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March 2017

March 18, 2017

Guam bishop aims to resolve ‘distress’ regarding Neocatechumenal Way

Hagatna, Guam, Mar 18, 2017 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The practices of the Neocatechumenal...

March 11, 2017

Catholic church guard attacked over personal feud in Bangladesh

Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Mar 11, 2017 / 06:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A man acting as a...

March 09, 2017

More than 200 Korean martyrs are up for beatification

Seoul, South Korea, Mar 9, 2017 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The first Bishop of...

March 05, 2017

What’s it like to be an ‘invisible’ child under China’s one-child policy?

Beijing, China, Mar 5, 2017 / 05:31 am (CNA).- For some 35 years, the population...

March 01, 2017

The Filipino Catholic Church is resisting the brutal drug war

Manila, Philippines, Feb 28, 2017 / 05:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Caught in the throes of...

February 2017

February 17, 2017

Pakistan mourns victims of terrorist attacks

Hyderabad, Pakistan, Feb 17, 2017 / 11:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pakistanis are mourning those killed...

February 09, 2017

Philippines bishops: Trust in God, not Duterte’s deadly drug war

Manila, Philippines, Feb 8, 2017 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Though the Philippines president has...

February 08, 2017

Samurai martyr beatified in Japan

Tokyo, Japan, Feb 8, 2017 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A 17th century Catholic Samurai...

February 07, 2017

An Indian woman became a nun…because of elephants?

Orissa, India, Aug 17, 2017 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Nine years ago, Christians in...

February 06, 2017

Australian bishops apologize for Church’s failure in sex abuse crisis

Sydney, Australia, Feb 6, 2017 / 10:32 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Days before Australia’s Royal Commission...

February 01, 2017

Philippines bishops oppose bid for severe death penalty revival

Manila, Philippines, Jan 31, 2017 / 07:37 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Catholic bishops of the...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

In Philippines, brutal drug war prompts Catholic outcry

Manila, Philippines, Jan 25, 2017 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic leaders have spoken out...

January 16, 2017

Philippines blocks websites over child pornography concerns

Manila, Philippines, Jan 16, 2017 / 11:36 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Philippines government has blocked...

January 14, 2017

The Church in India – a shining light for all to see

Bhubaneswar, India, Jan 14, 2017 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- India is a country of...

January 06, 2017

In Pakistan, mass arrests halt rally backing blasphemy law

Lahore, Pakistan, Jan 6, 2017 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Supporters of Pakistan’s strict blasphemy...

December 2016

December 16, 2016

In Indonesia, Christian governor rejects blasphemy charge

Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec 16, 2016 / 10:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Christian governor of Jakarta,...

December 14, 2016

Drop plans to expand death penalty, bishops ask Philippines

Manila, Philippines, Dec 14, 2016 / 06:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic prayer and protests greeted...

December 08, 2016

Doctors warn Australian state against legalizing euthanasia

Melbourne, Australia, Dec 8, 2016 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The government of the Australian...

December 07, 2016

This cloistered nun got her doctorate in aerospace engineering

Mumbai, India, Jun 7, 2017 / 12:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A cloistered nun in India...

December 01, 2016

Terrorist threats may suspend Masses in Philippines capital

Manila, Philippines, Dec 1, 2016 / 02:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An uptick in terrorist activity...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

In Pakistan, 13 sentenced over lynching of Christian couple

Lahore, Pakistan, Nov 30, 2016 / 11:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Five men in Pakistan's Punjab...

November 29, 2016

How the Catholic Church in Australia aims to enhance anti-abuse efforts

Sydney, Australia, Nov 29, 2016 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In Australia, the Catholic Church...

November 10, 2016

Can South Korean Catholics evangelize Asia?

Seoul, South Korea, Nov 10, 2016 / 03:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics in South Korea...

November 09, 2016

Australia’s proposed refugee ban is ‘deliberately cruel’

Canberra, Australia, Nov 9, 2016 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Australian government's proposed permanent...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

Successor appointed for Guam archbishop accused of abuse

Hagatna, Guam, Oct 31, 2016 / 03:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis on Monday appointed...

October 25, 2016

As drug war darkens, Filipino cardinal sheds light with rehab centers

Manila, Philippines, Oct 25, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As the Philippines' controversial drug...

October 13, 2016

Christian TV networks in Pakistan ordered to close over lack of permits

Lahore, Pakistan, Oct 13, 2016 / 06:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Several Christian television stations in...

October 08, 2016

China’s ‘disgraceful’ human rights record gets worse every year

Washington D.C., Oct 8, 2016 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- China’s “utterly disgraceful” human rights...

September 2016

September 21, 2016

Amid communist rule, a Catholic university opens in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Sep 21, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After 40...

September 13, 2016

Why Japan won’t release the names of its knife attack victims

Tokyo, Japan, Sep 13, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In late July, the worst...