Church & Asia

Malaysia’s first cardinal, Anthony Soter Fernandez, dies at 88

Marielle Lucenio -
He was known to be one of the architects of the 1976 ‘pastoral renewal’ of the Church in Malaysia
Church & Asia

Pope Francis invites faithful to persevere in prayer

LiCAS.news reporter -
If anyone welcomes the gift of prayer he or she will not err, pope says
Church & Asia

Gratitude for a great son of Myanmar

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Myanmar -
The late Archbishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng had a huge heart that accommodated everyone: Christian and non-Christian

ASIA CONFRONTS COVID-19

Church & Asia

Church network helps healthcare workers fight COVID-19 in India’s rural areas

Peerzada Ummer, India -
Most people in rural India lacks access to basic health care, still have little awareness of COVID-19
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Equality & Justice

Coronavirus pandemic deepens Japan’s demographic crisis

Reuters reporters -
Japan Pediatric Association warns falling birthrate could be expedited by ten years because of pandemic
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Equality & Justice

Asia’s garment industry suffers as catastrophic COVID-19 impacts ripple through supply chain

LiCAS.news reporter -
Women makes up the majority of the workers and are disproportionately affected
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Equality & Justice

Indonesian president warns not to rush vaccines amid halal concern

Reuters reporters -
Controversy over whether vaccines adhere to Islamic principles has stymied public health responses before in Indonesia
Church & Asia

COVID-19 case confirmed in pope’s Vatican residence

Reuters reporters -
Four Swiss Guard also tested positive for COVID-19 last week
Church & Asia

How an isolated PNG diocese dealt with a global pandemic

Tony Janssen, Papua New Guinea, for Church Alive -
Isolation in Kiunga breeds an incredible communication system, somehow everyone knows news in a couple of days after its release
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FEATURES

Features

Catholic community in India’s south barred from using cemetery

Tejaswi Ravinder, India -
Local govt’s blocking of Mass on All Souls’ Day at cemetery has further emboldened anti-Christian sentiments, priest says
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Equality & Justice

COVID-19 strangles wildlife rescue centers in Southeast Asia

Ate Hoekstra, Cambodia -
Lack of tourism is impacting wildlife rescue centers, puts endangered animals further at risk and hurts local communities
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Church & Asia

SPOTLIGHT: Church facility in Manila teaches homeless to bake, break bread

Mark Saludes, Philippines -
Training at the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center offers opportunity to break free from street-life mentality of hopelessness
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Equality & Justice

Flooding brings trouble to Phnom Penh locals

Yon Sineat, Cambodia -
Already enduring COVID-19 wrought economic crisis, locals now dealing with floods in Cambodian capital
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Equality & Justice

Caste-based violence against Dalits haunts India’s Uttar Pradesh

Peerzada Ummer, India -
Even now Dalits are seen as so ‘impure’ that caste Hindus consider their presence polluting
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Features

Widespread hate speech: Anti-migrant sentiment fanned on Facebook in Malaysia

Reuters reporters -
Surge of anti-Rohingya comments on the social media platform shows how xenophobic speech persists in the country
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COMMENTARY

On gay civil unions: Where Pope Francis is coming from

Church & Asia Bishop Pablo Virgilio David -
The pope speaks mainly as a shepherd who is willing to leave behind the 99 in search of the one lost sheep
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Rethinking the God that never was

Church & Asia Brother Jess Matias -
As Christians, our involvement with the courageous Jesus will hopefully give us the impetus to recover the reality of this loving and compassionate Spirit
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Pope Francis and homosexual people: A time to speak and a time to be silent

Church & Asia Father George Plathottam SDB -
There has been a lack of clarity between pope's personal views and the perennial teaching of the Sacred Scriptures and of the Church
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Cry me a River: The mother who said final goodbye in chains and handcuffs

Commentary Joel Pablo Salud, Philippines -
Shortly after giving birth, prison authorities removed the child from the mother’s care, which in time led to the child contracting a fatal disease
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MOST RECENT

SPOTLIGHT: Filipinos let go of tradition, celebrate ‘loneliest’ All Souls’ Day amid pandemic

Church & Asia Michelle Soriano -
Philippine govt is closing all cemeteries during this year’s observance of All Souls’ Day
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Church network helps healthcare workers fight COVID-19 in India’s rural areas

Church & Asia Peerzada Ummer, India -
Most people in rural India lacks access to basic health care, still have little awareness of COVID-19
Read more

Pope Francis invites faithful to persevere in prayer

Church & Asia LiCAS.news reporter -
If anyone welcomes the gift of prayer he or she will not err, pope says
Read more

Gratitude for a great son of Myanmar

Church & Asia Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Myanmar -
The late Archbishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng had a huge heart that accommodated everyone: Christian and non-Christian
Read more

Proses pemilu Myanmar tidak transparan, kata pengamat

News (Bahasa) LiCAS.news reporter -
Country’s election commission has made critical decisions without meaningful transparency that will affect many ethnic minority areas, Human Rights Watch says
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Kardinal pertama Malaysia, Anthony Soter Fernandez, meninggal pada usia 88 tahun

Church & Society (Bahasa) Marielle Lucenio -
Kardinal Anthony Soter Fernandez, kardinal pertama Malaysia, meninggal pada 28 Oktober pada usia 88 tahun.
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Malaysia’s first cardinal, Anthony Soter Fernandez, dies at 88

Church & Asia Marielle Lucenio -
He was known to be one of the architects of the 1976 ‘pastoral renewal’ of the Church in Malaysia
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SILENCED & VOICELESS

Catholic community in India’s south barred from using cemetery

Features Tejaswi Ravinder, India -
Local govt’s blocking of Mass on All Souls’ Day at cemetery has further emboldened anti-Christian sentiments, priest says
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Manila Catholic bishop slams ‘inhuman conditions’ in Philippine jails

News Jose Torres Jr., Philippines -
Congestion rate in the country’s prisons is now at more than 500 percent, making jail facilities hotbeds for infection
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Blast at Islamic school in Pakistan kills seven, wounds more than 80

News Reuters reporters -
Targeted madrassa is largely for adult students, more than a dozen of the wounded from Afghanistan
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EQUALITY & JUSTICE

Equality & Justice

Myanmar election process suffers from lack of transparency, rights...

LiCAS.news reporter -
Country’s election commission has made critical decisions without meaningful transparency that will affect many ethnic minority areas, Human Rights Watch says
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News

Manila Catholic bishop slams ‘inhuman conditions’ in Philippine jails

Jose Torres Jr., Philippines -
Congestion rate in the country’s prisons is now at more than 500 percent, making jail facilities hotbeds for infection
Read more
News

Asian Catholic bishops call for release of jailed Indian...

LiCAS.news reporter -
Bishops liken incarceration of 84-year-old priest to the treatment meted out to Gandhi
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Equality & Justice

Jesuit, SVD priests plead not guilty of sedition before...

Jose Torres Jr., Philippines -
They maintain charges levelled against them by govt are 'made up'
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