Category: Asia
Posted in The Philippines
Red-tagging of religious sister by Philippine official criticised
MANILA (UCAN): Philippine presidential communications undersecretary, Lorraine Badoy, red-tagged (accused of being communist or terrorists)…
Posted in Region
Rohingya refugees threatened by pandemic Caritas warns
VATICAN (CNS): “One of the key measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic…
United Nations adopts human rights resolution on Myanmar
MANDALAY (UCAN): The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council adopted the Human Rights Situation in…
Call for probe into Philippine deaths in Saudi Arabia
MANILA (UCAN): Bishop Ruperto Santos, head of the Philippine bishops’ Commission on Migrants and Itinerant…
Israeli occupation of Palestine is cause of conflict Christian leaders say
JERUSALEM (CNS): The Israeli “military occupation of Palestine” is the “root cause” of the continuing…
Pope appoints Filipino priests as missionaries of mercy
MANILA (UCAN): The Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, in Pangasinan province, the northern Philippines, that four of…
Posted in Asia
Minorities in northern Iraq fear Turkish military action
AMMAN (CNS): Turkish airstrikes and ground troops are threatening areas in northern Iraq populated by…
