The Messenger Newsletter, the Catholic press of Cambodia, Awards Twelve Children
November 7, 2005 Phnom Penh (C.S.C)--Twelve children won the Messenger Newsletter drawing competition. All participants were asked to choose among two subjects: “Cambodian landscape” and “farmers at work”. The competition was first ... read more.
CAMBODIA Catholics Show Respect For Ancestors By Observing Festival Of The Dead
October 18, 2005 KOMPONG THOM, Cambodia (UCAN) -- Every year Cambodians observe a festival of Khmer origin linked to the spirits of the dead, and Catholics are no exception.
About 50 parishioners gathered Oct. 3 at the Preak Sbouve pari... read more.
INDIA Churches Rush Medical Volunteers To Quake-hit Kashmir
October 17, 2005 NEW DELHI (UCAN) -- Volunteers from various parts of India have moved into remote villages of Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir state as members of relief and rescue missions sent by Christian aid agencies to the Indian sid... read more.
THAILAND Women Drug Addicts Overcome Dependency With Nuns' Help
October 13, 2005 CHACHOENGSAO, Thailand (UCAN) -- In Thailand's "war on drugs," tabloid newspapers have kept score with front-page photos of arrested traffickers, bloody bodies from shootouts and officials ceremonially burning seized narcot... read more.