Luke Hunt, a journalist of more than three decades of experience, is an expert on East Asia's socio-political issues. A columnist, author, and academic, he covers Cambodia and beyond for UCA News.
Benedict Rogers, a rights activist and journalist is the East Asia team leader of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a rights organisation specialising in freedom of religion or belief. He received the US government’s International Religious Freedom Champion award in 2021.Based in London, Rogers writes about issues of religion and rights in Hong Kong and China, his area of specialisation.
Naeem Harry is a Pakistani American based in New Jersey. US. He has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a master’s degree in theology from the National Catholic Institute of Theology in Karachi, Pakistan. He has written a book titled “Understanding Pakistani Culture”. After studying clinical pastoral education at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania, he now serves as a hospice chaplain.
Ryan is a news hunter who enjoys indefatigable stamina to get to the bottom of stories. His interest varies from reporting ethnic minority issues in Papua to tracking down sex abuse scandals and to human rights violations. His ten years of journalist experience and knowledge of the local Church, culture, and language help him report stories with depth and factual accuracy.
Virginia is the former Executive Secretary of the Office of Laity & Family of the Asian Catholic Bishops' Forum knowns as FABC. A theologian and journalist based in Mumbai, she also headed the Indian bishops' Commission for Women. The founder member and secretary of the Indian Women's Theologians Forum, Saldanha, is an activist working for justice for women in Church and Society. She contributes columns to UCA News.
Michael Gonsalves, based in western Indian Pune city, has over 30 years of experience working for mainstream national newspapers and as editor and teaching journalism. With a doctorate in journalism, Gonsalves is now an independent freelance journalist and writes about business, religion and society.
Saji Thomas is a freelance journalist based in the central Indian city of Bhopal. He writes about violations of social and religious issues. He has been a reporter for Indian dailies such as Times of India, Daily News & Analysis (DNA), Free Press, Central Chronicle and National Mail.
Joseph Peter Calleja, also known as Jaypee, is a lawyer and journalist based in Manila, the Philippines. Jaypee is also the editor of Paris-based Bayard publications in the Philippines and a member of the Lay-Religious Alliance of the Assumptionists. He began his association with UCA News in 2020.
John Yongtaek Choi, based in Seoul, is a journalist working for The Catholic Times of Korea. John has been contributing to UCA News since 2003, covering issues affecting the Church and society in South Korea.
Basant Rawat, a journalist with four decades of experience in Indian new media, now lives in Gujarat and works as a freelance journalist.
Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso is a human rights activist and journalist based in Manila and contributes columns to international publications, mostly highlighting right issues in Asia.
