UCA News Podcast

Each of us is presented with the same vocation as Mary. God says to you and to me, "Make my Son present in the world. Forgive sins. Bring healing. Live with faith that my love is stronger than your d…

As the boy Jesus "increased in wisdom and in years and in divine and human favor, " so, too, the Church grows in wisdom, years and favor.

About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missi…

Today we remember and celebrate the fact that we can know God's glory and power not as some sort of information, but as a person. So, on Christmas Day we move from the story to the program, from what…

Christmas is, of course, much more than a child's feast. But, it is, indeed, a time for us to reflect upon children and the gifts we give them, the legacy we leave them.

About the Speaker: Father Will…

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.

Residents of a village in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh have restrained tribal Christians from celebrating Christmas…

Mature faith can have much in common with mature atheism, since believers and non-believers face the same questions in the same world and both recognize that whether they believe in God or not is a c…

What we really want has already been given us. We do not have to wait until Christmas Day to receive it. We do not have to wait until we start following all the good advice we have received.

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Christians in conflict-torn Papua in Indonesia marked International Human Rights Day with Way of the Cross for an end t…

Advent is the season in which the Church recommits itself to living a great adventure. We are a band of companions walking through a world of marvels and dangers to a promised goal, eternal life with…

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.

Arbitrary detention of protesters was the most prevalent violation of civic freedoms across countries in the Asia-Pacif…

Can I believe that when troubles come the Lord comes as well? How can I deepen my faith in that coming? The Lord's answer is "Pray constantly."

About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll…

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.

The global rights group has criticized Myanmar’s military junta for use of anti-personnel mines that have killed and ma…

November, at least in the northern hemisphere, is the month when winter darkness prevails, and nature seems to enter its night. But while night is an end, it is also a prelude to new beginnings. Fath…

When we say Christ is King, we say we belong to him and to no others. We cannot, then, be used or abused, since that is an attack upon his subjects and his sovereignty.

About the Speaker: Father Will…

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Junior has stated that a Filipino woman sentenced to death in Indonesia on drug c…

The Good News is not that God will make everything work out as we wish but that he is with us in a special way when it seems our world is ending.

About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Marykno…

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A cardinal in Singapore has called for religious and racial unity after a priest was stabbed in the face during Mas…

Every religion has weird practices and ideas attached to it that, while not essential to the religion, and maybe even inimical to it, can influence the way it is seen. They can alienate or drive away…

The woman knew better. She knew that what she had was nothing compared to what God offers. God offers me eternity. Can I, in gratitude, find ways to offer up my treasure of time?

About the Speaker: Fa…

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.

The claim by a Hindu leader that churches are involved in drug trade in India’s northeast region has sparked widespread…