium on land…
Malaysia confirms pledge to end death penalty
KUALA LUMPUR (UCAN): Malaysia will abolish the mandatory death penalty and replace it with other…
Indonesian bishop slams intolerant policies in Maluku province
JAKARTA (UCAN): Bishop Seno Inno Ngutra of the Diocese of Amboina, in Indonesia’s Maluku province,…
Caritas tackles food shortage in Macau
MACAU (UCAN): A rising number of people in Macau will need food aid by the…
Vietnam’s first native female congregation marks 350 years
AYUTTHAYA (UCAN): Religious sisters from the Lovers of the Holy Cross [LHC], Vietnam’s first female…
