Bishop blames lifting of Philippine mining ban on polls
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Bishop blames lifting of Philippine mining ban on polls

Manila (UCAN): “They (government officials) really need the money for elections. And these big mining…

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Bishop suggests mobile phones for socially-distanced confession
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Bishop suggests mobile phones for socially-distanced confession

MANILA (UCAN): Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, Manila, the Philippines, suggested on May 21…

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Covid-19 tests slated for Ho Chi Minh city as religious services also suspended
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Covid-19 tests slated for Ho Chi Minh city as religious services also suspended

UPDATE: May 31 HO CHI MINH CITY (UCAN): Vietnam’s most populous city is set to…

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Warning of environmental disaster at largest lake in Indonesia
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Warning of environmental disaster at largest lake in Indonesia

JAKARTA (UCAN): Environmental destruction has put people living around, Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia, Catholic…

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Salesians build shelter for Timor-Leste flood victims
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Salesians build shelter for Timor-Leste flood victims

JAKARTA (UCAN): The Salesians in Timor-Leste have built a shelter for dozens of families still…

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