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June 7, 2021

Third Catholic church in eastern Myanmar hit by military strikes

Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute during a protest in Yangon, Myanmar, June 3, 2021. A third church in Kayah state, a Catholic stronghold in eastern Myanmar, was damaged by indiscriminate shelling by the military June 6.

YANGON, Myanmar -- Another church in Kayah state, a Catholic stronghold in eastern Myanmar, was damaged by indiscriminate shelling by the military.

Published in International
May 26, 2021

Myanmar cardinal calls for peace after church bombing

People look at thick columns of black smoke from Hkamti, Myanmar, May 22, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media. Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon called for an end to violence after a deadly mortar attack May 23 claimed the lives of four people sheltering inside a church in a town in eastern Myanmar.

ROME -- Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, pleaded for an end to violence after a deadly mortar attack in his country claimed the lives of four people sheltering in a church.

Published in International
August 28, 2019

Indonesian police arrest suspects linked to 2018 church bombings

A member of the police bomb squad unit examines the site of a May 13, 2018, explosion outside Santa Maria Catholic Church in Surabaya, Indonesia. Ucanews.com reported Aug. 27 that arrests were made in East Java and that all those arrested were members of the Islamic State-affiliated group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian police have arrested six terrorist suspects, two of whom have been linked to last year's bombings at three churches in Surabaya, the country's second-largest city.

Published in International