Church seeks end to gold-mine conflict in Papua
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Church seeks end to gold-mine conflict in Papua

TIMIKA (UCAN): The Diocese of Timika, located in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, has urged the…

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Philippine bishop calls for the formation of leaders who challenge unjust systems
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Philippine bishop calls for the formation of leaders who challenge unjust systems

NAGA (LiCAS News): Speaking at the national conference of the Association of Catholic Universities of…

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Myanmar’s bishops designate March 26 as day of prayer and fasting for peace
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Myanmar’s bishops designate March 26 as day of prayer and fasting for peace

YANGON (LiCAS News): The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar has designated March 26 as a…

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Cambodian Catholic youth walk for peace and reconciliation
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Cambodian Catholic youth walk for peace and reconciliation

PHNOM PENH (RVA News): About 300 pilgrims joined the 15th Catholic Youth Pilgrimage in Battambang…

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Pope urges peace, warns about wider Middle East conflict
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Pope urges peace, warns about wider Middle East conflict

(OSV News): Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the war in Iran and…

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Priest killed by Israeli tank fire in Lebanon
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Priest killed by Israeli tank fire in Lebanon

BEIRUT (LiCAS News): Maronite Father Pierre al-Rai, the parish priest of the Christian border town…

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Innocents are ‘paying the price’ of Middle East war
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Innocents are ‘paying the price’ of Middle East war

(OSV News): War sweeping the Middle East, including Lebanon, has left innocent civilians, especially those…

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