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

Today's continuation of our Easter celebration is a joyous proclamation of the great love God shows in calling us to be united with Christ. It is a day to look at our faults and failings and put them in perspective.

People in South and Southeast Asia are bracing for more extreme heatwaves this week, prompting authorities to issue health warnings and close schools. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.

In the Acts of the Apostles, Saul shows what love calls for. He continues to proclaim the fact that he has met the Lord though no one trusts him and some even want to kill him. That is the basic vocation to which all followers of Jesus are called.

Asian nations continue to trample human rights by muzzling freedom of speech and shrinking civic spaces, says the annual human rights report from the US State Department. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.

Jesus announces himself not merely as a shepherd, but as the Good Shepherd. He is the one shepherd we can trust because he is the one shepherd who is not a sheep himself.

As Indians brace for national elections, the ruling Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party is accused of using draconian laws to curtail civic freedoms. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.