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'Day of Remembrance' proposed for slain Filipino teen Death of Kian delos Santos in August 2017 underscores atrocities committed in Duterte's drug war, senator says
Cardinal praises PM who wanted a fairer India Poet-politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies at 93 after working for a country where people lived in peace and harmony
Vietnam court jails Catholic activist for 20 years Priests hold special Mass for former soldier as lawyer condemns 'rude, wicked and unscrupulous' sentence
Boracay tribals await land from government At least 12.5 hectares of land have already been found to be 'viable' for farm use on Philippine tourist island
Political pundit released in Cambodia, new charges loom Kim Sok still needs to pay US$200,000 compensation to Prime Minister Hun Sen

Clerics look to sting Indonesian 'jellyfish' sect

Ulemas call for sect to be banned and prosecuted for saying Prophet Muhammad was a woman

'Day of Remembrance' proposed for slain Filipino teen

Death of Kian delos Santos in August 2017 underscores atrocities committed in Duterte's drug war, senator says

Political pundit released in Cambodia, new charges loom

Kim Sok still needs to pay US$200,000 compensation to Prime Minister Hun Sen

Cardinal praises PM who wanted a fairer India

Poet-politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies at 93 after working for a country where people lived in peace and harmony

Boracay tribals await land from government

At least 12.5 hectares of land have already been found to be 'viable' for farm use on Philippine tourist island

Vietnam court jails Catholic activist for 20 years

Priests hold special Mass for former soldier as lawyer condemns 'rude, wicked and unscrupulous' sentence

Third church demolished in China's Jinan Diocese Officials promise to relocate destroyed church after protest by 70 Catholics

Clerics look to sting Indonesian 'jellyfish' sect Ulemas call for sect to be banned and prosecuted for saying Prophet Muhammad was a woman

Indonesian Catholics set up aid station in quake-hit region Parish church becomes impromtu relief center to distribute much-needed supplies to victims on Lombok Island

Clerics look to sting Indonesian 'jellyfish' sect

Ulemas call for sect to be banned and prosecuted for saying Prophet Muhammad was a woman

'Day of Remembrance' proposed for slain Filipino teen

Death of Kian delos Santos in August 2017 underscores atrocities committed in Duterte's drug war, senator says

Political pundit released in Cambodia, new charges loom

Kim Sok still needs to pay US$200,000 compensation to Prime Minister Hun Sen

Cardinal praises PM who wanted a fairer India

Poet-politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies at 93 after working for a country where people lived in peace and harmony

Boracay tribals await land from government

At least 12.5 hectares of land have already been found to be 'viable' for farm use on Philippine tourist island

Vietnam court jails Catholic activist for 20 years

Priests hold special Mass for former soldier as lawyer condemns 'rude, wicked and unscrupulous' sentence

Hard lessons from a dark past

Loss of childhood to Khmer Rouge is one lesson Magsaysay Award winner, Youk Chhang, says he can pass on to young people today

Sleepless nights for Filipino priest in flooded parish

Environmental activists warn that flooding in Philippine capital will worsen because of ecosystem destruction

Age no barrier for Indonesian Jesuit charity runner

At 74, Father Ignatius Ismartono ranks as one of the most respected priests in the country after a lifetime of helping others

Indian rag pickers suffer amid cleanliness drive

Call for more retraining and other help as modern waste disposal and recycling methods sideline workers

Filipino migrant workers continue to suffer in silence

Despite Duterte's promises to find jobs at home, more and more people are looking to eke out a living overseas

Timor-Leste politics deadlocked over graft allegations

A dispute over cabinet nominees is getting ugly as the opposition appeals to the nation's corruption watchdog

Caritas fights poverty in Bangladesh with vocational skills

Catholic-run projects help school dropouts, landless, poor and marginalized people find jobs amid soaring unemployment

Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide and Survival

Cooking fuel for thousands of families in Bangladeshi camps; saplings to help stem deforestation fears

Religious leaders have a role in securing safety guarantees for refugees returning to Myanmar

UN agencies call for action to improve conditions in Rakhine so that refugees can return home safely

Human Rights Watch says government is trying to divert attention from UN mission

The undying spirit of South Korea's Catholics

Incisive book on fundamentalism paints nuanced picture

Award-winning text shows how extremism can be dangerously attractive and points to its place in specific religious traditions

Sri Lankan Catholics need to follow pope's call on death penalty

Pope Francis has taken a consistently principled position that human life is sacred

Our commitment is stronger in critical times

Despite the killings and abuses in the Philippines, justice, respect and truth will prevail over those who espouse evil

Widodo silences Muslim critics with new running mate

Indonesian president's pick of hard-line cleric Ma'ruf Amin to shore up 2019 poll bid not good news for progressives

14 August ,2018

China tightens screws on Muslims by sinicizing Islam

Muslims already squeezed in Uyghur homeland of Xinjiang but Party fears radicalization at hands of neighboring nations

03 August ,2018

VOICELESS OF ASIA

Bangladesh urged to end clampdown on protesters

Government accused of using brutal tactics to spread fear among media and activists

Bishops cry foul as Indian police probe church agencies

Jharkhand government accused of 'maligning and defaming' Christian groups ahead of state and federal elections

Bangladesh minister meets interfaith group over Rohingya

Religious leaders have a role in securing safety guarantees for refugees returning to Myanmar

Court drops charges against Filipino leftist leaders

Ruling a vindication for four unjustly accused people subjected to political persecution, rights groups say

Indian PM condemns lynchings but critics say it's too late

It is the first time in four years that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned violence against minorities

Church 'out in the field' in flood-hit Kerala

Relief efforts stepped up as thousands leave their homes to seek safety in Indian state

Pakistan cardinal leads 'Green Pakistan' campaign

Church and secular organizations back tree planting to protect the environment

Manila Archdiocese opens churches to flood victims

About 1.1 million people affected by severe flooding in Philippine capital and surrounding areas

CHURCH & SOCIETY

On Assumption feast, pope asks consolation for all who suffer

Assumption of Mary reminds Catholics they are called to serve and glorify God, says Pope Francis

Marian pilgrims urged to evangelize in Vietnam

Faithful celebrate Feast of the Assumption of Mary at Our Lady of La Vang national shrine

Muslim clerics in Pakistan honor late Cardinal Tauran

Senior clergy pay final respects to 'a true champion of interfaith ties' who passed away in July

MULTIMEDIA BY TOPIC

Sunday Gospel reflection with Fr. Bill Grimm

Would someone watching us at the Eucharist be disturbed by our conviction the sacrament is the real presence of Christ?

Monsoon rains cause widespread flooding in Manila

More than a million people in the Philippine capital and nearby provinces have been affected

Padre Pio: The healer of the sick

Saint's relics are touring through parts of the Philippines

A serving of kindness for Hong Kong's 'McRefugees'

Free meal has been nicknamed the 'McMercy' dinner

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