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This feast of one church building in Rome reminds us that we can and should appreciate and celebrate all the buildings in which we gather as a community. Those buildings, whether they be lowly huts or grand basilicas, are our homes.
North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh told to pay compensation to Muslim man detained for alleged forced conversion of a Hindu woman. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.
The feast might be called All Sinners Day, for it is a day to recall that though we are called to sanctity and eternal life, we are not the saints we might be, the saints we hope to become.
Indonesian authorities criticized for including former military dictator Suharto in a list of nominees for recognition as national heroes. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.
Love it or fear it, a new Church is being born. It will take several lifetimes, but eventually the Church throughout the world will be different because of what is happening at the back of the temple.
An upcoming Bollywood movie, claiming the iconic Taj Mahal is a Hindu temple, has caused fresh controversy in the Hindu-majority nation. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.
Those in power who fear what people — especially those who have been deprived — have to say deprive themselves of the opportunity to change their lives for the better — in other words, of the chance to repent.
Church leaders and rights activists have condemned a surge in violence against media workers in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.
Singapore carried out its second execution in two weeks for drug offence, amid allegations by family of a Malaysian man that “critical evidence” was ignored. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.
People and situations will always appear that will need a response from this servant of God. The more I respond, the more opportunities for service will open up to me.
Violence broke out after the alleged rape of a tribal girl in the restive hilly region in southeast Bangladesh. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.
This parable is a wake-up call to see that each and every man and woman is a child of God, and therefore my brother, my sister. Awareness can be the first step in conversion.
A female journalist and five activists accused of aiding and abetting terrorism in the the Philippines are set free after spending seven years in jail. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.
Investing is a way to wealth in much of the world today. Ideally, an investment grows, leading to yet further investment. Can I do that with my possessions, putting at least some of them forward for the needy?
A top Catholic official in Nepal has welcomed the interim government led by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.
The triumph of the cross is that, though suffering is always with us and may make us think we are far from God, when we suffer, we share in the life of God. Defeat, then, is victory. The holy Cross triumphs!
Pope Leo XIV has lauded people of different religions in Bangladesh for exhibiting unity amid natural disasters, tragedies. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.
Today, Jesus is telling us to be ready for fire so that when it comes, we will not be surprised, but resolute, knowing that the crisis today is one we took into account from the start.
Chinese authorities are training children and youth to vilify religious groups deemed illegal in the communist-ruled nation. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.
Listen to interviews, commentaries, news summaries and analysis on social, political and religious developments that relate or are of interest to the Church in Asia. Enrich yourself with Sunday homilies and daily Gospel reflections. To donate go to www.ucanews.com/donate
