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Papal rosary presented to Japanese boxer who was world’s longest death row inmate
MUMBAI – Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo recently visited an 88-year-old Japanese former boxer and convert to Catholicism who was...
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‘I only kneel before God’: The last words of priest killed in Myanmar
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 25, 2025 / 07:00 am Two women who witnessed the murder of Father...
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44-year-old priest murdered amid Myanmar civil war
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 19, 2025 / 17:20 pm Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, a...
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Catholic priest murdered in the Kachin area of Myanmar
MUMBAI, India – A Catholic priest was killed in Myanmar on Friday, an incident that “deeply shocked and saddened” Cardinal...
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Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea inaugurates ‘the era of 1,000 priests’
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 13, 2025 / 13:50 pm The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea has...
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New archbishop of Bombay says Christians must acknowledge their frailty
MUMBAI, India – Archbishop John Rodrigues took hold of the Archdiocese of Bombay saying as leaders of the Church must...
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Myanmar cathedral bombed days after its establishment: ‘We will rebuild’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2025 / 16:20 pm A newly-designated Catholic cathedral in Myanmar was bombed by...
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India Church calls for better help for Christian Dalit class
MUMBAI, India – Catholic leaders in India are complaining the rights of Catholic Dalits are being violated. Dalits are the...
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Nearly 2 dozen bishops visit remote community of ‘banished’ Catholics in eastern India
By Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Feb 7, 2025 / 15:00 pm Dozens of Catholic families of the Nandagiri settlement in...
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Japanese cardinal supports efforts to aid Gaza, but questions plans to bring injured to Japan
MUMBAI, India – Japanese Cardinal Isao Kikuchi says it is important to help the suffering people in Gaza but questions...
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