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India’s remote villages continue to battle COVID-19 infections
Catholic dioceses in the northeastern part of the country established their own “anti-COVID task force"
Hindu extremists renew attacks on Christians in India’s Odisha state
Crimes against Christian communities in India continue to be on the rise in many parts of the country amid the pandemic
China passes law banning ‘defamatory’ speech about military, police
The law bans organizations or individuals from "slandering or derogating the honor of servicemen [and women]"
Philippine ecumenical peace group urges gov’t, rebels to return to negotiating...
The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform made the call a week after a bomb explosion in Masbate City killed two people
Pope Francis names Korean bishop head of Vatican Congregation for Clergy
Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik is the second Asian to lead the Congregation for the Clergy, following Filipino Cardinal José Tomás Sánchez
Ordination of new Indonesian bishop postponed due to COVID-19
Bishop-elect Fransiskus Tuaman Sasfo Sinaga of Sibolga diocese in North Sumatra was found to be positive of COVID-19
Pope Francis warns seminarians against clericalism, rigidity
The pope encouraged the seminarians to be steeped in the Word of God, not only internet chatter
Bangladesh government urged to scrap provision creating Islam as state religion
"Black Day" marks the anniversary of the 1988 approval of the recognition of Islam as a state religion in Bangladesh
Philippine bishops welcome move in Congress to stop dam project in...
The bishops’ social action secretariat said the Church is “not against development as long as it does not sacrifice the common good”
Jailed activists in Cambodia decry court decision to refuse bail requests
Fellow Cambodian activists described the hearing this week as “a joke”
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