East Asia

Korean Church offers love and care to migrant communities

Daejeon Diocese gives pastoral care to migrants from countries including the Philippines, Vietnam and Timor-Leste

Censors cast shadow over Hong Kong cinema

Authorities take their purge of dissent into the cultural sphere with film cuts for national security

Speeches and prison snacks lead to Hong Kong arrests

Activist Wong Yat-chin and two colleagues have been arrested on a national security charge of subversion

Macau Catholic university to admit students from mainland China

University of Saint Joseph can recruit mainland students for postgraduate programs excluding theology and philosophy

Race for Japan's new prime minister kicks off

The race is hard to predict because factions that often vote as blocs are this time largely leaving members to vote as they choose

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day mission

The crew stayed at the Tiangong space station, conducting spacewalks and scientific experiments

Hong Kong’s jailed Catholic media mogul gets US award

Jimmy Lai has been honored for his 'commitment to advancing the Catholic Church's mission as a layperson'

Maryknoll Sisters celebrate 100 years of ministry in China

There are eight Maryknoll Sisters currently ministering in Hong Kong

Uyghur Tribunal concludes, ignoring China's tantrums

The database of evidence that the Uyghur Tribunal collected is considered the most comprehensive on the issue

Nine Hong Kong activists given jail terms for joining Tiananmen vigil

More than 100 pro-democracy figures have been arrested under a law, mostly for expressing political views

Korean Christians to join prayer campaign to end abortion

Church cannot prevent abortion legally, but can make efforts for change with prayer, says Korean priest

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: South's military

North Korea is under international sanctions for its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs

The creeping Talibanization of Pakistan

Filipino doctor announces vice presidency bid

Cambodian children face crisis from poor diets

Families seek diocese's help to free 21 Indonesian farmers

Myanmar's Christian region sees rising number of refugees

Christ's cross an invitation to set aside divisions, says pope