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Thai rights activists hounded by punitive defamation lawsuits It's a very effective tool to silence criticism, you think twice before speaking up, activists say
Children's rights group commends Miss Universe winner Catriona Gray from the Philippines has a track record in fighting for the rights of Manila slum children
Myanmar commission calls for evidence of Rohingya abuse But many Rohingya and members of the international community view the internal probe as a sham
Convictions bring justice for abused children More and more alleged abusers in the Philippines are being prosecuted in their own countries
Philippines exports priests for Christmas Masses Parishes abroad asking for Filipino priests to come and perform traditional 'Misa de Gallo'

Christmas guards for Indonesian churches

Moderate Muslim youth group to join security forces in a bid to foil any attempted Islamic terrorist attacks

Children's rights group commends Miss Universe winner

Catriona Gray from the Philippines has a track record in fighting for the rights of Manila slum children

Thai rights activists hounded by punitive defamation lawsuits

It's a very effective tool to silence criticism, you think twice before speaking up, activists say

Myanmar commission calls for evidence of Rohingya abuse

But many Rohingya and members of the international community view the internal probe as a sham

Catholics call Assam church attack a hate crime

Church leaders suspect political motive behind string of incidents in northeastern Indian state

Philippines exports priests for Christmas Masses

Parishes abroad asking for Filipino priests to come and perform traditional 'Misa de Gallo'

Catholics call Assam church attack a hate crime Church leaders suspect political motive behind string of incidents in northeastern Indian state

Christmas guards for Indonesian churches Moderate Muslim youth group to join security forces in a bid to foil any attempted Islamic terrorist attacks

Fear not as God lovingly guides our lives, pope says 'Jesus is good, Jesus is tender, Jesus is humble. This is the real Christmas!' pope tells children

Christmas guards for Indonesian churches

Moderate Muslim youth group to join security forces in a bid to foil any attempted Islamic terrorist attacks

Children's rights group commends Miss Universe winner

Catriona Gray from the Philippines has a track record in fighting for the rights of Manila slum children

Thai rights activists hounded by punitive defamation lawsuits

It's a very effective tool to silence criticism, you think twice before speaking up, activists say

Myanmar commission calls for evidence of Rohingya abuse

But many Rohingya and members of the international community view the internal probe as a sham

Catholics call Assam church attack a hate crime

Church leaders suspect political motive behind string of incidents in northeastern Indian state

Philippines exports priests for Christmas Masses

Parishes abroad asking for Filipino priests to come and perform traditional 'Misa de Gallo'

Philippine priest finds music with tribal people

Redemptorist priest Oliver Castor promotes struggles of communities throughb the medium of song

Sikhs in Pakistan fear for lives as persecution rages on

Recent slaying of peace activist adds fuel to fire after thousands have already fled restive province

Sacked Freeport workers in Papua take case to Jakarta

Dozens of former employees mount long-term protest to win redress for up to 8,000 'unfairly sacked' colleagues

Long way home for three historic bells

Homecoming of Balangiga Bells heralds Christmas in sleepy little town in central Philippines

South Korea's Gwangju women long forgotten

Hong Kong Catholic rights advocate is helping give a voice to Korean women abused in 1980 military crackdown

Cambodia's famous Angkor Wat fails to stem poverty

A Catholic church is helping to relieve acute hardship in the tourist town of Siem Reap and surrounding villages

Rohingya risk lives to flee Myanmar camps

After six years of misery, many people are paying traffickers for boat trips to seek new lives in Malaysia

India's Fundamentalist Challenge

Catholics call Assam church attack a hate crime Church leaders suspect political motive behind string of incidents in northeastern Indian state

Intolerance in India a temporary phase, says nation's former president Pranab Kumar Mukherjee cites a 5,000 year history of peaceful coexistence and assimilation

India's pro-Hindu party fails in state polls Pundits see results as a warning sign the incumbent BJP government could lose in national elections next year

India's Ayodhya still unsafe for Muslims after riots Peace prevails 26 years after deadly clashes sparked by demolition of mosque but Hindu mobs make Muslims fear for lives

Letter from Rome

Reading the Vatican's winter tea leaves

China leads the way in religious persecution

The Middle Kingdom and Myanmar have victimized 2 million Muslims this year but Christians in Asia are also under attack

New Malaysia, ready or not

Time to dump leaders who are hindering, not helping the country's progress

Is the church getting lost in India's smart cities?

Leadership has several hard questions to answer to ensure church retains its relevance

Nepal shaping up as the Grinch who 'stole' Christmas

Govt sending mixed messages by axing Dec. 25 as public holiday while co-hosting Christian group's regional summit

December 13, 2018

Striving for peace in battle-weary Mindanao

Despite headway in dialogue between govt and separatists, the lasting peace desired by prelates is not quite within reach

December 12, 2018

The sorry state of human rights in the Philippines

In sadness we turn to God and ask: Why do you allow your people to die?

December 11, 2018

VOICELESS OF ASIA

Intolerance in India a temporary phase, says nation's former president

Pranab Kumar Mukherjee cites a 5,000 year history of peaceful coexistence and assimilation

Human traffickers in Bangladesh prey on desperate Rohingya

In the search for a better life, refugees pay large amounts of money to reach Malaysia or Indonesia

Rights group calls for release of Chinese pastor

Protestant preacher Wang Yi is being held in on subversion charges

Philippines extends martial law again in Mindanao

Rights groups warn of further rights abuses with military rule set to go on for at least another year

Church condemns Bangladesh election violence

More deaths are feared before Bangladeshis go to polls on Dec. 30

Corruption in Indian state concerns church leaders

Tribal people in Nagaland value candidates more than political parties at election time

Violence feared as Bangladesh election looms

More candidates from outside the Muslim majority are expected to help advance reforms

Democracy activists take to streets in 'chaotic' Sri Lanka

Supreme Court declares Sri Lanka president's move to dissolve parliament, sack PM illegal

Pope 'backs' Indonesia's tough illegal fishing policy

Maritime and Fisheries minister Susi Pudjiastuti says papal support was offered at Vatican meeting

Thailand polls hamstrung by draconian speech restrictions

Military can detain and prosecute anyone critical of junta and Thai monarchy

Indonesian women blame govt for rise in sexual harassment

Failure to pass a law to protect women is emboldening sexual predators, they say

Filipino Catholics challenge Duterte attacks on church

Lay group calls on Catholics to make a stand and defend the faith

US priest arrested in Philippines for sex abuse

Police say they believe Father Kenneth Bernard Hendricks may have molested as many as 50 victims

Protesters bang drum for Christian Dalits' rights

March through Indian capital aims to 'wake up' government to group's lack of social benefits

CHURCH & SOCIETY

Church gives scandal-hit Indonesian bishop second chance

Vatican decision to reassign former Ruteng prelate Hubertus Leteng to Bandung meets with heavy criticism

Jesuit slain in Mindanao moves closer to sainthood

Vatican approves validity of cause for Italian missionary Father Francesco Palliola

Pope grants minor basilica status to 2 Philippine churches

Elevation of Marian churches follows request from respective dioceses

MULTIMEDIA BY TOPIC

Homeless in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's homeless no longer allowed to shelter on disused pedestrian bridge

Advent starts with Manila's Grand Marian Procession

Old walled city takes on a festive mood to honor the Virgin Mary

Anti-Ahok protests recalled at Jakarta rally

Thousands of Muslims mark the second anniversary of a huge protest to demand the arrest of then Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama

Vietnamese build lavish tombs for respecting ancestors

Relatives living in the U.S. have sent money to fund the building of the tombs

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