Catholic charity appeals for help amid China’s medical shortage
Posted in China

Catholic charity appeals for help amid China’s medical shortage

HONG KONG (UCAN):  As deaths continue to rise in China from the Wuhan coronavirus epidemic…

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‘Healing priest’ dead at 53
Posted in The Philippines

‘Healing priest’ dead at 53

MANILA (UCAN): Father Fernando Suarez of the Companions of the Cross, known in the Philippines…

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Coronavirus forces restrictions in Singapore
Posted in Region

Coronavirus forces restrictions in Singapore

SINGAPORE (UCAN): Religious leaders in Singapore have put restrictions on rituals and celebrations after the…

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Save our rainforests say Indonesia’s religious leaders
Posted in Asia Faith and the Environment

Save our rainforests say Indonesia’s religious leaders

JAKARTA (UCAN): Religious leaders in Indonesia have committed to protecting the country’s rainforests, the third…

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Posted in The Philippines

Approval of divorce bill wrongfoots Philippine Church

MANILA (UCAN): “I was surprised at the speed at which the committee accepted the bill,”…

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Posted in The Pope Vatican

Pope criticises tax havens and crushing debt burdens

VATICAN (CNS): The world needs the concerted effort of everyone to end tax havens and…

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Posted in Asia

Coronavirus: Call to pray for Mother Mary’s intercession

MANDALAY (UCAN): Charles Cardinal Maung Bo of Yangon, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’…

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