Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Catholics battle Covid-19 head on

A Catholic hospital and church-based groups provide medical and other services to people as the crisis worsens

Rohingya refugees among 14 dead in Bangladesh floods, landslides

Caritas Bangladesh will distribute aid to affected people and initiate rebuilding shelters after assessing the damage

Bangladeshi Catholics honor elderly on World Grandparents Day

Church officials call for greater love, care and respect for elderly people in families and society

Bangladeshi Catholic youth groups help Covid-hit families

Diocesan units distribute food among poor families as the pandemic spirals out of control

Bangladesh takes Eid break from Covid lockdown

The Eid al-Adha animal sale is a $10 billion industry that drives Bangladesh's village economy

Bangladesh's new bishop calls for participatory church

Bishop Shorot Francis Gomes will lead predominantly indigenous Sylhet Diocese that covers a tea plantation hub

Bangladesh executes Islamist extremist for 2005 bomb attack

The death penalty has popular support in Bangladesh, where even secular activists want to it be used in cases of rape

Hindu leader in Bangladesh under fire for 'Satanic Jesus' comments

Christian group demands an apology and warns that such 'blasphemous' remarks threaten religious harmony

Bangladesh Nobel laureate Yunus to receive Olympic Laurel

Muhammad Yunus has faced legal troubles in recent years after he was sacked in 2011 as head of Grameen Bank

Bangladesh parish takes innovative approach to Mass, prayers

Villagers can take part in daily prayers and Sunday Mass thanks to their church's public address system

Bangladesh's churches struggle to serve as Covid-19 rages

As the pandemic spreads and causes economic hardship, churches have no income to help hard-hit people

Death toll in Bangladesh factory fire rises to 52: police

Fires are common in Bangladesh due to lax enforcement of safety rules

Indonesian pastor spreads love through fundraising

As Mass numbers grow, US parishes weigh benefits of continuing livestream

Biblical scholar and world's oldest cardinal dies at 98

Proof of Covid vaccination not needed for Masses in Italy

Manila dioceses back on lockdown after Covid scare

Flash floods kill 88 in Pakistan