Terry Friel

Terry Friel

Terry Friel, based in Cambodia, is an award-winning journalist who has covered multiple nations across Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East throughout his nearly five-decade-long career, which began in 1982. He has earlier served with Reuters, Australian Associated Press (AAP), Al Jazeera and the Shanghai Daily.

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Sr. An Lucie Kim Nga poses for a photo in Child Jesus Catholic Church in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Vietnamese-born superior of the Sisters of Providence in Cambodia said she is driven by serving God and reconciliation between Cambodia and Vietnam. "If you have confidence in God, he will show you the way," she said.

In Cambodia, ethnic Vietnamese nun serves God, the poor and a call to reconciliation

Providence Sr. An Lucie Kim Nga's own journey mirrors Cambodia's turbulent modern history. "I want to offer my life for reconciliation — for all people," says Sister Lucie.

Walking with migrants: Nuns unite to fight persecution, human trafficking

Catholic Sisters in Asia demand dignity, respect and protection for those forced from their homes.