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  • Philippine diocese launches app to link COVID-19 patients with priests

    Philippine diocese launches app to link COVID-19 patients with priests

    • Apr 9, 2021

    A diocese in the Philippines has launched an application, E-Pray, for spiritual accompaniment during COVID-19 isolation.

    By Catholic News Service
  • Christian arrested in India after saying Christ predicted in Hindu scriptures

    Christian arrested in India after saying Christ predicted in Hindu scriptures

    • Apr 9, 2021

    An employee for the Archdiocese of Bhopal’s commission for education has been released on bail after his arrest for the “intentional insult” of the Hindu religion.

    By Nirmala Carvalho
  • Defrocked U.S. priest revered in East Timor accused of abuse

    Defrocked U.S. priest revered in East Timor accused of abuse

    • Apr 8, 2021

    The case of an abusive priest in East Timor is causing shockwaves in the country.

    By Margie Mason and Robin McDowell
  • Pope asks Filipinos to celebrate the gift of faith and pass it on

    Pope asks Filipinos to celebrate the gift of faith and pass it on

    • Apr 5, 2021

    As bishops across the Philippines opened “holy doors” at their cathedrals, Pope Francis sent a video message encouraging Filipino Catholics to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in their country by continuing to be faithful, generous missionaries of the Gospel.

    By Cindy Wooden
  • Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter egg strike’

    Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter egg strike’

    • Apr 4, 2021

    Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, took to the streets holding painted eggs in a nod to the Easter holiday on Sunday.

    By Associated Press
  • Good Friday and virus lockdown empty Manila’s streets

    Good Friday and virus lockdown empty Manila’s streets

    • Apr 2, 2021

    Filipinos marked Good Friday, one of the most solemn holidays in Asia’s largest Catholic nation, with deserted streets and churches following a strict lockdown to slow down the spread of the coronavirus.

    By Associated Press
  • Cardinal urges hope as Myanmar undergoes own ‘way of the cross’

    Cardinal urges hope as Myanmar undergoes own ‘way of the cross’

    • Apr 2, 2021

    In his Easter message, Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon drew a parallel between Jesus’s own suffering and death and his country’s fight for democracy.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Harassment of nuns in India becomes election issue in Kerala

    Harassment of nuns in India becomes election issue in Kerala

    • Apr 1, 2021

    An incident when four religious sisters were detained on a train India has become an election issue in the state of Kerala, which goes to the polls to elect their state assembly on April 6.

    By Nirmala Carvalho
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    Christian arrested in India after saying Christ predicted in Hindu scriptures
    • Nirmala Carvalho
    • Apr 9, 2021
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    Defrocked U.S. priest revered in East Timor accused of abuse
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    Pope asks Filipinos to celebrate the gift of faith and pass it on
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    • Apr 5, 2021
  • Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter egg strike’
    Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter egg strike’
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    • Apr 4, 2021
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    Good Friday and virus lockdown empty Manila’s streets
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    Cardinal urges hope as Myanmar undergoes own ‘way of the cross’
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