UCA News Weekly Summary, July 17, 2026

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

This week, China accelerates its severe crackdown on unregistered churches, while a deadly prison riot in Sri Lanka claims multiple lives. Plus, Pakistan delivers a rare mob conviction, and devastating monsoon floods ravage southeastern Bangladesh. All these stories and more. 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.

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

To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate

On X Follow Or connect through DM at : x.com/ucanews

To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews