Category: Asia
Posted in Region
Sri Lanka’s bishops push for fresh inquiry into Easter bomb attacks
COLOMBO (UCAN): Sri Lanka’s president, Maithripala Sirisena, appointed a new five-member commission, headed by an…
Posted in The Philippines
Philippine churches urged to spur peace efforts with rebels
MANILA (UCAN): Archbishop Antonio Ledesma of Cagayan de Oro, the southern Philippines, has called on…
Church formally opens sainthood for Filipino boy
MANILA (UCAN): Bishop Honesto Ongtioco of Cubao announces the formal opening on August 28 of…
Posted in Region
Sri Lanka attacks heighten security fears in Goa
PANJIM (UCAN): The Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka have spurred the state of…
Philippines kicks off National Youth Day celebration
MANILA (UCAN/CBCPNews): At least 15,000 young Catholics attended the first day of this year’s National…
