Myanmar Church steps up anti-Covid measures as health workers targeted
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Myanmar Church steps up anti-Covid measures as health workers targeted

MANDALAY (Agencies): Catholic leaders in Myanmar have taken a series of steps to check the…

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Covid-19 spike forces Indonesia into emergency lockdown
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Covid-19 spike forces Indonesia into emergency lockdown

JAKARTA (UCAN): The rapid spread of the Delta variant of the Covid-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in…

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Covid-19 thwarts Madhu pilgrimage in Sri Lanka
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Covid-19 thwarts Madhu pilgrimage in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (UCAN): Mary Nirmala, a Sunday school teacher from Negombo, visited the Shrine of Our…

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Thailand’s Catholics and Buddhists strengthen ties
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Thailand’s Catholics and Buddhists strengthen ties

SAKON NAKHON (UCAN): “The Church wants to promote and strengthen relations with the representatives of…

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Helping hand for farmers in northern Vietnam
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Helping hand for farmers in northern Vietnam

YEN BAI (UCAN): Since late May, farmers in Son La province in  northern Vietnam, one…

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Pope renews call for peace in Myanmar
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Pope renews call for peace in Myanmar

VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis called on the international community to come to the aid of…

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Six priests released by Myanmar security forces
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Six priests released by Myanmar security forces

YANGON (UCAN): Security forces in Myanmar released six young priests who were detained after a…

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