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‘Community reading pantry’ for young learners rises in remote Mindanao village
A note in the pantry reads: "Read according to what you know, take according to what you like"
Pope Francis urges people of Myanmar to ‘keep the faith’ amid...
Pope Francis urged the people of Myanmar to be united and not to despair in the face of evil
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Pope Francis challenges media to ‘hit the streets,’ encounter people
Pope Francis cited the work of journalists, camera operators, photographers and others who often risk their lives to seek the truth
Family demands immediate medical care for Father Stan Swamy SJ
The 84-year-old Jesuit activist's health has deteriorated recently since being arrested by India’s National Investigation Agency on last year
Forego ‘fiestas,’ religious gatherings to avoid spread of COVID, Filipino Catholics...
A 'fiesta' is commonly about the celebration of a city's or a village's patron saint, or of harvest especially during the month of May
New anti-conversion law threatens Christians, Muslims in India’s Gujarat state
Church leaders say the new law goes against the Indian Constitution that allows citizens to profess and practice a religion of their choice
China detains hundreds of Muslim religious leaders in Xinjiang region, reveals...
"Islam Dispossessed: China’s Persecution of Uyghur Imams and Religious Figures" reports that 1,046 Turkic imams have been detained since 2014
Myanmar jails local journalist for ‘incitement’
Min Nyo, who worked for the Democratic Voice of Burma, was arrested on March 3 and found guilty by a military court on Wednesday
Thousands pray at Portugal’s Fatima shrine for world without COVID-19
The pandemic situation in Portugal is one of the reasons why many people came back to Fatima this year
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