Church grows despite challenges in Communist Laos

Church grows despite challenges in Communist Laos

A Christian service is held in a church in the Lao capital Vientiane in a file image (Photo: Radio Free Asia) By UCA News reporter Nov 27 2023 Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa’s grandfather was a close associate of the missionaries from the Paris Foreign Missions Society...
The power of words

The power of words

By Fr Ron Rolheiser, OMI Nov 16 2023 Words give us meaning. We can’t make or remake reality, but the words we choose to name our reality can lift us out of the humdrum of everyday experience.Unfortunately, today many of the words we need to give us proper meaning no...
Living the faith life in communist Vietnam

Living the faith life in communist Vietnam

Mary Tran Thi Tam fans catechism students at Nghia Lo Church on Sep 9 (Photo: UCA News) By UCA News reporter Nov 7 2023 The first thing Mary Tran Thi Tam does after waking at 4 a.m. is to pray at the altar in her terraced house. An hour later, she is all set wearing a...