Sri Lankan Buddhist monks call for all-party government
By Admin Webmaster 4/6/2022 9:04:16 AM

Protesters say they don't need support from chief prelates and would like to see President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in jail
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A fifth of Afghan families forced to send children to work
By Admin Webmaster 2/16/2022 11:11:32 AM

A survey by Save the Children Fund finds that a third of Afghan families have lost their entire household income since the Taliban takeover of the country in August.
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Christian Conference of Asia Job Vacancies – 2022 Chiang Mai, Thailand
By Admin Webmaster 2/14/2022 9:59:21 AM

The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) invites applications for the following positions at the CCA headquarters in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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India’s vice president urges practice of religion without hate speech
By Admin Webmaster 1/5/2022 8:20:00 AM

India’s Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu paid homage to the country’s Catholic Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara for his contribution to harmony, tolerance and social uplift through spiritual, educational, social and cultural reforms.
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Japanese Bishop calls for peace on 76th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
By Admin Webmaster 8/7/2021 8:50:30 PM

Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami of Nagasaki highlights the importance of joint efforts toward peace, as Japan commemorates the 76th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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5.9 million Covid-19 infections in Asia in 2 weeks
By Admin Webmaster 5/14/2021 9:10:38 AM

The world’s largest humanitarian network has raised an alarm that the world's fastest surge of Covid-19 is taking place in Asia, pushing hospitals and health systems in the continent to the brink of collapse.
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Pope prays for victims of floods in Indonesia and East Timor
By Admin Webmaster 4/9/2021 9:26:55 AM

Pope Francis says he is praying for the victims of devastating floods and landslides that engulfed a cluster of islands in Indonesia and East Timor.
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Asian cardinals appeal for peace in Myanmar
By Admin Webmaster 3/26/2021 8:20:20 AM

In a joint message, twelve cardinals from across the continent call on all in Myanmar for an end to violence and express their closeness to Cardinal Bo and the Church in the troubled nation.
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Indonesia: Muslim body declares Chinese vaccine halal
By Admin Webmaster 1/11/2021 10:22:22 AM

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AA): Indonesia’s top Muslim body on Friday declared China’s Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 halal, or permissible under Islam.
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Partners for peace and humanitarian aid in Myanmar
By Admin Webmaster 12/16/2020 10:04:45 AM

LWF speaks at Canadian Parliament on human rights in Rakhine State
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Caritas Philippines' global appeal for typhoon victims
By Admin Webmaster 11/4/2020 9:52:43 AM

The national director of Caritas Philippines appeals for everyone’s “kindness, generosity and compassion” to help those hit by Typhoon Goni, the world’s most powerful tropical storm this year.
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Asian bishops’ solidarity with jailed Indian Jesuit
By Admin Webmaster 10/27/2020 9:51:55 AM

The Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences is calling for the release of Indian Jesuit priest Father Stan Swamy and 15 human rights activists facing trial for alleged links with Maoist rebels.
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Covid-19: Manila Cathedral reopens to public after six months
By Admin Webmaster 9/16/2020 10:15:57 AM

With the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, the Mother Church of the Philippines is reopening its doors to the public on September 16, while limiting numbers.
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Three weeks of prayer in Philppines for “national healing”
By Admin Webmaster 7/16/2020 9:11:53 AM

Three weeks of common prayer for the many challenges that the Asian country is facing: "With the help of Mary," writes Archbishop Villegas, "we will never be helpless".
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APEC leaders denounce terrorism
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

The Asia-Pacific leaders said "economic growth, prosperity, and opportunity are among the most powerful tools to address the root causes of terrorism and radicalization."
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Religious Pluralism at Pan Kho Buddhist Temple in Indonesia
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

Despite a number of threats to Buddhist monuments in Indonesia in recent years, including a plan in 2014 by the Islamic State terrorist group (formerly known as ISIS) to destroy the 1,200-year-old Borobudur Temple in Central Java, the degree of religious tolerance at Klenteng Pan Kho...
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In the Philippines, indigenous festival draws tourists, criticism
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

The city of Davao in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao has taken on an air of celebration as it stages its annual "Kadayawan Festival." Held every third week of August, the weeklong festival highlights the culture and tradition of the indigenous mountain peoples...
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We are starting to destroy ourselves
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

Heat waves in Pakistan, toxic floods in Vietnam, crippling haze in Malaysia and torrential rain in Myanmar. In just the past few weeks alone, South and Southeast Asia have been wracked with extreme weather events ...
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Bangladesh religious leaders condemn slaying of blogger
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

The killing of a fourth blogger this year, allegedly by Islamic militants, has drawn condemnation from religious leaders in Bangladesh. Niladri Chatterjee was hacked to death in his home in Dhaka on Friday. The 40-year old blogger who used the pen name...
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China set for first public ordination of bishop since 2012
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

When Father Joseph Zhang Yinlin is ordained bishop of Anyang in Henan province on August 4, he will become the first publicly ordained Chinese bishop in three years and the first since the Vatican and China restarted its dialogue in June 2014.
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Indonesian environmentalists: the Pope's encyclical, 'huge' step in defense of water and agriculture
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

Sister Alphonsa Triatmi, a bio activist, urges the Indonesian Church to organize courses and seminars on “Laudato sì". The female religious battles against "evil and destructive" lifestyles. The encyclical gives "great support" for the struggle in defense of nature.
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For Buddhist environmentalist, ‘Laudato si’’ gives hope for our common home
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

The Encyclical on environmental protection should inspire all new political projects. The planet’s development must go hand in hand with curbing unbridled economic development. By the end of the century, there will be 250 million "climate refugees".
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Myanmar Buddhists launch fresh anti-Rohingya protests
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

Around 500 people, backed by dozens of monks, gathered under heavy rain in the state capital Sittwe. They kept chanting slogans. The protest disbanded voluntarily after two hours. However, no violence was reported. A protest leader said...
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Indonesia the most religiously harmonious country: politician
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

With six faiths officially recognized by the government, Indonesia can be considered the most religiously harmonious country in the world, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said in his opening speech at the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace, in Bandung on Wednesday.
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In India, a devastating harvest season for northern farmers puts lives at risk
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

Devinder Bhardwaj was hoping for a bumper crop on his modest four-acre (1.6 hectare) plot of land. The profits from selling his wheat in the market, he hoped, would provide a much-needed injection to his family’s savings. But this year, unseasonal rains and hailstorms washed away his plans.
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Holy See recognizes two Laos martyrdoms
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

During a private audience on Tuesday, Pope Francis advanced the causes of canonization of 12 potential saints, two of whom were martyred by communist revolutionaries in Laos in 1960. The May 5 audience with Cardinal Angelo Amato also formally approved the canonization of ...
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Religious not perfect but trying: Phil theologian
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

“If we become perfect then we should leave because we are already perfect. But this is a lifelong goal,” Fr. Timoner...
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International assistance dispatched to Nepal following quake
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

International aid groups and governments escalated efforts to dispatch rescuers and supplies to earthquake-hit Nepal on Sunday, but severed communications and landslides in the Himalayan nation posed formidable challenges to the relief effort.
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In Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps, fear and hope greet relocation agenda
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

For Dil Mohammad and his family, a cramped refugee camp on the edge of southeastern Bangladesh has become a reluctant home for almost a quarter-century. The 61-year-old Muslim Rohingya refugee brought his family ...
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Blind children defy 'bad karma' to perform in Thai orchestra
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM

Deftly feeling their way along the bumps of the braille score, the young players of Thailand's first blind orchestra memorize scales, defying both their impairment and ingrained negative attitudes towards disability.
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