CAMBODIA: Floods have devastated Cambodia since August and at the beginning of October had affected 1.2 million people. Tess O’Brien, a volunteer with Jesuit Refugee Service in Cambodia, provides an update.
THAILAND: Staff from the Camillian for children with HIV/Aids in Thailand are anxiously watching flood waters, writes Jo Sidlecka on Independent Catholic News.
INDIA: In the southern Indian state of Kerala, where Catholics have long been a large, important minority, church authorities believe the state's overall Christian population could drop to 17 percent this year, down from 19.5 percent in 1991, writes Nirmala George for the AP, on Yahoo News.
INDONESIA: Worried about popularity of nasty websites among children mainly using mobiles
INTERNATIONAL: Korean-run shelter hopes to contribute to Guatemalan society, says administrator priest, writes Kim Hyun for the Yonhap News Agency.
TIMOR LESTE: After withdrawing from the administration of Colégio de São José in Dili, the Jesuits have announced plans for an educational institute in Timor Leste that will also train teachers, said a report on the Jesuit Asia Pacific Conference website.
PHILIPPINES: Two women's mission to help famished kids
INDIA: Parishes argue encouraging larger families will arrest decline in numbers of Catholics
PHILIPPINES: Couples for Christ want to raise funds to send poor children to schools
INDONESIA: Franciscan Father Martinus Harun earlier this week urged parents to teach their children about the ...
PHILIPPINES: Constitution 'must uphold separation of Church and state', lawmaker claims
VIETNAM: Southeast Asia family symposium rues lack of Christian values
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