1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (591+ words) A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early Aug. 15, killing at least 20 and sending thousands fleeing, officials say. Residents in Nagekeo regency, the area closest to the epicentre, raced for higher ground as the sea retreated…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (648+ words) The High Court in southern India's Kerala state has quashed the federal Home Ministry's decision to cancel the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of two Catholic Church-run charities, based on allegations that they funded a 2022 protest against an upcoming…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (789+ words) History shows that postliberal governments will always fail and will often leave the Church with a public perception issue in their wake, the authors of a new book argue. In "Why Postliberalism Failed," a title alluding to 2018's "Why Liberalism…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (360+ words) On Sept. 23, 2017, some 20,000 congregants gathered at Oklahoma City's Cox Convention Center for the beatification of Father Stanley Rother. It was a landmark event in that Father Rother was the first U.S priest to be declared blessed on the basis of…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (648+ words) Recent student protests in India have triggered debate in Pakistan, with many asking why there is no comparable protest movement at home despite the country's deep social and economic problems. Pakistan has more than 90 million people living in poverty, while…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (57+ words) ucanews.com Childs Death Exposes Protection Gaps In Eastern Indonesia Sri Lankan monks fear animal welfare bill may restrict Buddhist festivities Indonesian military slammed for 'intimidating' Catholics in Papua How Indians use frugal ingenuity to tackle the energy crisis Sunday…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (380+ words) A citizen journalist has been charged with incitement and denied bail by a Cambodian court for questioning last year's conflict with Thailand, in a case that human rights groups say warrants comparisons with a jailed, defrocked monk. Human rights group…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (745+ words) Catholic bishops have hailed the Indian government's decision to defer proposed changes to the country's foreign funding law and instead refer the amendment bill to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for a detailed examination and wider consultation. The Foreign Contribution…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (688+ words) Catholic climate advocates in the US say the worsening crisis facing Asia's vulnerable communities has become a major motivating factor behind their activism against Republican lawmakers' attempts to shield big oil from climate lawsuits. Kayla Jacobs, director of advocacy and…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (934+ words) One afternoon in May, nine schoolchildren swam in a river in northern Phu Tho province after class. When one began struggling in the current, four others jumped in without hesitation. None of the five survived. Just two days earlier, a…...