UCA News Podcast
UCA News Podcast
UCA News, Fr. Michael Kelly, John Laurenson, Father William Grimm, Binu Alex, Grithanai Napasrapiwong
Listen to interviews, commentaries, news summaries and analysis on social, political and religious developments that relate or are of interest to the Church in Asia. Enrich yourself with Sunday homilies and daily Gospel reflections. To donate go to www.ucanews.com/donate
Homilies: Sixteenth Sunday of the Year (A) Jul. 19, 2026
In our prayer, God makes the seemingly impossible happen. The seed of good flourishes, the world is leavened. All we need do is pray. But how?
Jul 18
5 min
UCA News Weekly Summary, July 17, 2026
This week, China accelerates its severe crackdown on unregistered churches, while a deadly prison riot in Sri Lanka claims multiple lives. Plus, Pakistan delivers a rare mob conviction, and devastating monsoon floods ravage southeastern Bangladesh. All these stories and more. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia.
Jul 17
14 min
Homilies: Fifteen Sunday of the Year (A) Jul. 12, 2026
No matter where some of the seed may land and the odds against it, the growth of the Reign of God is unstoppable. That's the seed, but what of the sower?
Jul 11
5 min
UCA News Weekly Summary, July 10, 2026
India pushes divorce reform, Indonesia faces a rights backlash, a Pakistani blasphemy acquittal, South Korea’s ex-president remains jailed, Sri Lankans seek shrine access, plus border tensions in Cambodia and Taiwan. All these stories and more. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia.
Jul 10
12 min
Homilies: Fourteenth Sunday of the Year (A) Jul. 5, 2026
The world around me may be in turmoil, but I will be in peace and calm, not because I am apart from the world, but because I am sharing God's deep love for that world.
Jul 4
5 min
UCA News Weekly Summary, July 3, 2026
From South Korea’s World Youth Day laws and Philippine political protests, to deadly airstrikes in Myanmar and Pakistan, and rising ethnic tensions in China and India. All these stories and more. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia.
Jul 3
12 min
Homilies: Thirteenth Sunday (A) Jun. 28, 2026
Part of the call of Christ is a call to repentance. It is not something I can reserve to Lent or an occasional confession. Because nearly my whole life is a nay-saying to God, my whole life must be repentance.
Jun 27
5 min
UCA News Weekly Summary, June 26, 2026
Legal, religious, and social shakeups sweep Asia via landmark church rulings, political arrests, and policy overhauls across Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Pakistan, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka. All these stories and more. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia.
Jun 26
12 min
Homilies: Twelfth Sunday of the Year (A) Jun. 21, 2026
In a world full of terrors, we have been commissioned to share the Good News that we need not fear. God’s love protects us. God’s love embraces us eternally, overcoming fear, overcoming death.
Jun 20
5 min
UCA News Weekly Summary, June 19, 2026
Indonesian Catholic students joined nationwide protests against the government's flagship free meal program amid corruption allegations, food poisoning incidents and a constitutional challenge. In India, Human Rights Watch accused authorities of forcibly expelling ethnic Bengali residents to Bangladesh without due process, leaving families stranded along the border. Meanwhile, Chinese authorities detained two leaders of a prominent Protestant house church following a police raid, as the government continues its crackdown on unregistered religious groups. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia.
Jun 19
12 min
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