Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘countercultural’ repentance on first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate
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Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘countercultural’ repentance on first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate

ROME (OSV News): Beneath the Roman pines of the Aventine Hill, Pope Leo XIV led…

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Asian Catholic peace forum rejects arms-based security, calls for justice and accountability
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Asian Catholic peace forum rejects arms-based security, calls for justice and accountability

(LiCAS News): Catholic peace movements across the Asia-Pacific region are invoking Pope Leo XIV’s World…

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Lack of faith, especially among youth, should spur evangelisation, pope says
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Lack of faith, especially among youth, should spur evangelisation, pope says

VATICAN (CNS): Pope Leo XIV told the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith at…

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Diocese of Myitkyina inaugurates Myanmar’s first Carlo Acutis statue
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Diocese of Myitkyina inaugurates Myanmar’s first Carlo Acutis statue

MYITKYINA (LiCAS News): The Diocese of Myitkyina, in Myanmar’s conflict-hit Kachin State, has unveiled the…

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Three years of rebuilding lives through the Light Up Fund 
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Three years of rebuilding lives through the Light Up Fund 

HONG KONG: Since its launch in March 2023, the diocesan Light Up Fundraising Programme, run in collaboration…

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Korean Church breaks down linguistic barriers ahead of World Youth Day
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Korean Church breaks down linguistic barriers ahead of World Youth Day

SEOUL (UCAN): Catholic pilgrimage sites in South Korea are ramping up preparations to welcome participants…

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As borderland tensions thaw, schools reopen in Cambodia
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As borderland tensions thaw, schools reopen in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH (LiCAS News): The silence that has hung over Cambodia’s border provinces for nearly…

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