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Catholic bishops back proposed law declaring southern Philippine province ‘mining-free zone’

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FABC 50 Final Message: From the FABC General Conference to the Peoples of Asia

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Caritas Philippines deploys teams to assist quake victims as aftershocks continue

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Catholic Church helps fight tuberculosis in India’s northeast

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Studies also show that an estimated 64 percent of the India's population who had been diagnosed with TB do not seek medication

Pope Francis urges Asian bishops to recognize important role of laity in Church

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The Church in Asia “was being called to be more authentically the Church of the poor” and “the Church of the young”

Asia’s Catholic bishops open two-week general conference in Thailand

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At least 270 Catholic Church leaders and guests will be welcomed by Thailand's Minister of Culture Itthiphol Kunplome
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Dreams of wealth turn to dust for Qatar migrant workers

Drawn by the prospect of making more money than they could ever hope to at home, migrants make up nearly 90 percent of Qatar's population

India’s Supreme Court declares ‘forced religious conversion’ as threat to security

"It is a very serious issue that affects the nation’s security and freedom of religion and conscience"

Photos: Christmas in the city

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Christmas is the "longest celebrated season" in the predominantly Catholic Philippines

‘For my Church and my people’: Exiled Filipino Protestant bishop bears cross in foreign land

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‘Tell the whole world of what we suffer and our dreams of a better life. We hope the persecution of us Lumads would stop.”

India at 75: Hindu faith bottled and home-delivered

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Since winning elections in 2014, Modi has put Hinduism front and center of his government in the officially secular nation of 1.4 billion

Photos: The ‘giants’ of the Philippines

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The "Higantes" Festival is held annually in Angono town in the Philippines, where hundreds of giant papier-mâché puppets are paraded

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Analysis: Is the Vatican’s deal with China at stake?

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The deal only concerned the appointment of bishops and not a possible resumption of diplomatic relations, a different subject to be discussed

Justice and victory for child-victims

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The victim/survivors have all been reintegrated in their families and are living a more normal, happier life of dignity

A theology of vigilance

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If the holy vigilance called for in Advent is rejected ... then it is because we are defiantly looking forward to an unholy joy that kills.

Analysis: What is behind the changes at Caritas Internationalis?

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Why did Pope Francis dismiss the entire leadership of the Church’s worldwide charity arm Tuesday?

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Pope Francis: God is present ‘in everyday things’

“Let us bear this in mind: God is hidden in our life, he is always there — he is concealed in the ... most ordinary situations in our life”

Holy See expresses regret over installation ceremony of bishop in China

The Vatican statement said "the civil recognition of Bishop Peng was preceded … by prolonged and intense pressure by the local Authorities"

Head doctor for Madrid soccer team calls Pope Francis a ‘very stubborn patient’

The doctor said Pope Francis is “a very nice and very stubborn patient in the sense that there are surgical procedures that he does not want"

Changes at Caritas Internationalis call for humility, discernment — Cardinal Tagle

“This is a call for walking humbly with God and a process of discernment, confronting our unfreedoms and following the spirit of freedom"

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