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UCA News Weekly Summary, May 2, 2025
Episode 1047

UCA News Weekly Summary, May 2, 2025

More than 50,000 Catholics were present for a requiem Mass for Pope Francis, the first pontiff to visit Timor-Leste since it declared independence in 1989. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.

UCA News Podcast · Andre Louis, Fabian Antony, Anosh Malekar, Binu Alex, Joe Mathews

May 2, 202510m 36s

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

More than 50,000 Catholics were present for a requiem Mass for Pope Francis, the first pontiff to visit Timor-Leste since it declared independence in 1989. 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, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com

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