Indian government insists Dalit converts have no right to contest elections
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Indian government insists Dalit converts have no right to contest elections

BHOPAL (UCAN): The government of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, reiterated that Dalit people who…

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Suspicions of shenanigans in case against Indian Jesuit
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Suspicions of shenanigans in case against Indian Jesuit

MUMBAI  (UCAN): A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the federal anti-terror agency…

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Protest over planned discharge of Fukushima radioactive water
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Protest over planned discharge of Fukushima radioactive water

SEOUL (UCAN): The bishops of South Korea and Japan strongly opposed the Japanese government’s decision,…

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Chapels in the southern Philippines vandalised
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Chapels in the southern Philippines vandalised

MANILA (UCAN): “The Prelature of Isabela de Basilan condemns such disgraceful actions. We will not…

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Resurrection gives meaning to our suffering say Philippine bishops
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Resurrection gives meaning to our suffering say Philippine bishops

MANILA (UCAN): The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) released a Lenten message to…

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