Respect the truce, urges apostolic prefect of Battambang
Posted in Asia NEWS Region

Respect the truce, urges apostolic prefect of Battambang

BATTAMBANG (Fides): “The population had high hopes and was very happy and encouraged by the…

Read more...
Thai Church calls for justice not militarism amid border violence
Posted in Asia NEWS

Thai Church calls for justice not militarism amid border violence

BANGKOK (LiCAS News): Archbishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondarattana of Bangkok, Thailand, warned against the exploitation…

Read more...
Suicide bombing of Syrian church called an ‘unspeakable evil’
Posted in Asia Middle East NEWS

Suicide bombing of Syrian church called an ‘unspeakable evil’

(OSV News): An Islamist suicide bombing at a packed St. Elias Greek Orthodox Church in…

Read more...
Diocese of Myitkyina appeals for humanitarian aid for displaced persons
Posted in Asia NEWS Region

Diocese of Myitkyina appeals for humanitarian aid for displaced persons

MYITKYINA (Fides): In Myanmar, the urgency of humanitarian assistance and aid to internally displaced persons…

Read more...
Flooding swamps Myanmar amid earthquake and civil war woes
Posted in Asia NEWS Region

Flooding swamps Myanmar amid earthquake and civil war woes

MANDALAY (UCAN): Nearly a week of heavy rain triggered flooding in northern and central Myanmar,…

Read more...