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Indonesian Catholics mobilise after building at Islamic school collapses
Following the collapse on Monday of a historic Islamic boarding school in East Java that, so far, has left three students dead and about 100 injured, the local bishop has said that Catholics are mobilising to take part in relief efforts. Source: Crux.
Church leaders back rally against corruption
Catholic clergy, religious and laity came out in droves at an anti-corruption rally in Manila, Philippines, on Sunday that drew tens of thousands of protesters. Source: Catholic Review.
Korean Catholics help tackle country’s rising suicide rate
The head of a Catholic church-run mental health group in South Korea says suicide prevention programs have saved many from taking their own lives, as the nation sees a rise in suicide-related deaths. Source: UCA News.
Indonesia’s bishops blame government for deadly protests
Indonesia’s Catholic bishops are blaming a deadly wave of civil unrest on “unwise and unjust words, actions” by the country’s government under President Prabowo Subianto. Source: Crux.
Myanmar bishop hopes to rebuild church bombed by military junta
A Catholic bishop in civil war-torn Myanmar voiced hope that “everyone will do their part” to rebuild a church destroyed in his diocese during a military junta airstrike against rebel groups. Source: UCA News.
Filipino Catholics urged to confront ‘thorns’ of society
A cardinal has urged Filipino Catholics to confront the “thorns” of society – including environmental destruction and corruption – through faith and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Source: CBCP News.
Pope, bishops appeal for peace between Thailand and Cambodia
A fragile ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appears to be holding firm as Pope Leo XIV and Catholic bishops from both nations called for prayer, peace, and protection for displaced families caught in the crossfire. Source: CNA.
Jesuit Mission Australia issues urgent call for support in Myanmar
Jesuit Mission Australia has issued an urgent call for support in Myanmar, with new United Nations figures revealing that more than 22 million people – approximately one-third of the country’s population – are now in critical need of humanitarian assistance.
Nine men jailed for murder of Myanmar priest
A court affiliated with Myanmar’s exiled National Unity Government has sentenced nine men to 20 years in prison for the killing of a Catholic priest in the country’s conflict-torn Sagaing region earlier this year. Source: Catholic Review.