Category: Asia
Vatican envoy says pope will visit Timor-Leste this year
JAKARTA (UCAN): Pope Francis’ plans to visit Timor-Leste have been confirmed for this year, according…
Cardinal Bo warns of ‘global nuclear holocaust’
YANGON (UCAN): Myanmar’s Charles Cardinal Bo, the president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences…
Singapore urged to show mercy to disabled man on death row
SINGAPORE (UCAN): Singapore’s Court of Appeal was urged to show mercy when it heard the…
Calls for Lenten prayers for peace in Myanmar and Ukraine
YANGON (UCAN): Bishop Alexander Pyone Cho of Pyay, Myanmar, urged Catholics to pray and fast…
Philippines wants to revive nuclear ambitions
MANILA (UCAN): Environment and Church groups in the Philippines expressed concern after the country’s president,…
