UCA News Weekly Summary, August 14, 2026

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes.

This week we look at deadly Philippine floods, Thai Catholic school security, a Hong Kong sedition ruling, Cambodian dissident arrests, Sri Lankan prison unrest, Indian church clashes, Indonesian dress-code warnings, and Seoul's World Youth Day. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia.

Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis, edited and produced by Binu Alex for Union of Catholic Asian News.

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