Category: Asia
The fading Japanese Church, the growing Church in Japan
Father William Grimm MM The number of foreigners living in Japan has reached an all-time…
First visit to Jerusalem in 60 years by a Syriac Orthodox Patriarch
JERUSALEM (AsiaNews): On May 4, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited the…
Indonesians hold rally for compensation despite accusation of sedition
RUTENG (UCAN/RVA News): Police in Catholic-majority Flores Island, Indonesia, summoned two farmers and two local…
Villagers flee artillery strikes against Philippine terror group
COTABATO (UCAN): Hundreds of villagers rushed to take refuge in Catholic churches and government schools…
Churches burned in ethnic violence in Manipur, India
IMPHAL (AsiaNews): Violence broke out on May 2, in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur,…
