India: Festival Of Colors Worries Environmentalists
Social activists and environmentalists in India are concerned over the burning of trees and wide use of toxic materials during
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India: Bishops Seek To Postpone Polling On Maundy Thursday
By Tejaswi Ravinder Catholic bishops have urged authorities to change the April 18 date for parliamentary elections in India’s Karnataka
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China Rejects US Ambassador’s Criticism Of Religious Repression
A Chinese commissioner in Hong Kong has hit back at a U.S. religious ambassador’s comments about the lack of religious
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Duterte’s Philippine Church Tirades Met With Bible Passages
By Joe Torres A leading Philippine bishop released a video on social media earlier this week in response to tirades
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Pope Francis Asked To Help Resolve India-Pakistan Crisis
By Kamran Chaudhry A Christian Pakistani lawmaker has appealed to Pope Francis to support dialogue efforts aimed at resolving tensions
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Sri Lanka: Activists Condemn Anti-Terror Legislation
By Quintus Colombage Rights activists and journalists have condemned the Sri Lankan government’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and planned
Read moreJudge Pope Francis On Actions, Not Intentions – OpEd
By Father Myron Pereira* “Go, Francis — repair my Church!” These words of the crucifix in the church of San
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Bangladesh: At Least 70 Dead In Dhaka Fire
By Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario At least 70 people were killed in the old part of Bangladesh’s capital
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Philippines: Farmers Attack Law Lifting Rice Import Limits
By Mark Saludes Farmers in the Philippines have voiced anger over a new law liberalizing the importation of rice, saying
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Sri Lanka: Government Places Advert For Executioners
Sri Lanka has been having trouble finding two men with what is described as the “mental strength” to execute condemned
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