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Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily to print last edition on...
The end of the popular 26-year-old tabloid has escalated alarm over media freedom and other rights in the Chinese-ruled city
Philippine Muslims call for term extension of autonomous region’s transition body
Various groups say extending the transition period would be a “win-win situation” for the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
3 killed, others hurt as gov’t troops battle militia in Myanmar
The clashes in Mandalay marked the first in the city of more than 1.7 million people since the military took over the government in February
New Manila archbishop arrives two days before installation
Cardinal Jose Advincula will be installed as new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Manila on Thursday, June 24
Vatican intervenes in proposed ‘anti-homophobia’ law in Italy
Local media have called the Vatican’s action “unprecedented” in the history of the relationship between the two states
Radical Hindu group threatens Catholic activist, Christian NGO in Bangladesh
Angela Gomes, a recipient of the Magsaysay Award, has been in the forefront of the campaign for equal opportunities for women
UN experts’ letter to Vatican has ‘no real teeth,’ says Church...
The letter accused the Vatican of using international agreements to avoid accepting responsibility for abuse committed by Church members
Rights activists decry discriminatory job postings in Pakistan
Christians make up to 90 percent of the sanitation workforce, including the country’s street sweepers, janitors, and sewer workers
Indian priest named chief content editor of Radio Veritas Asia
Father Feroz Fernandes, a member of the Society of Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, has been appointed for a three-year term
Concerns grow over health of detained Protestant pastor in China
Pastor Wang was arrested after he published an essay critical of the government’s tight control over religion
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