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In Philippines, bishop calls for mental health approach to drug problems
Manila, Philippines, Oct 12, 2019 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- Amid a United Nations investigation into a brutal “war on drugs”...
Read moreLegal group warns about sex-selective abortion on Day of the Girl Child
New Delhi, India, Oct 11, 2019 / 10:13 am (CNA).- On the International Day of the Girl Child, a legal...
Read moreAnything that threatens Communism is a target, Chinese human rights advocate says
Washington D.C., Oct 10, 2019 / 04:30 pm (CNA).- A Chinese human rights activist and former political prisoner has called...
Read moreCatholic bishops add to concerns over Australian religious discrimination bill
Canberra, Australia, Oct 8, 2019 / 12:49 pm (CNA).- The Catholic bishops of Australia are among those who have called...
Read moreMacau diocese angered by government light show on church ruins
Macau, China, Oct 4, 2019 / 07:01 pm (CNA).- A diocese in southern China expressed disappointment Wednesday regarding a patriotic...
Read moreNew Zealand bishop resigns over ‘unacceptable behaviour’ with young woman
Palmerston North, New Zealand, Oct 4, 2019 / 03:10 pm (CNA).- The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has accepted...
Read moreAustralian bishop rejects calls to dismantle seminaries
Sydney, Australia, Oct 3, 2019 / 11:00 am (CNA).- A Catholic bishop in Australia has dismissed media reports that Church...
Read moreBurmese cardinal laments religious leaders’ silence over violence
Yangon, Burma, Oct 3, 2019 / 12:01 am (CNA).- Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon has decried Burma's ongoing violence,...
Read moreChristian think tank warns of flaws in Australian religious discrimination bill
Canberra, Australia, Oct 1, 2019 / 07:01 pm (CNA).- Freedom for Faith, a Christian legal think tank, expressed concerns last...
Read moreChina marks 70 years of communism and human rights abuses
Beijing, China, Oct 1, 2019 / 04:32 pm (CNA).- On Tuesday, the People’s Republic of China marked the 70th anniversary...
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