UCA News Podcast

We, the new people of God, have been prepared for our vocation. We are the apostles. Christ has stepped aside so that we might step forward. The Acts of the Apostles begins with the Ascension of Jesus; they continue with us. 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 As...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Authorities urged to take necessary measures to end the desecration of Christian graves in the Muslim-majority country. 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 s...

The gift of peace would be glorious in itself, but as Christians we have a special vocation. We are called not merely to find peace, but to be the means of peace for others. 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 t...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Pakistani Christians have denounced the government for excluding Christian representatives from its official delegation to Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration ceremony. 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 Maleka...

Bringing the world to Christ is our vocation. Loving one another is the way to live that vocation. 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 contribute please visit www.uca...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. The former president was elected mayor of Davao by a landslide, despite his detention by the International Criminal Court. 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, backgroun...

It is still Easter time. It is still the season of resurrection. It is still the season to recall that my life is not a matter of the merely day-to-day, but of eternity. 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 C...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. As the College of Cardinals on May 7 evening elected the Chicago-born Augustinian Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to succeed Pope Francis, the so-called official Church in China has elected two bishops, says a report. Listen to this and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, co...

We have a new pope, and as always when that happens people wonder if he will follow or change the direction set by his predecessor. By his choice of name and the words of his first address to the world, Pope Leo has indicated that he will continue in the footsteps of Pope Francis, showing special care for the poor, the outcast, the struggling. Father William Grimm  shares some thoughts on this. Pr...

Peter was chosen to lead the disciples, to lead the Church, not because he was bright or well-spoken or a deep thinker. He was appointed to look after the Lord's flock because he loved the Lord. 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   Fo...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. More than 50,000 Catholics were present for a requiem Mass for Pope Francis, the first pontiff to visit Timor-Leste since it declared independence in 1989. 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...

God entrusts us with a great gift. Overcoming evil depends upon our willingness to forgive. It is up to us. We can forgive, or we can refuse to forgive. God will accept our decision. 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 an...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Catholic bishops have condemned the attack on tourists by militants in India’s Kashmir that killed 26 people and injured 17 others. 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,...

On this Sunday, this Easter Sunday, we remember what every Sunday is because of what happened one Sunday long ago when the mission of the Church was born in the proclamation, "The Lord 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   F...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Malaysian police are probing an incident involving some university students carrying a cross while dressed in robes similar to those worn by the Ku Klux Klan. 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,...

We are frequently asked, reminded, or even commanded to pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. But what if those prayers have already been answered in the negative? Perhaps it is time to quit wasting our breath on redundant prayers in spite of God’s clear answer and instead pray, think, and experiment to see what ministry might look like in the future. Father Willi...

Today is also a day of commitment to be a sign of God's love. God felt it worthwhile for Jesus to die in order that I might know love. My life is worth giving in the day-to-day as well as, if necessary, in death so that others may know that love. 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...

Our sharing Eucharist is a service -- a service to the world. We can wash its feet, and we can bring it with us as we share union with Christ. It's all one and the same. 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 C...

We give thanks to Christ for uniting with us, embracing the fear, pain and death that are an ineradicable part of our lives. At the worst times of my life, Christ crucified is there with 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...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Catholic bishops have allied with Thai opposition parties to urge the government to abandon a bill that aims to legalize gambling. 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, b...

Sin is serious, but the most important thing in the world is the love of God that forgives our sins. The scribes and Pharisees had forgotten that. 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 ww...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Muslim leaders in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara have apologized for displaying the flag of a banned Islamic group during a parade celebrating Eid festival. 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, p...

Lent is a time for me to come to my senses and return to my Father. I do not need fancy words. I do not need to buy forgiveness with good deeds or intentions. All I need is to say, "Father, I have flunked." 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.ucan...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule for around 10 minutes.  The 22-year-old survived a murderous attack at his workplace over an alleged desecration of Islamic texts. 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 And...

We are celebrating Lent, the season of repentance. We reflect upon our sinfulness and do what we can with God's help to change our lives. Rather than punishing us, God gives us chance after chance to stop causing divine and human suffering. 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...