Child abuser gets 129 years in Philippine jail
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Child abuser gets 129 years in Philippine jail

MANILA (UCAN): Fifty-nine-year-old Australian national, Peter Scully, was sentenced to 129 years in jail by…

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Air strike destroys church in Myanmar
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Air strike destroys church in Myanmar

YANGON (UCAN): On November 9, only days after Pope Francis called for an end to…

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India’s Christians and Muslims denied affirmative action benefits 
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India’s Christians and Muslims denied affirmative action benefits 

NEW DELHI (UCAN): Christian and Muslim leaders in India expressed disappointment after the federal government…

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Philippine dioceses launch anti-poverty campaign
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Philippine dioceses launch anti-poverty campaign

MANILA (UCAN): Thousands attended a World Day of the Poor event organised by the archdioceses…

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Malaysian Catholics urged to help poor Churches
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Malaysian Catholics urged to help poor Churches

KOTA KINABALU (UCAN): Archbishop Wojciech Zaluski, apostolic nuncio to Malaysia and Timor-Leste, urged the country’s…

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