Category: Asia
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New seminary under construction in Vietnam
THAI BINH (UCAN): The Diocese of Thai Binh, in northern Vietnam, began the construction of…
‘Absurd’ conviction for libel condemned by rights groups
BANGKOK (UCAN): Rights groups have condemned a decision by a Thai court to sentence a…
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Archdiocese of Jakarta declares Year of Social Justice
JAKARTA (UCAN): Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo of Jakarta declared 2020 the Year of Social Justice…
Filipinos join calls for prayers as Australia burns
MANILA (UCAN): Philippine Church leaders joined global calls for prayers for Australia as wildfires continue…
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Death toll in Jakarta’s New Year floods rise
JAKARTA (UCAN): Caritas Indonesia (Karina) joined forces with the Archdiocese of Jakarta in distributing aid…
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Calls for restraint in restive Papua
JAKARTA (UCAN): Bishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, apostolic administrator of Merauke Archdiocese, in Papua, Indonesia, called…
Asian Youth Day in India called off
NEW DELHI (UCAN): Church officials say that Asian Youth Day will no longer take place…
