Episodes

  • Homilies: Third Sunday of Easter (A) Apr. 19, 2026
    Apr 18 2026

    We share the Eucharist, and in that sacrament we know that the Lord is with us on all our roads, at all our tables. Then, we go to share that Good News with all. A Christian's encounter with Jesus is always meant for the sake of 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.

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    6 mins
  • UCA News Weekly Summary, April 17, 2026
    Apr 17 2026

    Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.

    As transnational repression sees a global surge, an alarming case of sexual harassment has sparked outrage across Indonesia. Read our weekly digest of these crucial events, alongside the newest updates on Indian Catholics reacting to Trump’s insulting comments about Pope Leo XIV.

    Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com

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    14 mins
  • Homilies: Second Sunday of Easter (A) Apr. 12, 2026
    Apr 11 2026

    This is Easter time. We proclaim that Christ is risen. We say that God’s love has overcome the power of sin and death. We say that the power of evil is broken. Yet, when we check the news we see that evil seems to have survived the breaking of its power.

    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

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    6 mins
  • UCA News Weekly Summary, April 10, 2026
    Apr 10 2026

    Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.

    This week there is a a wave of significant developments across Asia, beginning with a deadly military crackdown in Indonesia's restive Papua province and a shocking instance of animal abuse during an Easter ritual in the Philippines. From widespread human rights protests to a death threat aimed at forcing the marriage of a Christian girl in Pakistan.

    Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com

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    11 mins
  • Homilies: Easter Sunday (A) Apr. 5, 2026
    Apr 4 2026

    Easter is the anniversary celebration of your new birth in Christ through Baptism. It is the day on which eternal life became available to you through his Resurrection. It is the day you renew your commitment to living that new life for God and the world.

    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

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    5 mins
  • UCA News Weekly Summary, April 3, 2026
    Apr 3 2026

    Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.

    From Easter holiday appeals in South Asia to the deportation of a major human trafficking ringleader in Cambodia, catch up on the region's top stories. Tune in to our weekly wrap-up for these events, plus the latest on Indonesia's fake news trials.

    Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com

    For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com

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    11 mins
  • Homilies: Good Friday Apr. 3, 2026
    Apr 3 2026

    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 about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com

    For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com

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    6 mins
  • Homilies: Holy Thursday Apr. 2, 2026
    Apr 1 2026

    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 Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com

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    6 mins