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UCA News Podcast

UCA News Podcast

UCA News, Fr. Michael Kelly, John Laurenson, Father William Grimm, Binu Alex, Grithanai Napasrapiwong · UCA News

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Show overview

UCA News Podcast has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 610 episodes. That works out to roughly 85 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 6 min and 11 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 41 episodes already out so far this year. Published by UCA News.

Episodes
610
Running
2021–2026 · 5y
Median length
7 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

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

Latest Episodes

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Homilies: Sixth Sunday of Easter (A) May 10, 2026

May 9, 20265 min

UCA News Weekly Summary, May 8, 2026

May 8, 202612 min

Homilies: Fifth Sunday of Easter (A) May 3, 2026

May 2, 20266 min

UCA News Weekly Summary, May 1, 2026

May 1, 202615 min

Homilies: Fourth Sunday of Easter (A) Apr. 26, 2026

Apr 25, 20265 min

UCA News Weekly Summary, April 24, 2026

Apr 24, 202615 min

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

Apr 18, 20265 min

UCA News Weekly Summary, April 17, 2026

Apr 17, 202613 min

Homilies: Second Sunday of Easter (A) Apr. 12, 2026

Apr 11, 20265 min

UCA News Weekly Summary, April 10, 2026

Apr 10, 202611 min

Ep 1153Homilies: Easter Sunday (A) Apr. 5, 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Apr 4, 20264 min

Ep 1154UCA News Weekly Summary, April 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Apr 3, 202610 min

Ep 1152Homilies: Good Friday 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Apr 3, 20265 min

Ep 1151Homilies: Holy Thursday Apr. 2, 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Apr 1, 20266 min

Ep 1149Homilies: Passion or Palm Sunday Mar. 29, 2029

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 news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Mar 28, 20266 min

Ep 1150UCA News Weekly Summary, March 27, 2026

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. A new infantry battalion base in Christian-majority Papua has unleashed fears in the region, which has seen conflict and violence for decades. The Philippines has been added to a global watchlist of countries with severe restrictions on civic freedoms. We also bring you the latest on the Thai-Cambodia border tensions in this complete weekly news wrap-up from across Asia. 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Mar 27, 202611 min

Ep 1147Homilies: Fifth Sunday of Lent (A) Mar. 22, 2026

The raising of Lazarus is a reminder that to be a Christian is not just to live in a certain way. Christians do have customs and commands that we obey and disobey, the chief among them being to love God and all those whom God loves. 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Mar 21, 20265 min

Ep 1148UCA News Weekly Summary, March 20, 2026

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. As retaliatory missiles light up the skies over the Middle East, reverberations of conflict and crackdowns are making headlines across the continent. From a controversial anti-conversion bill in India to a sweeping new scam law in Cambodia, we bring you the latest on the Iran crisis and your complete weekly news wrap-up from across Asia. 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Mar 20, 202611 min

Ep 1145Homilies: Fourth Sunday of Lent (A) Mar. 15, 2026

The call to Baptism is an invitation to be cured of the blindness that afflicts the world. But, why us? Why should I be chosen to know the Lord when billions of better people than I will never have that chance? 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Mar 14, 20265 min

Ep 1146UCA News Weekly Summary, March 13, 2026

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Faced with soaring prices and disruptions to their oil and gas supplies, Asian countries have started bringing in restrictions to protect their domestic markets. 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, 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.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Mar 13, 202613 min
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