Category: Asia
Malaysia under fire for deporting asylum seekers from Myanmar
KUALA LUMPUR (UCAN): International rights groups have demanded Malaysian authorities stop the forced repatriation of…
Vatican names new bishop for Vietnamese diocese
HO CHI MINH CITY (UCAN): On October 29, Pope Francis named Father Dominic Dang Van…
Vatican appoints first native bishop for Papua in Indonesia
JAYAPURA (UCAN): Catholics in Papua, Indonesia, hailed the appointment by Pope Francis of Father Yanuarius…
Rebuilding churches after Philippine quake
MANILA (UCAN): “We are appealing to the kind hearts of our fellow Filipinos to give…
Peace and reconciliation the only way forward say Asia’s bishops
BANGKOK (UCAN): Asia’s Catholic bishops committed to engage with governments, non-governmental agencies and civil organisations…
