China

Pope prays for victims of devastating floods in China

China's provincial government has updated its estimated death toll to 63, with five people missing

Arrested Chinese bishop, priests untraced two months on

The arrests are part of an intensified crackdown that aims to eliminate the underground church in China, Catholics say

Protestant churches told to preach Chinese president's speech

Officials say praising and supporting the Communist Party and Xi Jinping are necessary for survival in China

Flights canceled, schools closed as Beijing hit by storm

Extreme rainstorms plus thunder and lightning batter the Chinese capital

China slaps Tibetan monks with harsh jail sentences

Rights group says the unprecedented sentences for the Tengdro monks are a 'shocking miscarriage of justice'

LGBTQ rights groups blocked on China's biggest social media app

Calls for an online protest after WeChat pages are deleted by the communist government

Chinese Catholic writer detained six months ago remains in jail

No one can meet the activist because of the Covid-19 situation, a detention center employee claimed

Secret society: What the Chinese Communist Party doesn't want you to know

Funds, membership and leaders' personal wealth are among sensitive issues for communist leaders in Beijing

China shuts down Korea-based Protestant church

Authorities ban the Good News Mission in two provinces, arrest leaders as state ramps up pressure on religious minorities

Gas blast in China kills 12, rescue operation ongoing: officials

Some 900 residents have been evacuated as the blast may have damaged the surrounding buildings

Uyghur exiles recall horrific crimes in China

Witnesses tell tribunal about torture, murder, rape and forced abortion in the camps of Xinjiang

Chinese policies 'may prevent millions of minority births'

New research has found that Beijing is keen to reduce the population of mainly Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Indian bishop's promotion of large families sparks controversy

India urged to release detained Myanmar nationals

New Vietnam priests urged to work in periphery

Filipino Olympic golden girl thanks Virgin Mary

Rohingya refugees among 14 dead in Bangladesh floods, landslides

Pakistani man forces Hindu boy to abuse religious deities