Southeast Asia represents the future growth region of Catholicism
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Southeast Asia represents the future growth region of Catholicism

By Jonathan Y. Tan Pope Francis has always been fascinated with Asia, as seen in…

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Indonesia’s Catholics to see pope in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea
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Indonesia’s Catholics to see pope in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea

VANIMO (UCAN): Hundreds of Catholics from Indonesia who would otherwise miss out on an audience…

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Indonesian dioceses gear up for pope’s Timor-Leste visit
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Indonesian dioceses gear up for pope’s Timor-Leste visit

KUPANG (UCAN): The Archdiocese of Kupang, and the Diocese of Atambua in West Timor, Indonesia,…

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Nuns in Indonesia step up to end gender violence
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Nuns in Indonesia step up to end gender violence

FLORES (UCAN): Catholic nuns and women activists joined hands to launch a community forum to…

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World Bank pulls out of Indonesia’s disputed power project
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World Bank pulls out of Indonesia’s disputed power project

JAKARTA (UCAN): The World Bank cancelled funding for a geothermal project in Indonesia’s Flores Island…

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