In a world full of terrors, we have been commissioned to share the Good News that we need not fear. God’s love protects us. God’s love embraces us eternally, overcoming fear, overcoming death.

About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.

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Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes.

Indonesian Catholic students joined nationwide protests against the government's flagship free meal program amid corruption allegations, food poisoning incidents and a constitutional challenge. In India, Human Rights Watch accused authorities of forcibly expelling ethnic Bengali residents to Bangladesh without due process, leaving families stranded along the border. Meanwhile, Chinese authorities detained two leaders of a prominent Protestant house church following a police raid, as the government continues its crackdown on unregistered religious groups. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia.

Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis, edited and produced by Binu Alex for Union of Catholic Asian News.

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My life as a Christian is not some sort of fortuitous accident. I have been chosen by God just as the Twelve were chosen. Somewhere in this world there is someone for whom I am God’s gift.

About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.

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Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes.

Catholic bishops in the Philippines appealed for donations after a powerful earthquake killed at least 41 people and left hundreds injured. In China, a Buddhist monk was detained after briefly commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary, while in Hong Kong, a construction worker was jailed under national security laws for distributing leaflets calling for an election boycott. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia.

Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis, edited and produced by Binu Alex for Union of Catholic Asian News.

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Fortunately, Christ is not so choosy. He is willing to be present in the bread and wine that his people share. He is willing to be present in that people and in what they do as individuals and a community to show the love of God to the world.

About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.

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Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes.

Asian bishops urged churches in the region to deepen dialogue and common witness at an ecumenical gathering in Thailand. Rights group, CIVICUS accused Hong Kong authorities of using security laws to suppress activism and free expression, and Thailand signaled it would reject colonial-era maps used by Cambodia amid worsening border tensions between the two countries. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia.

Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis, edited and produced by Binu Alex for Union of Catholic Asian News.

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Christians called to show God's love to the world should show a love that is so full as to overflow us, bringing unity to a world of many persons.

About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.

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Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes.

Indonesian Catholics donated sacrificial animals to Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha as a gesture of interfaith solidarity, families of Sri Lanka’s disappeared marched in Colombo demanding truth and justice for civil war victims, and Cambodia sentenced six Chinese nationals to life imprisonment over the murder of a South Korean student linked to online scam networks. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia.

Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis, edited and produced by Binu Alex for Union of Catholic Asian News.

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