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Pereira Abu Sayyaf claims responsibility for twin Philippine blasts Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila Thai PM threatens violence against protesters UCA News reporter, Bangkok Top Stories Indian state reinvestigates Catholic priest's suicide case Vietnam monks reject state-run TV station's accusations Aug 28, 2020 -- Japanese PM Abe resigns over health problems Aug 28, 2020 -- Pakistani Columbans promote podcast for Season of Creation Aug 28, 2020 -- Retired Filipino archbishop dies of Covid-19 Aug 27, 2020 -- Fear grips Rohingya as Covid-19 cases surge in Myanmar Aug 27, 2020 -- Catholic college hotel becomes Philippine quarantine center Aug 26, 2020 -- Untold stories of Vietnam's converts to Catholicism Aug 26, 2020 -- Indonesia gears up for wildfire season Aug 26, 2020 -- Features Art fosters Buddhist-Christian dialogue in Sri Lanka UCA News reporter, Kelaniya Compassion brings hope for Indonesian baby Ryan Dagur, Jakarta Satirical Jesus tweet sparks blasphemy debate in Pakistan Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore Commentary Pope Francis has a Taiwan problem Michael Sainsbury A need for revolutionary reawakening in the Church Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Nowhere to hide: SE Asian nations conspire as dissidents disappear James Lovelock, Vientiane World Young Asian Catholics seek to help marginalized International Movement of Catholic Students Asia Pacific launches seven months of online workshops Christians warn Turkey is 'weaponizing water' in northeast Syria Turkey is risking hundreds of thousands of lives in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and soaring temperatures Catholic leaders in Belarus protest after police block church Auxiliary Bishop Yury Kasabutski says 'the church is a sanctuary of God that is open to everybody' US dioceses in Hurricane Laura's path report damage Bishops from the dioceses of Beaumont, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana, issue brief statements via Facebook Podcast Sunday Homilies Follow @Ucanews Tweets by UCANews -- Trending In-depth news reports, compelling feature stories and engaging commentaries about and of interest to the Church in Asia. 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READ MORE Indian state reinvestigates Catholic priest's suicide case Aug 28, 2020 Retired Filipino archbishop dies of Covid-19 Aug 27, 2020 Satirical Jesus tweet sparks blasphemy debate in Pakistan Aug 27, 2020 Pope Francis has a Taiwan problem Aug 28, 2020 South Asia Indian state reinvestigates Catholic priest's suicide case Aug 28, 2020 India's Jesuit film scholar dies at 85 Aug 28, 2020 Pandemic forces nuns to cancel Mother Teresa anniversary event Aug 27, 2020 UK bans firebrand Pakistani cleric from serving Muslim charity Aug 26, 2020 Southeast Asia Vietnam monks reject state-run TV station's accusations Aug 28, 2020 Abu Sayyaf claims responsibility for twin Philippine blasts Aug 28, 2020 Thai PM threatens violence against protesters Aug 28, 2020 Retired Filipino archbishop dies of Covid-19 Aug 27, 2020 East Asia New paradigm for youth ministry in Covid-19 era Aug 29, 2020 Japanese PM Abe resigns over health problems Aug 28, 2020 Hong Kong vexed as China censors textbooks Aug 25, 2020 Protestant church denies obstructing Korean Covid-19 tracing Aug 21, 2020 From the Vatican Vatican, WCC call for interfaith acts of charity, solidarity Aug 28, 2020 Care of the earth, concern for migrants are connected, cardinal says Aug 28, 2020 With millions deprived of basic needs, Christians must act, pope says Aug 27, 2020 Can ET call anyone on earth? Jesuit astronomer studies possibilities Aug 27, 2020 TOP PICKS Raided Hong Kong newspaper cashes in Jimmy Lai: 'Resistance to Beijing will continue' How nationalized schools hit Pakistan's Christians Cambodian fishermen's livelihoods in jeopardy Filipino fishermen in the firing line Sunday Gospel reflection with Father William Grimm catholic dioceses in asia Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Korea Laos Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Timor Leste (East Timor) Vietnam Diocesan News Pakistani Columbans promote podcast for Season of Creation Vietnam recognizes parish after half a century Sri Lankans have high hopes for new Tamil bishop Vietnam faithful to pray for victims of persecution Our Voices Masses called off in Malaysia as Covid-19 spreads Angeline Tan The Church is never closed Antonio Spadaro, SJ Hopes fade for Iraqi Christians as Islamic State regroups Ben Joseph Pope Francis can no longer be silent on Uyghur genocide Benedict Rogers Indian politician slams abuse of Dalits Bijay Kumar Minj Fear of death in the season of Resurrection Christopher Joseph Olympic Games lose luster in post-Covid Japan Cristian Martini Grimaldi Sex abuse: the challenging journey of Indonesian Church Dr Justin Wejak When plagues cry for an earthquake in Christian history Father Paul Thelakat Politics and religion in Sri Lanka Father Reid Shelton Fernando Arms trade is killing thousands of women and children Father Shay Cullen Social amnesia buries India's Catholic freedom fighters Joe Palathunkal No Masses, Ash Wednesday liturgy in Korean archdiocese John Choi Fear grips Rohingya as Covid-19 cases surge in Myanmar John Zaw Abu Sayyaf claims responsibility for twin Philippine blasts Joseph Peter Calleja Christian art with a mission Jyoti Sahi Satirical Jesus tweet sparks blasphemy debate in Pakistan Kamran Chaudhry Indonesia gears up for wildfire season Katharina Reny Lestari Indonesian rights groups rally behind arrested villagers Konradus Epa Cambodia urged to ditch draconian public order law Luke Hunt Are Asian theologians still feeling Rome's sting? Michael Kelly Pope Francis has a Taiwan problem Michael Sainsbury Audrey G. Donnithorne, a great lady of China Michel Chambon India's Jesuit film scholar dies at 85 Myron J. Pereira Religion, hate speech center stage in Sri Lankan election Quintus Colombage Letter from Rome: The Church must die before it can rise again Robert Carl Mickens A need for revolutionary reawakening in the Church Rock Ronald Rozario Compassion brings hope for Indonesian baby Ryan Dagur Eastern-rite Catholics offer churches to embattled Jacobites Saji Thomas An independence day without the fanfare Siktus Harson Italian nun's mission to empower rural Bangladeshi women Stephan Uttom Rozario From plastic bottles to monks' robes Tibor Krausz Will Church change for LGBTI+ people this century? Virginia Saldanha They're nice to have, but we don't need churches William J Grimm UK bans firebrand Pakistani cleric from serving Muslim charity Zahid Hussain Khan Series The struggle for Hong Kong's fre...