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Philippines orders deportation of Australian nun Immigration bureau says Sister Fox's activities 'are inimical to the interest of the state'
Cardinal questioned by police in Indian rape inquiry Bishop accused of raping nun has not been contacted by police or any church authorities
'Last Jew of Pakistan' bemoans Israel travel ban Fishel Benkhald says he is being denied his constitutional right to practice his religion freely
Philippine missionaries true to pope's word Protect Sierra Madre Movement volunteers follow 'Laudato si' to help Dumagat tribal people in conflict zone
Tortured Chinese Catholic mother kept her faith She survived for only three years after being tortured by Red Guards

Cardinal questioned by police in Indian rape inquiry

Bishop accused of raping nun has not been contacted by police or any church authorities

Philippines orders deportation of Australian nun

Immigration bureau says Sister Fox's activities 'are inimical to the interest of the state'

'Last Jew of Pakistan' bemoans Israel travel ban

Fishel Benkhald says he is being denied his constitutional right to practice his religion freely

India's top court steps in to check mob violence

Dramatic rise in the number of lynchings sparks call for authorities to create new law and mete out stiff punishments

Ahmadis boycott Pakistan poll over discrimination

Minority community angered by separate voter list based on religious differences

Report claims Myanmar military planned Rohingya genocide Mass killings, rape and arson happened before August 2017 clampdown on militants, says Fortify Rights

Ahmadis boycott Pakistan poll over discrimination Minority community angered by separate voter list based on religious differences

India's top court steps in to check mob violence Dramatic rise in the number of lynchings sparks call for authorities to create new law and mete out stiff punishments

Cardinal questioned by police in Indian rape inquiry

Bishop accused of raping nun has not been contacted by police or any church authorities

Philippines orders deportation of Australian nun

Immigration bureau says Sister Fox's activities 'are inimical to the interest of the state'

'Last Jew of Pakistan' bemoans Israel travel ban

Fishel Benkhald says he is being denied his constitutional right to practice his religion freely

India's top court steps in to check mob violence

Dramatic rise in the number of lynchings sparks call for authorities to create new law and mete out stiff punishments

Ahmadis boycott Pakistan poll over discrimination

Minority community angered by separate voter list based on religious differences

Cambodian diaspora eyed as election looms

With the opposition now dissolved and a poll due on July 29, lobbyists appeal to growing influence of overseas communities

Pakistani Catholics hiding in Bangkok's shadows

After fleeing religious persecution in Pakistan, a young couple are finding it impossible to live normal lives in Thailand

Parties play religious cards as Pakistan poll looms

Islamist groups threaten to deepen social divisions and further discriminate against minorities, women

The Indonesian nun treating cancer sufferers

Sister Antonia Batseran believes in a traditional cure made from plants

Bangladeshi tanneries continue to pollute

Secrecy still surrounds foreign apparel company buyers of US$1 billion worth of leather annually

Opposition parties accused of legitimising sham Cambodian election

One boycott opponent wants to present alternative policies and soften the nation's violent political culture

Priests in Sri Lanka relaunch pro-democracy magazine

'Social Justice' aims to raise awareness of burning issues as tsunami of religious violence washes over island

Sexual abuse in Asia

Bishop accused of raping nun has not been contacted by police or any church authorities

Threat of backlash maintains the silence around the issue of sex abuse

Letters signed by leading Catholic figures urge bishops' conference to apply zero tolerance while case is investigated

Famous director was friends with Anglican priest but is now on crusade to expose sexual abuse within all religions

Mass incarceration of Uyghurs could backfire on the Party

Letter from Rome

Preparing the next papal trip to Argentina

Philippines needs more shepherds to defend flock

Should we wait for more blood on our altars before we march from our parishes to the halls of justice?

Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar army hit dead end

As Nobel Peace Prize laureate inches toward generational change, army chief fixes eye on 2020 presidential poll

Echoes of India's 1975 emergency under Modi regime

BJP-led government has been called authoritarian, inviting comparison with Indira Gandhi's rule 40 years earlier

China cannot be trusted on Sino-Vatican deal

Xi Jinping's government has no mercy and respect for the Catholic Church and no commitment to anyone

VOICELESS OF ASIA

Indian activist attacked for supporting tribal cause

BJP's youth wing accused of beating up Swami Agnivesh outside hotel in Jharkhand state

Rights group condemns Myanmar over farmland grabs

Human Rights Watch urges regime to compensate landowners or return land as dispossessed rail against 'unfair' jail terms

Displaced Mindanao tribe faces acute water shortage

More than 1,500 people crammed into gymnasium after fleeing Philippine military fear sanitation-related diseases

Jailed Vietnamese activist on hunger strike

Mother of Catholic blogger claims her daughter is being mistreated by authorities and inmates

'Phnom Penh Post' poised for another sale

Chinese property group reportedly to take control of loss-making newspaper after Malaysian's brief reign

Legislators approve law for new Philippine Muslim region

Final version provides bigger regional govt, parliament, fiscal autonomy, and a justice system

Prelate warns of resurgence of extremism in Mindanao

Philippine President Duterte is expected to sign a law creating a new Muslim region in the southern part of the country

Muslim region of Philippines to have religious freedom

Experts warn provision in proposed law will not guarantee that people respect it

CHURCH & SOCIETY

All Missionaries of Charity homes in India to be inspected

Ministry's order follows arrest of nun accused of conducting illegal adoptions of babies born to unmarried mothers

Cardinal Tagle reminds priests, nuns to live with poor

Manila prelate tells participants at annual new evangelization gathering not to be complacent in their faith

Filipinos told to demand accountability from clergy

This year's Philippine Conference on New Evangelization will focus on issues affecting priests and the religious

MULTIMEDIA BY TOPIC

Sunday Gospel reflection with Fr. Bill Grimm

The Lord tells the apostles and us to pack up the picnic basket, get in the boat and get away from it all

Vietnamese Catholics work with soldiers to offer aid to flood victims

They traveled by motorbike and walked for hours to reach affected villages

'Mud people' honor John the Baptist

Philippine devotees mark Feast of John the Baptist in a very strange way

Vietnamese martyrs remembered

Catholics celebrate anniversary of canonization of martyrs

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