Category: Region
Bishops urge Australian rethink on asylum seeker policy
Bishops have appealed to the Australian government to provide homes for asylum seekers who have…
Drop the guns and bring medical care, cardinal pleads
YANGON (UCAN): Charles Cardinal Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, pleaded for urgent medical aid as a…
Alarm in Singapore at rise in ethno-religious friction
SINGAPORE (UCAN): Rising cases involving racial or religious tension triggered alarm in Singapore, with authorities…
Covid-19 aid for Myanmar and India from Church in Korea
SEOUL (UCAN): Catholics in South Korea contributed donations for emergency relief for Myanmar and India,…
Caritas helps as Covid-19 spikes in Ho Chi Minh City
HO CHI MINH CITY (UCAN): Caritas workers and volunteers in the Archdiocese of Ho Chi…
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…
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…
