S. Korea okays religious leaders’ N Korea trip

KOREA: The Korean Conference of Religion for Peace (KCRP) leaders will make a four-day trip beginning Wednesday to North, in an effort to ease cross-border tensions, said an AFP report on Google News.

Envoy praises local Religious

VIETNAM: Work with poor and sick has earned the respect of many, says pontifical representative

Caring for orphaned children

INDONESIA: The Jakarta Globe features the story of an orphanage established by the Passionist religious, hoping to spur their readers to help the sisters and children who are cared for.

India’s religious, the church’s ‘unsung heroes’:Pope

INDIA: Vatican Radio publishes the Pope's address to the final group of Indian Bishops who were in Rome for their Ad Limina visit.

Sister says taekwondo is God’s gift to her

INTERNATIONAL: Singaporean religious sister tells The Korea Herald about her passion for taekwondo.

Growing intolerance in Indonesia

INTERNATIONAL: A wave of intolerance against religious minorities is challenging Indonesia’s image as a beacon of how Islam and liberalism can coexist, writes AP's Niniek Karmini, on Inquirer News.

Chinese official orders crackdown on ‘extremists’

CHINA: China's top official for the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region wants the management of religious affairs to "protect the legitimate, ban the illegal, fight infiltration, and crack down on crimes", reports the Xinhua news agency.

Focus on education, not divisive religious practices

INDIA: The Indian Madhya Pradesh government's plan to introduce elements of Hinduism's Gita and other practices such as the "suryanamaskar", or sun salutations, is met with disdain from the state's bishops, reports the Deccan Chronicle.

Groups stage rights violation rallies

PHILIPPINES: Protesters hold solidarity fast for political prisoners, protest against killings

Mother of five priests, a bishop and four religious dies

INDIA: A mother of 15 children, of whom ten became priests and religious sisters, is being mourned in southern India, reports the Catholic News Agency

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INTERNATIONAL: Activists to rally against China crackdown Survey says more going hungry Group opens hotline for religious complaints

Village exposure boosts Religious’ faith

INDIA: Seminarians and young Religious in Assam say their faith has been strengthened after attending an ...