UCA News Podcast

No matter where some of the seed may land and the odds against it, the growth of the Reign of God is unstoppable. That's the seed, but what of the sower? 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/dona...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. India pushes divorce reform, Indonesia faces a rights backlash, a Pakistani blasphemy acquittal, South Korea’s ex-president remains jailed, Sri Lankans seek shrine access, plus border tensions in Cambodia and Taiwan. All these stories and more. 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 Cath...

The world around me may be in turmoil, but I will be in peace and calm, not because I am apart from the world, but because I am sharing God's deep love for that 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.comTo contribute please visit www.uca...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. From South Korea’s World Youth Day laws and Philippine political protests, to deadly airstrikes in Myanmar and Pakistan, and rising ethnic tensions in China and India. All these stories and more. 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. <p...

Part of the call of Christ is a call to repentance. It is not something I can reserve to Lent or an occasional confession. Because nearly my whole life is a nay-saying to God, my whole life must be repentance. 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.comTo...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Legal, religious, and social shakeups sweep Asia via landmark church rulings, political arrests, and policy overhauls across Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Pakistan, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka. All these stories and more. 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 As...

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. 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews...

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 la...

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. 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.comTo contribute pleas...

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 Jo...

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. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com   For news in and about the Chu...

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 Ma...

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. 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn X F...

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 Math...

Our first concern must always be with those who have not yet come to know Christ. Whatever we do as Christians, it must be shaped by our vocation to tell the whole world the Good News that Christ is risen. 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.comTo...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Cambodia accused Thailand of violating its sovereignty by opening a disputed Khmer temple to tourists and religious ceremonies, Indonesia’s military denied involvement in a bombing at a Catholic church in Papua, and Asian Church leaders urged stronger pastoral support for Christian families at a Bangkok gathering this week. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cove...

The Lord assures us that in his glory he is no longer limited by time and place and is with us today and always. That assurance gives us the confidence we need to obey his great command. 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.comTo contribute please vis...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Philippine bishops urged senators not to delay Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, Papuan students marched for justice after civilian killings, and Indian Church leaders condemned the murder of indigenous Christian leaders in conflict-hit Manipur this week. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by B...

Because the Spirit of the Risen Christ is in us we can face our own crosses with confidence that God is still at work, that God's will is done even when it is thwarted, as it so often is. 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.comTo con...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Protests erupted in Myanmar over plans to revive a controversial Chinese-backed dam project, while a Catholic actor-turned-politician reshaped South Indian politics and Bangladesh swore in its first Christian tribal woman lawmaker. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com ...