Category: NEWS
Posted in Asia
President of Taiwan writes to Pope Francis
TAIPEI (UCAN): Taiwan’s newly re-elected president, Tsai Ing-wen, wrote to Pope Francis to complain about…
Posted in Asia
Authorities rapped for setting up ‘love nests’ instead shelters for Taal volcano victims
MANILA (UCAN): “We need more places to accommodate the thousands still holed up in cramped…
Missionaries gather for the New Year
Filipino missionaries in Hong Kong had their first gathering for this year on January 10…
International court tells Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
MANDALAY (UCAN): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the United Nations’ (UN)…
Posted in International
Rome-brokered peace deal for South Sudan
ROME (CNS): A newly brokered peace deal between the government of South Sudan and opposition…
Posted in International
Australian archbishop rejects breaking seal of confession
YANGON (CNS): Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, is…
Posted in The Philippines
Philippine bishops call for vigilance amid pandemic fears
MANILA (UCAN): Church officials in the Philippines have joined calls for the public to be…
