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Vietnam launches lockdown to fight Covid-19
Lack of alcohol kills more in Kerala than Covid-19
10 die of Covid-19 in India after Muslim conference
Duterte reassures poor amid virus emergency
Thousands quarantined in India after Sikh preacher defied norms
Indonesian bishops issue Covid-19 rallying cry
Cardinal Ranjith plans vow to save Sri Lanka from virus
Timor-Leste president declares state of emergency
Police arrest Kerala priests for holding Mass in lockdown
Philippine doctors among worst-hit Covid-19 casualties
Philippine doctors need protection, not lawyers
Myanmar's displaced people vulnerable to Covid-19
Prejudice survives pandemic as Pakistan battles Covid-19
Panic and confusion as India's migrant workers head home
Manila bishop warns of unrest if state mismanages lockdown
Latest News
Vietnam launches lockdown to fight Covid-19

PM seals borders and orders citizens to only leave home to buy food and medicine or for essential work

Lack of alcohol kills more in Kerala than Covid-19

Indian state lost an opportunity to identify and treat addicts and save hundreds of families, says bishop

Suspected Papuan rebels kill New Zealander

Two other people were injured during a raid on offices of mining firm Freeport Indonesia

10 die of Covid-19 in India after Muslim conference

Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi ignored government orders to host a gathering attended by up to 1,700 people

Duterte reassures poor amid virus emergency

Philippine president pledges US$4 billion to help needy, praises sacrifices made by medics battling coronavirus

Thousands quarantined in India after Sikh preacher defied norms

Guru visited 22 Punjab villages and attended a religious fair attended by thousands at a Sikh holy place

Thousands quarantined in India after Sikh preacher defied norms Guru visited 22 Punjab villages and attended a religious fair attended by thousands at a Sikh holy place
Suspected Papuan rebels kill New Zealander Two other people were injured during a raid on offices of mining firm Freeport Indonesia
Church people rally to help Hong Kong's 'McRefugees' Homeless number has increased by an estimated 20 percent since the coronavirus outbreak began in January
Latest News
Vietnam launches lockdown to fight Covid-19

PM seals borders and orders citizens to only leave home to buy food and medicine or for essential work

Lack of alcohol kills more in Kerala than Covid-19

Indian state lost an opportunity to identify and treat addicts and save hundreds of families, says bishop

Suspected Papuan rebels kill New Zealander

Two other people were injured during a raid on offices of mining firm Freeport Indonesia

10 die of Covid-19 in India after Muslim conference

Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi ignored government orders to host a gathering attended by up to 1,700 people

Duterte reassures poor amid virus emergency

Philippine president pledges US$4 billion to help needy, praises sacrifices made by medics battling coronavirus

Thousands quarantined in India after Sikh preacher defied norms

Guru visited 22 Punjab villages and attended a religious fair attended by thousands at a Sikh holy place

 
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FEATURES
Indian activists say Hindu epic rerun has hidden agenda

Groups accuse the government of spreading communalism and Brahmanism with 'Ramayana'

