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The law of Christ is simple. Love. Love God by loving your neighbor. And your neighbor is anyone close enough to be loved, anyone in 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.For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com  For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. From controversial executions in Saudi Arabia and missing activists in Vietnam, to disaster fraud in Indonesia and student suspensions in the Philippines, citizens across Asia are demanding immediate justice. Tune in to listen. Filed by UCA News reporters, 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. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com We Christians have been shown Christ, the image of God, so that we can proclaim that image to all the world. In order to do so, we must clear away whatever mars that image in us. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. In this week’s summary, a broadcaster is murdered in the Philippines, a China-North Korea bridge finally opens, mob violence erupts in Pakistan, and twenty-four South Korean Christians face arrest in Nepal. Filed by UCA News reporters, 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. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

In the Eucharist, in the worship and service of the community of good and bad folks that Jesus invites to the banquet of God's Kingdom, I am offered a foretaste of heaven. How could I do other than rejoice? About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com  For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. This week Myanmar’s military occupies churches, Indian Christians face coordinated attacks, Malaysia deports refugees, and Bangladesh arrests political opponents. Plus, vital news updates from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. Filed by UCA News reporters, 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. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

There is one other thing we must do. We must hear and heed the messengers God sends to us workers in the vineyard. For we, too, need to be converted throughout our lives. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. From anti-dynasty drives in the Philippines and security arrests in Hong Kong to missing activists in Cambodia, demographic rows in India, and labor shifts in Bangladesh, Asia faces major sociopolitical changes. Tune in and subscribe free to listen. Filed by UCA News reporters, 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. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

The test of Christian faith is not merely whether or not we are in church on Sunday. Going to church is the renewing of our "yes" to the call of God. But, do we follow through on the promise? About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com  For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. This week: Sri Lankan families welcome Easter attack verdicts, South Korean bishops demand an end to capital punishment, and Indonesian farmers celebrate a landmark agrarian reform law backed by the Church. Tune in and subscribe free to listen. Filed by UCA News reporters, 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. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

Just as the parables of Jesus show the love of God in stories about lost coins, vineyards and generous landowners, the followers of Jesus must make the events of everyday life point to God's loving presence among us. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com  For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. This week, rights advocates challenge governments in China, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. Meanwhile, religious leaders in Korea, India, and Pakistan defend their communities, as Asia unites for disaster relief and peace. Tune in and subscribe free to listen. Filed by UCA News reporters, 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. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

The way out of the paradox is to realize that forgiving and being forgiven is not a parade of activities that happen in order – God forgives, then I forgive, then God forgives. God’s forgiving me and my forgiving others go on together.   About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com  For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. A Philippine ferry burns, an Ahmadi leader is murdered, Papuan rights workers face firebombs, a Chinese lawyer flees, Rome appoints a bishop, and UNESCO considers Japan's historic onsen bathing culture. Tune in to listen. 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. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com

The Lord's command to confront sin in ourselves and others is never easy to fulfill. It is even harder, perhaps, to be the object of that confrontation, whether as individuals or as societies. So, what are we to do? About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com   For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews For Commentaries about Global Church, visit www.globalcatholic.com