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Police block access to Indian Catholic school

Police block access to Indian Catholic school

Christians, civil society urge peace in riot-hit Indian state

Christians, civil society urge peace in riot-hit Indian state

19 dead in South Asia monsoon floods

19 dead in South Asia monsoon floods

Thai prelate seeks help for Myanmar refugees

Thai prelate seeks help for Myanmar refugees

Tibetan leader calls for ‘true autonomy’ within China

Tibetan leader calls for ‘true autonomy’ within China

2 dead, 7 missing in Philippines fishing boat mishap

2 dead, 7 missing in Philippines fishing boat mishap

Indian bishop, nun get bail in anti-conversion case

Indian bishop, nun get bail in anti-conversion case

Climate activist accused of tax evasion in Vietnam

Climate activist accused of tax evasion in Vietnam

Restaurant explosion kills 31 in China

Restaurant explosion kills 31 in China

Features

Last of Bangladesh’s Buddhist Rakhines wage a losing war

Last of Bangladesh’s Buddhist Rakhines wage a losing war

Monday June 26, 2023, Emran Hossain

Muslim majority has replaced minority ethnic group in their villages in coastal districts of Patuakhali and Barguna

Jesus Mocked

Jesus Mocked

Monday June 26, 2023, Enrico Cattaneo, SJ, La Civiltà Cattolica

Jesus was accused of being an impostor, an evildoer, a glutton and a drunkard, possessed by demons, and more in the Bible

The Astalli Center 2023 Annual Report

The Astalli Center 2023 Annual Report

Friday June 23, 2023, Camillo Ripamonti, SJ, La Civiltà Cattolica

Activities and Services of the Jesuit Refugee Service in Italy

The new context of international trade

The new context of international trade

Wednesday June 21, 2023, Fernando de la Iglesia Viguiristi SJ, La Civiltà Cattolica

Fears of a possible new trade war hover which would be an additional source of economic damage, the last thing we need

Hardly a drop to drink in Bangladesh's Barind tract

Hardly a drop to drink in Bangladesh's Barind tract

Wednesday June 21, 2023, Piyas Biswas

A Catholic church helps villagers with fresh water but over-exploitation is causing the water table to decline further

Joseph Ratzinger: A Reader of Teilhard de Chardin

Joseph Ratzinger: A Reader of Teilhard de Chardin

Wednesday June 14, 2023, Andreas Lind, SJ

Through Ratzinger’s writings we can see how the reception of the Teilhardian vision was also present in Vatican II

Vietnam’s lapsed Catholics walk back despite restrictions

Vietnam’s lapsed Catholics walk back despite restrictions

Wednesday June 14, 2023, UCA News reporter

In Vietnam's three northwestern provinces, where religion was once prohibited, Catholics are coming back to the faith

Korea, Bangladesh church collaboration nurtures future priests

Korea, Bangladesh church collaboration nurtures future priests

Tuesday June 13, 2023, UCA News reporter

Seminarians from the Muslim-majority nation in South Asia have been studying in Korean seminaries for years

Michelangelo and the Theology of the Book of Esther

Michelangelo and the Theology of the Book of Esther

Tuesday June 13, 2023, Giancarlo Pani SJ

To understand the fresco, it should be kept in mind that the scenes painted in the Chapel’s four spandrels illustrate events of salvation history

At 81, Vietnamese activist fighting for Agent Orange victims

At 81, Vietnamese activist fighting for Agent Orange victims

Monday June 12, 2023, AFP, Hanoi

Tran To Nga is waging a court battle to win justice for victims of toxic herbicide sprayed by US forces during the war

The Tragedy of War and Curzio Malaparte

The Tragedy of War and Curzio Malaparte

Saturday June 10, 2023, Diego Mattei, SJ

Malaparte was condemned by the Vatican on June 17, 1950, for his novel La pelle (The Skin)

Women in the New Taliban state

Women in the New Taliban state

Wednesday June 7, 2023, Giovanni Sale, SJ

Measures taken by the Taliban in Kabul highlight the repressive and essentially misogynistic character of the new 'emirate'

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