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  • [ December 21, 2025 ] Church in Jordan reopens as a rare window into pre-Constantinian Christianity News Briefs
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Cook Islands hosts ecumenical World Day of Prayer

March 7, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

The ecumenical World Day of Pray was held on the island of Roratonga in the Cook Islands on March 7, 2025. / Credit: Svetype26|Shutterstock

Rome Newsroom, Mar 7, 2025 / 11:35 am (CNA).
The Cook Islands, a nation in the Pacific Ocean, hosted thi… […]

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Cardinal Chow in tears during prayer for Pope Francis at China’s Sheshan basilica

March 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, SJ, archbishop of Hong Kong, China / Daniel Ibáñez

Rome Newsroom, Mar 4, 2025 / 11:55 am (CNA).
Cardinal Stephen Chow, the Jesuit bishop of Hong Kong, was moved to tears as he and Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shangha… […]

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‘I only kneel before God’: The last words of priest killed in Myanmar

February 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 5

At left, funeral of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win (pictured at right), martyred in Myanmar on Feb. 14, 2025. / Credit: Archdiocese of Mandalay

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Two women who witnessed the murder of Father Don… […]

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44-year-old priest murdered amid Myanmar civil war

February 19, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win. / Credit: Courtesy of Archdiocese of Mandalay

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 19, 2025 / 17:20 pm (CNA).
Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, a 44-year-old diocesan priest of the Archdiocese of Mandalay in Myanmar, was ki… […]

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Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea inaugurates ‘the era of 1,000 priests’

February 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The 26 new priests of the Archdiocese of Seoul give their first blessing after the ordination ceremony on Feb. 7, 2025. / Credit: Archdiocese of Seoul

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 13, 2025 / 13:50 pm (CNA).
The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea has … […]

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Myanmar cathedral bombed days after its establishment: ‘We will rebuild’

February 11, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. / Credit: hyotographics/Shutterstock

CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA).
A newly-designated Catholic cathedral in Myanmar was bombed by the military regime last week amid an on… […]

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Nearly 2 dozen bishops visit remote community of ‘banished’ Catholics in eastern India

February 7, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Catholics await the arrival of bishops in front of the Catholic church in Nandagiri, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. / Credit: Anto Akkara

Bangalore, India, Feb 7, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
Dozens of Catholic families of the Nandagiri settlement i… […]

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Indian bishops mourn stampede deaths at massive Hindu festival attended by millions

February 3, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

An aerial view of tents installed at Sangam ahead of Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Jan. 7, 2025. / Credit: prabhat kumar verma/Shutterstock

Bangalore, India, Feb 3, 2025 / 13:20 pm (CNA).
The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI)&nbs… […]

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South Korea priest feeds hungry youth with kimchi stew

February 1, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Feb 1, 2025 / 05:30 am (CNA).
A priest in South Korea is serving up bowls of rich Korean stew in Seoul via a restaurant ministry as a means to fight youth hunger in the nation’s capital.Father G… […]

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Church ‘frustrated’ over government takeover of school appointments in Gujarat, India

January 29, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

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Bangalore, India, Jan 29, 2025 / 14:05 pm (CNA).
The Catholic Church in the western Indian state of Gujarat has expressed “frustration” over the state High Court confirming the government’s power in a… […]

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