Catholic Relief Services is working with local partners to help determine the greatest needs of survivors of Indonesia’s Dec. 22 tsunami.
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Vietnam and the Vatican agree to upgrade diplomatic relations in near future
“They shared the belief that this step will help relations between the two sides grow and develop further,” said the statement, released Dec. 20.
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Lost girls of Indonesia among 61,000 dead and missing migrants
The National Agency for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Workers has counted more than 2,600 cases of dead or missing Indonesian migrants since 2014.
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Cardinal Gracias: Synod document must be adapted to needs of Asian youth
The issues that concern young Asians are different from those of their counterparts in the West, the Indian cardinal said.
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Pakistani Christians fear violence after Asia Bibi’s blasphemy death sentence is overturned
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Asia Bibi, a Catholic mother of five.
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U.N. investigator: Genocide still taking place in Myanmar
Genocide is still taking place against Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar and the government is increasingly demonstrating it has no interest in establishing a fully functioning democracy, U.N. investigators said Wednesday.
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Pope Francis expresses willingness to visit North Korea
The pope said he would visit North Korea “if an official invitation arrives.”
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South Korean President praises Pope Francis’ message of peace
“In recent months, the pope’s prayer and blessing have given the Korean people great encouragement and hope on the path to peace,” Moon wrote in L’Osservatore Romano.
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The Jesuit business network fighting poverty in Africa and beyond
The Miller Center at Santa Clara is just one institution in a broader network looking to make a positive social impact.
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Indian nuns demand arrest of bishop accused of rape
A group of Catholic nuns is holding a public protest in south India, demanding the arrest of a bishop whom one nun accused of rape.