Bishop calls for help amid Pakistan floods
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Bishop calls for help amid Pakistan floods

HYDERABAD (UCAN): Bishop Samson Shukardin of Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan, called on political leaders, Church…

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Three Catholic churches recognised by Thailand after 93-year wait
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Three Catholic churches recognised by Thailand after 93-year wait

BANGKOK (UCAN): The government of Thailand officially recognised three Catholic churches after a 93-year wait…

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Indonesian community celebrates Independence Day
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Indonesian community celebrates Independence Day

HONG KONG (SE): The Indonesian Catholic Community in Hong Kong celebrated the nation’s 77th Independence…

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Cardinal Tagle to be pope’s envoy at FABC
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Cardinal Tagle to be pope’s envoy at FABC

(UCAN): Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle of the Philipppines was named by Pope Francis to be…

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Philippine military called to account for missing activists
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Philippine military called to account for missing activists

MANILA (UCAN): The Philippine Supreme Court has ordered the country’s security forces to confirm whether…

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Bishop of Ankang dead at 91
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Bishop of Ankang dead at 91

ANKANG (AsiaNews): Bishop John Baptist Ye Ronghua of Ankang, in Shaanxi, China, died on August…

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Pope offers prayers and praise for Mikhail Gorbachev who died at 91
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Pope offers prayers and praise for Mikhail Gorbachev who died at 91

VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis offered his prayers and praise for former Soviet president, Mikhail Gorbachev,…

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