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WEBMembers of the choir are pictured on Sept. 6, 2024, during their practice session for the upcoming papal Mass in Papua New Guinea. Two Papuan women dressed in traditional attire await the arrival of Pope Francis in Papua New Guinea on Sept. 6. 2024. UCA News is the most trusted independent Catholic news source from Asia.
Papua New Guinea town elated at Pope Francis’ visit
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Francis is slated to visit the Queen of Paradise (QOP) Project in Baro when he visits Vanimo on Sept. 8. He is visiting Papua New Guinea from Sept. 6 to 8 as part of his four-nation apostolic visit to Southeast Asia. Calle pointed out that Francis’ visit to the nation was both a “blessing for the whole country and [especially] for [those ...
Film on martyred priests makes waves in the Philippines
WEBJan 3, 2024 · Thousands in Catholic-majority Philippines have continued to flock to theaters to watch an award-winning film on three priests executed by the Spanish colonizers in the 19 th century.. Released nationwide on Christmas Day, the historical biopic GomBurZa retells the story of three native Filipino priests – Mariano Gomez, 72; Jose Apolonio Burgos, 35; and Jacinto Zamora, 36.
Indian diocese backs call to decommission British-era dam
WEBAug 20, 2024 · A Catholic diocese in southern India has joined a campaign demanding the government to ensure the safety of 3.5 million people, mostly Christians, who live downstream of a 129-year-old British-era dam. “People living downstream of the Mullaperiyar Dam are in fear after experts indicated that the dam was unsafe,” said Father Jins Karakkat, director of the media commission of the Idukki diocese.
Indonesian politician gets five-month sentence for hate speech
WEBApr 19, 2022 · An Indonesian court has sentenced a Christian politician to five months in prison for hate speech after he was found guilty of making insulting remarks about Islam on social media. Ferdinand Hutahaean, 56, a Protestant politician, was charged with hate speech for making offensive social media comments on religious, ethnic and racial issues.
Only a firing squad could silence a true Filipino patriot - UCA News
WEBDec 30, 2020 · Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso a human rights activist, is the executive director of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a network of 85 organizations across 23 countries. Based in Manila, Aileen is best known for highlighting enforced disappearances and has received several human rights awards at home and abroad, including the Emilio F. Mignone International Human Rights ...
A rare visit to an 'underground' church in China - UCA News
WEBAug 8, 2023 · A rare visit to an 'underground' church in China. Surrounded by simplicity and meager resources, I was reminded of Pope Francis and his ‘Church of the poor’. Worshippers walking past the shadow of a cross at the entrance to the 'underground' Zhongxin Bridge Catholic Church, after a service celebrating the …
'Difficult situation' forced Pakistani archbishop's removal: Vatican
WEBAug 19, 2024 · Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore has been removed to help investigate an “ongoing difficult situation” in his Pakistani archdiocese, a Church official announced, quoting the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization.. Father Rafhan Fayaz, the rector of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore, read out the Vatican letter at a Sunday Mass on Aug. 18.
Floods swamp Bangladesh after political turmoil - UCA News
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Floods triggered by torrential rains have swamped a swath of low-lying Bangladesh, disaster officials said on Aug. 22, adding to the new government's challenges after weeks of political turmoil. At least two people have died and hundreds of thousands are stranded in the floods in at least eight districts in southern and eastern areas.
Is the Filipino worth dying for? - UCA News
WEBApr 22, 2022 · And the world acknowledges that Ninoy Aquino, bearing great faith in the Filipino people, died a hero and a martyr. Now, during a presidential campaign rally at the Tarlac City Plazuela on April 2, the Uniteam of presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the tyrant’s son, put up a tent that partially blocked the Ninoy Aquino monument from view from the rally stage.
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