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WEBMembers of the choir are pictured on Sept. 6, 2024, during their practice session for the upcoming papal Mass in Papua New Guinea. Two Papuan women dressed in traditional attire await the arrival of Pope Francis in Papua New Guinea on Sept. 6. 2024. UCA News is the most trusted independent Catholic news source from Asia.
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WEBSep 7, 2024 · Pope asks Timor-Leste leaders to act on abuse of youth. September 9, 2024, AFP and UCA News reporters, Dili. Pope Francis sought action against all kinds of abuse to help young people have a healthy life in society.
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WEBCall for reforms in Christian-run organizations in Bangladesh. Monday August 26, 2024. The leadership of Christian cooperatives is accused of irregularities and close ties with the deposed Awami League regime.
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WEBSep 7, 2024 · Pope Francis keeps busy schedule on first full day of visit to PNG. Pope Francis started the second phase of his four-nation apostolic visit to Asia and Oceania with his arrival at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea on Sept. 7, 2024. The journey is the longest in the 87-year-old Pope's pontificate which has reached across the ...
Vatican plans dialogue in Bangladesh for religious harmony
WEB11 hours ago · A Bangladesh foreign ministry official who attended the meeting told UCA News that the government will proceed with the Vatican after receiving a specific proposal and schedule. The proposal comes after religious minorities, especially Hindus, faced a series of attacks after a bloody students-led public uprising ousted Prime Minister Sheikh ...
China frees US pastor jailed for nearly two decades - UCA News
WEB18 hours ago · The release comes ahead of a congressional hearing later this week on US citizens imprisoned in China. U.S. politicians had for years urged Beijing to free Lin, who was jailed for life on charges of contract fraud, Reuters reported. Last November, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged President Joe Biden to use a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to push for the ...
Cambodian trade unionist released from prison - UCA News
WEB14 hours ago · Cambodian trade unionist Chhim Sithar has been released from prison after completing her two-year sentence for incitement, which was imposed after she led a strike demanding the reinstatement of workers sacked by the NagaWorld casino in Phnom Penh.. As president of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld (LRSU), she was arrested in November 2022 at Phnom Penh ...
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WEBThe Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News, UCAN) is the leading independent Catholic media service from Asia. A network of journalists and editors that spans East, South and Southeast Asia, UCA News has for four decades aimed to provide the most accurate and up-to-date news reports, feature stories, commentaries, analysis, video stories and podcasts on the religious, social and political ...
The dismantling of press freedom in Hong Kong - UCA News
WEB19 hours ago · Hong Kong used to be a hub in Asia for vibrant, dynamic, free and independent media, but since the protests in 2019 — when journalists were attacked by the police — and the National Security Law in 2020, press freedom in the city has declined dramatically. The forced closure of Lai’s Apple Daily newspaper and Stand News in …
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WEBPope Francis heads to Indonesia, first stop in four-nation tour. Tuesday September 3, 2024. Catholics represent fewer than three percent of the population of the Muslim-majority nation in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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