UCA News Podcast

Nihon Hidankyo, Japan’s nationwide organization of atomic bomb survivors, was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. The award announcement said one reason the organization received the award was that the personal testimony of its members has advanced “stigmatizing the use of nuclear weapons.” Father William Grimm  shares some thoughts on this. Produced by Binu Alex  About the Speaker: Father William...

Sometimes, being a Christian means going against doing what comes naturally. The whole world does what comes naturally, and that is why it needs salvation. 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 Asi...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Indian Church leaders welcome maiden government-sponsored peace talks between tribal Christians and Hindu Meitei community in conflict-torn Manipur state. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, prese...

Jesus is challenging us to live in the real world, to give up all that might allow us to avoid the truth that there is no easy way to share in everlasting life. And everlasting life is what we all really want; all our other searches are symptoms of that desire. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. F...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Pope Francis announced 21 new cardinals including five Asians, which observers say once again shows his thrust for going to the peripheries of the Church. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, prese...

Jesus defended two groups in his society that had no defense. He forbade discarding wives or denying children their right to a place among his followers. There is no toleration in the Reign of God for the bias that infected his society and infects our own.   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...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Religious hardliners target Sufi shrines, minorities and culturally important places in Muslim-majority Bangladesh following the political changeover. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented...

We companions of Jesus have an essential vocation. All men and women are called to live in the dignity of children of God. 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 contrib...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Sri Lanka’s first leftist president sparks hope for change in the crisis-laden island nation. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by David Lawrence, background score by Andre Louis and p...

We can all understand the argument the disciples had. We spend much of our lives seeking status, protecting our status, or mourning the loss of status. 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, vis...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Christian leaders say Indian government’s new “road map” for peace in strife-torn Manipur state is too late and too difficult to achieve as warring parties continue “to stick to their guns.” Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Roz...

Christ's call for us to take up the cross is an invitation to learn that though suffering is always with us and may make us think God is far from us, it is actually a share in the life of God who also takes up the cross. 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,...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Pope Francis wrapped up the longest apostolic journey of his pontificate covering four nations in Asia and Oceania, infusing joy and hope among millions in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compil...

The way to make God's love present in this creation is to groan with Christ. Anyone who has tried to share God's love with the world comes to know 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, vi...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Pope Francis arrived at the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Tuesday, kicking off the longest apostolic journey of his pontificate covering four nations in Asia and Oceania. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anos...

Do my devotions, practices and thoughts deepen my understanding of real Christianity, or am I in danger of wandering from the truth? Have the customs I learned from my family, from my community and from the teachers of my faith begun to warp or replace that faith? About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Devastating floods left dozens of dead and millions affected in Bangladesh and India in recent days. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by David Lawrence, background score by Andre Loui...

If Jesus is indeed who he and the Church say he is, then there really is no place else to go. If he is real, then any alternative is unreal. We have no choice. If we accept the truth of Jesus' divinity, we must accept the reality of the Eucharist we share. 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 ne...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Pakistani Christians marked the first anniversary of the anti-Christian violence in Jaranwala with a protest rally, calling for justice and an end to abuses. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, pr...

Would someone watching us at the Eucharist be so stirred or disturbed by our conviction that the sacrament is the real presence of Christ for us that he or she might think I was involved in some form of cannibalism? 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...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Global rights group Human Rights Watch slammed the military junta and rebel forces for atrocities against civilians in the conflict-scarred nation. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by...

The Eucharist we share is food like that the angel gave Elijah. It is food that enables us to persevere in our long journey to God. It is the strength of God. 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 As...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Impoverished Timor-Leste faces criticism for allocating US$12 million for Pope Francis’ visit in September including US$1 million for an altar for a papal Mass. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar,...

The Lord sets a banquet before me, but all too often, I look over, under and around the table for the sort of nourishment I think I need instead of feasting on what I am offered, the only real nourishment I need. 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 ww...

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Indians mourn as a series of landslides destroyed hundreds of homes and killed at least 200 people in India’s southern Kerala state. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by David Lawrence...