Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Cambodia Helps Migrant Victims of Scam Centers
As the government cracks down on illegal work sites, migrant workers whose documents were stolen are left both unemployed and stranded far from home.
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Supporters of Ailing Myanmar Leader Call for Her Release
Alarm is growing over the deteriorating health of Myanmar’s ousted democratic leader, imprisoned in an undisclosed location by the military junta.
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Church Helps People Fleeing Violence in Myanmar
Civilians in Myanmar seeking refuge from military attacks, most of whom are Catholic, are assisted at Church-run humanitarian aid centers.
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Church Leaders Condemn Anti-Christian Vandalism in Pakistan
After a mob attacked Christian churches, claiming blasphemy against the Quran, leaders call for respect for Pakistan’s religious minorities.
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Labor Advocates Recall Bangladeshi Garment Factory Collapse
Ten years after a Bangladeshi factory complex collapsed, killing 1,134 workers and injuring 2,500 others, perilous labor conditions continue.
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Over 100 Priests, Religious Persecuted in 2022, Says Report
A report referring to global data from a papal foundation compiles names of more than 100 priests and sisters kidnapped or killed last year.
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Business Leaders Pledge Christmas Price Cap in the Philippines
An association of Catholic business leaders will curtail price gouging by setting a cap on prices during the Christmas shopping season.
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Bishops Identify New Ways for Better, Peaceful Asia
Asia’s Catholic bishops see peace and reconciliation and “bridge-building” among different...
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Asian Bishops Urged to Be ‘Relevant and Responsive’
Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai tells the Asian Bishops’ Conferences they should follow the model of CELAM in Latin America.
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Myanmar Catholic Village Set on Fire
A historic Catholic village in Myanmar is targeted once again in the ongoing military aggression against the region’s civilian population.
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Priests in Vietnam Keep Catholic Mission Alive
The Catholic Church in Vietnam flourishes under its own clergy, who assumed leadership after the communists expelled foreign priests in 1975.
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A Rare Glimpse of Ministry to Pakistani Catholics
Father Shehzad Anwar ministers to beleaguered Catholic minority in sparsely populated Pakistan...
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