Mining and palm oil in crosshairs after Indonesian floods
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Mining and palm oil in crosshairs after Indonesian floods

JAKARTA (UCAN): Environmentalists in Indonesia have warned that recent floods and other ecological disasters that…

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Homeless get a helping hand from Korean Catholics
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Homeless get a helping hand from Korean Catholics

SEOUL (UCAN): The Archdiocese of Seoul, South Korea, is helping homeless people with its Myeongdong…

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Korea’s Catholics unfazed by Covid-19 income loss
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Korea’s Catholics unfazed by Covid-19 income loss

SEOUL (UCAN): South Korea’s parishes have maintained pastoral services despite a significant income loss and…

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Church in Pakistan set for battle over forced conversion of minors
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Church in Pakistan set for battle over forced conversion of minors

KARACHI (UCAN): The Catholic Church has announced that it is pursuing legal action against the…

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Priest gunned down in Philippines
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Priest gunned down in Philippines

MANILA (UCAN): Father Rene Regalado was shot dead near a Carmelite monastery in Malaybalay City,…

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Mass attendance made possible for the hearing- and visually-impaired
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Mass attendance made possible for the hearing- and visually-impaired

HONG KONG (SE): The need for the hearing and the visually-impaired to attend Mass amid…

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Call for more awareness of workplace safety after domestic worker’s death
Posted in Asia Hong Kong NEWS Region

Call for more awareness of workplace safety after domestic worker’s death

HONG KONG (SE): The Hong Kong Catholic Commission for Labour Affairs called on employers to…

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