Prejudice survives pandemic as Pakistan battles Covid-19
Rights workers claim biased organizations are hampering provision of food and supplies to non-Muslim minorities
Coronavirus fear runs high in Bangladesh refugee camps
Rohingya face a humanitarian disaster if the deadly virus spreads in cramped, unsanitary shelters
Myanmar's displaced people fear spread of Covid-19
Catholic groups are ready to respond as the UN warns of a 'precarious' situation in IDP camps
Covid-19 halts Lenten rituals for Sri Lankan Catholics
Under a strict curfew, the faithful cannot gather for pilgrimages and passion plays
India's migrant workers face lockdown misery
Church leader urges government to help itinerant workers as Covid-19 batters the economy
Bangladesh's poor hit hard by Covid-19 outbreak
As lockdowns are imposed and panic-stricken residents isolate themselves at home, low-income people struggle to survive
SERIES ››
Sexual Abuse in Asia
India hangs four men for horrific rape-murder Catholic leaders give qualified backing to the execution but call for a change to society's attitude to women
Indonesian Protestant pastor accused of sexual abuse Woman alleges abuse took place over 15 years and began when she was only 12
Vatican dismisses Indian priest jailed for rape Completion of laicization takes away all the rights and responsibilities of priesthood from the jailed priest
Pedophile or extortion victim? Lines are blurred in Cambodia A Cambodian court is asked to annul child sex charges against a Catholic teacher
COMMENTARY
Philippine doctors need protection, not lawyers
Health workers are making wills amid a spate of deaths among physicians as a result of Covid-19
'Querida Amazonia' asks Asian bishops to change path
Asian bishops must elevate their forum from being a conference-organizing federation to seek justice for people
Letter from Rome: A priest-centered Church, confused and unprepared
With the public celebration of Mass cancelled, Catholics are not quite sure what to do
Indian lockdown leaves the poor out in the cold
India officially has 1.77 million homeless people. How will they quarantine themselves at home?
Have you seen how Taiwan managed Covid-19?
Despite being close to China, Taiwan has arrested the virus with its preparedness, technology and transparency
March 25, 2020
Faith in the time of Covid-19
Maybe Covid-19 shut down our churches so that we could look around and 'worship God in spirit and in truth'
March 25, 2020
Is the Philippines ready for a pandemic?
Poor communities are badly hit by coronavirus as Duterte places the entire archipelago under a state of calamity
March 24, 2020
VOICELESS OF ASIA
China stifles funeral of underground Catholic bishop
Officials restricted gathering as a step to check the spread of coronavirus but some Catholics suspect other reasons
China's coronavirus censorship 'cost lives'
Reporters Without Borders claims press freedom in China could have helped avoid a pandemic
Delhi police evict protesters defying virus lockdown
Police acted after a 100-day protest over India's controversial new citizenship law
China exonerates Covid-19 whistleblower but ignores 'grave crime'
Investigation criticized for failing to pin responsibility on those who tried to conceal the epidemic
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Panic and confusion as India's migrant workers head home
Ignoring a national Covid-19 lockdown and fearing starvation, jobless people are deserting cities
Myanmar's displaced people vulnerable to Covid-19
Overcrowding and poor sanitation at camps leave thousands of people at the mercy of the virus
Timor-Leste president declares state of emergency
Government calls on people to stay at home, bans entry to foreigners
Manila bishop warns of unrest if state mismanages lockdown
It is impossible to impose a lockdown in the capital's many slums, says Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Indonesian farmers voice virus lockdown fears
More than 10 million face starvation if Widodo implements extreme measure to combat Covid-19, they say
Church group feeds destitute during Indian lockdown
Indore campaign has inspired others to think of similar activities in their areas, organizers say
Cambodia accused of using Covid-19 for political clampdown
Those arrested, including political opponents, were accused of incitement, conspiracy and spreading rumors
Indonesian president mourns after mother dies at 77
Widodo holds a private funeral for Sudjiatmi Notomihardjo amid coronavirus fears
South Asia faces increased flood risks, UN report warns
Caritas chief says Bangladesh needs a long-term plan to tackle flooding caused by climate change
Vietnamese Catholics prevented from fencing off statue
Parishioners in Ha Tinh province clash with officials over use of public land as they seek to protect a sacred statue
CHURCH & SOCIETY
Police arrest Kerala priests for holding Mass in lockdown
It was the second incident of police booking priests for violating prohibitory orders and taking Mass
Cardinal Ranjith plans vow to save Sri Lanka from virus
After the country reports its first Covid-19 death, the archbishop of Colombo seeks Mother Mary's help
Indonesian bishops issue Covid-19 rallying cry
Prelates call on Catholics to do all they can to make sure the needy do not suffer
Pakistan's mosques remain open despite Covid-19 surge
President stops short of closing mosques but numbers attending prayers will be limited
Vietnam suspends religious services to stem Covid-19
Catholics have been urged to pray privately at home and in small numbers at churches
March 27, 2020
Timor-Leste bishops suspend Easter celebrations
Decision comes three days after the country reported its first confirmed Covid-19 case
March 26, 2020
MULTIMEDIA BY TOPIC
India faces humanitarian crisis
The world's biggest Covid-19 lockdown is having a significant impact on millions of migrant workers
Pakistani women march for equality
Rallies are held across the ultra-conservative Muslim country to mark International Women’s Day
Wishes come true at Bangladesh shrine
Thousands of devotees flock to Panjora to pay respects to a Portuguese saint
Life under the shadow of climate change in Bangladesh
Villagers in Satkhira district are taking action to earn a living in difficult circumstances


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