UCA News Podcast

Faith is not certainty, it is a choice. I choose, because of the evidence I have experienced of God's loving help in ages past, to believe that love will not desert me. If I am right, I will know. If I am wrong, I will not know. And in that case, neither being wrong nor having lived at all will matter. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in As...

isten to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Christians and civil society groups condemn latest attack as move to destabilize peace and harmony in region amid blasts in Pakistan,  Bangladesh and India. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, pr...

This feast of one church building in Rome reminds us that we can and should appreciate and celebrate all the buildings in which we gather as a community. Those buildings, whether they be lowly huts or grand basilicas, are our homes. 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 Chur...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh told to pay compensation to Muslim man detained for alleged forced conversion of a Hindu woman. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews,...

The feast might be called All Sinners Day, for it is a day to recall that though we are called to sanctity and eternal life, we are not the saints we might be, the saints we hope to become. 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 new...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Indonesian authorities criticized for including former military dictator Suharto in a list of nominees for recognition as national heroes. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Ma...

Love it or fear it, a new Church is being born. It will take several lifetimes, but eventually the Church throughout the world will be different because of what is happening at the back of the temple. 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.co...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. An upcoming Bollywood movie, claiming the iconic Taj Mahal is a Hindu temple, has caused fresh controversy in the Hindu-majority nation. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Math...

Those in power who fear what people — especially those who have been deprived — have to say deprive themselves of the opportunity to change their lives for the better — in other words, of the chance to repent. 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.u...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Church leaders and rights activists have condemned a surge in violence against media workers in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews,...

We receive many gifts from God, but it is not the gifts nor even the recipient, but the Giver, upon whom we should focus. 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 contribu...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Singapore carried out its second execution in two weeks for drug offence, amid allegations by family of a Malaysian man that “critical evidence” was ignored. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar,...

People and situations will always appear that will need a response from this servant of God. The more I respond, the more opportunities for service will open up to me. 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 news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Violence broke out after the alleged rape of a tribal girl in the restive hilly region in southeast Bangladesh. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, background score by...

This parable is a wake-up call to see that each and every man and woman is a child of God, and therefore my brother, my sister. Awareness can be the first step in conversion. 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...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. A female journalist and five activists accused of aiding and abetting terrorism in the the Philippines are set free after spending seven years in jail. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presen...

Investing is a way to wealth in much of the world today. Ideally, an investment grows, leading to yet further investment. Can I do that with my possessions, putting at least some of them forward for the needy? 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.u...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. A top Catholic official in Nepal has welcomed the interim government led by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, background score by...

The triumph of the cross is that, though suffering is always with us and may make us think we are far from God, when we suffer, we share in the life of God. Defeat, then, is victory. The holy Cross triumphs! 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.uca...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Pope Leo XIV has lauded people of different religions in Bangladesh for exhibiting unity amid natural disasters, tragedies. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, backgrou...

Today, Jesus is telling us to be ready for fire so that when it comes, we will not be surprised, but resolute, knowing that the crisis today is one we took into account from the start. 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...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Chinese authorities are training children and youth to vilify religious groups deemed illegal in the communist-ruled nation. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, backgro...

We tend to think that reflection upon the Word of God, upon the Work of God, is something solemn, serious, and private. But, sometimes, we should be ready to hear the Word in the hustle and bustle of our lives, in the symposium of eating, drinking and gabbing that is our daily life. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hon...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Timor-Leste’s national parliament’s approval to purchase 65 new cars for parliamentarians has been slammed by critics. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, background sc...

Salvation is the state of being fully what God intends one to be. What God intends is loving communion with each of us and for us to live in communion with one another. So, whatever I do that helps my brothers and sisters know God's love and share it is an aid to their salvation. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong K...