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Church in Asia points to the future of Catholic mission. Broken marriage goads evangelical Christian to rediscover faith. Socio-cultural impacts of Pope Francis’ Timor-Leste visit. Meeting Christian friends while moving from place to place. Food's …
Pinpointing the first Mass in the Philippines - UCA News
Mar 28, 2022 · On March 31, 2019, about 3,000 Catholics attended the pre-pandemic 498th anniversary of the first Mass held on Limasawa Island, headed by the then Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, and concelebrated by Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, Palo Archbishop John Du, and Maasin Bishop Precioso Cantillas, SDB.
Indonesian politician gets five-month sentence for hate speech
Apr 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.
Vietnam Catholics welcome Holy See-Hanoi agreement
Updated: July 31, 2023 12:06 PM GMT. Catholics in Vietnam are expecting a new Vatican-Vietnam deal to usher in more religious rights and open new avenues for them to engage in social activities to serve the nation. The deal allowing the Vatican to have a resident papal representative in the communist-ruled country was formally announced during ...
Bishop of Surigao Diocese Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog - UCA News
c/o Bishop's Residence Villa San Miguel, Km. 2 P.O. Box 25, 8400 Surigao City, Philippines Phone: +63 86 826-1316 Fax :+63 86 826-1316 Email: [email protected], [email protected] The Holy See appointed Bishop Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog, D.D as Bishop of Surigao on July 24, 2001. Pope John Paul II appointed him as Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu on Jan. 13, 1999.
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Church subdued as Pakistani youth's sainthood process progresses. Friday November 8, 2024. Akash Bashir was killed on March 15, 2015, while preventing a suicide bomber from entering a packed church.
Catholic Dioceses in China | catholics in china | Ucanews
A nationwide survey conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2010 showed that there are at least 23 million Protestants across the country, accounting for 1.8 percent of the 1.3 billion people in China. Officially, the mainland China has 6 million Catholics. The Holy Spirit Study Centre of Hong Kong diocese estimates that China ...
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The Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News, UCAN) is the leading independent Catholic media service from Asia. A network of journalists and editors that spans East, South and Southeast Asia, UCA News has for four decades aimed to provide the most accurate and up-to-date news reports, feature stories, commentaries, analysis, video stories and …
Nearing 80, 'Minnesota's Mother Teresa' remains devoted
Oct 13, 2022 · Dubbed "Minnesota's Mother Teresa" and honored with a Presidential Citizens Medal, Copeland's celebrity has grown along with her impact. The Minnesota native is founder and director of Sharing and Caring Hands, a large facility behind Target Field that provides clothing and food to 300-500 poor and marginalized people daily.
Marking first Mass in Philippines 'reaffirms' faith - UCA News
Apr 4, 2019 · A group of young Filipino Catholics in the central Philippines wanted to "reaffirm" their faith, so they decided to take a boat to an island called Limawasa. The island, about 10 kilometers long from north to south, is believed to be where the first Mass on Philippine soil took place on March 31, 1521, celebrated by Father Pedro de Valderrama.