Shanghai parish adopts measures to beat the heat
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Shanghai parish adopts measures to beat the heat

SHANGHAI (UCAN): The parish of Yanchibang in Shanghai’s Jinshan district has adopted measures to protect…

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Let us not silence the desire to live together in the ‘common home’ of the Korean people, say bishops
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Let us not silence the desire to live together in the ‘common home’ of the Korean people, say bishops

SEOUL (Fides): “We will support and actively participate in exchanges with North Korea based on…

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Marginalisation of indigenous peoples, slammed by Philippine bishop
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Marginalisation of indigenous peoples, slammed by Philippine bishop

MANILA (LiCAS News): Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos and vice president of Caritas Philippines,…

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Coal project slammed as Philippine bishop pushes push for clean energy
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Coal project slammed as Philippine bishop pushes push for clean energy

LUCENA (LiCAS News): “Let us join the rest of the world in seeking freedom—a true…

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Philippine climate groups slam state of the nation address as a ‘missed opportunity’
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Philippine climate groups slam state of the nation address as a ‘missed opportunity’

MANILA (LiCAS News): Environmental and climate justice groups criticised the fourth State of the Nation…

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Heavy monsoon rains, floods devastate Punjab
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Heavy monsoon rains, floods devastate Punjab

ISLAMABAD (UCAN): At least 54 people had died in Pakistan’s Punjab province over as at…

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Revisiting Laudato Si’ and its call for ecological conversion
Posted in Asia Hong Kong NEWS

Revisiting Laudato Si’ and its call for ecological conversion

HONG KONG (SE): In celebration of the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’, the late Pope Francis’s landmark…

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