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  • Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 14 wounded

    Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 14 wounded

    • Mar 28, 2021

    Two attackers blew themselves up outside a packed Catholic cathedral during a Palm Sunday Mass on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, wounding at least 14 people, police said.

    By Niniek Karmini and Yusuf Wahil
  • Philippine cardinal, human rights advocate, named to Manila Archdiocese

    Philippine cardinal, human rights advocate, named to Manila Archdiocese

    • Mar 25, 2021

    Pope Francis named Cardinal Jose Advincula of Capiz to be the new archbishop of Manila.

    By Catholic News Service
  • Caritas Bangladesh aims to keep people safe after fire at refugee camp

    Caritas Bangladesh aims to keep people safe after fire at refugee camp

    • Mar 25, 2021

    Even as the last of five fires was still out of control among clusters of tents and shelters that house 600,000 Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Abdullah Fuad, head of programs for Caritas Bangladesh, was thinking of the women and children who have now endured one more disaster.

    By Michael Swan
  • Myanmar cardinal urges nonviolence as coup death count climbs

    Myanmar cardinal urges nonviolence as coup death count climbs

    • Mar 25, 2021

    Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, in Myanmar, has asked that as tensions national rise and the death count grows amid the country’s military coup, protesters reaffirm their commitment to non-violence.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Duterte says he will forcibly close churches holding Masses in Philippines

    Duterte says he will forcibly close churches holding Masses in Philippines

    • Mar 23, 2021

    Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman is warning that the government will forcibly close Catholic churches in the capital if priests proceed with a plan to hold Masses.

    By Associated Press
  • International Catholic organizations condemn Myanmar military actions

    International Catholic organizations condemn Myanmar military actions

    • Mar 21, 2021

    International Catholic organizations are condemning the actions of the Myanmar military, which has continued to crack down on protesters since its Feb. 1 coup.

    By Catholic News Service
  • Filipino troops kill rebel commander, rescue last hostage

    Filipino troops kill rebel commander, rescue last hostage

    • Mar 21, 2021

    Philippine troops killed an Abu Sayyaf rebel commander blamed for years of ransom kidnappings and on Sunday rescued the last of his four Indonesian captives, the military said.

    By Jim Gomez
  • Hundreds of Christian families face eviction from their homes in Pakistan

    Hundreds of Christian families face eviction from their homes in Pakistan

    • Mar 18, 2021

    Over the past week, the houses of 450 Catholic families were destroyed in Pakistan, and those of 1,000 Christians will be bulldozed by government officials in upcoming days.

    By Inés San Martín
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