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- Nov 13, 2019
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Philippine official: Abu Sayyaf harboring suicide bomber
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Feb 7, 2019
An Abu Sayyaf militant leader accused of plotting a recent suicide attack in a Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines may be harboring a foreign would-be suicide bomber in his jungle base, a senior official said Thursday.
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India’s Kerala state publishes guidelines on clerical sex abuse
- Church in Asia
- Feb 7, 2019
Bishops in India’s most Christian state have declared a “zero tolerance” policy for the sexual abuse of children.
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Foreign aid groups accuse Indian government of impeding work
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Feb 6, 2019
International aid organizations have operated in India for decades, collaborating with the government on issues ranging from clean water to children’s education to disposal of e-waste. The government no longer sees these groups as partners, activists and observers say, but rather as threats.
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U.S. priest laicized for child abuse in East Timor; police investigate
- Catholic News Service, Church in Asia
- Feb 5, 2019
After accusations of sex abuse, the Vatican has laicized American Richard Daschbach, a former Divine Word missionary who ran orphanages in East Timor for 27 years.
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Philippine police: 5 suspects in church bombing in custody
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Feb 4, 2019
Five suspected Abu Sayyaf militants accused of involvement in the deadly bombing of a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines have surrendered to authorities, the national police chief said Monday.
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Witnesses tell about Christianity in North Korea
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Feb 1, 2019
Christianity is virtually outlawed in North Korea, where dictator Kim Jong Un is the subject of a personality cult that treats him like a god. This is what North Korean defectors told The Associated Press about the ways North Koreans maintain their beliefs.
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