Nepal

Cash-hungry Nepal opens for foreign trekkers

Health experts say many of Nepal's infections are traced to Nepali workers returning from India

Nepal's bend to China becomes a Himalayan issue for India

China has hijacked India's decades-old paternal role in Nepal through a strategic partnership of cooperation

Maryknoll priest helps Nepal's disabled tackle Covid-19

Father Joseph Thaler is also helping to feed the families of brick factory workers

Kung Fu nuns of Nepal

Nuns of the Buddhist Drukpa Order can break bricks with their bare hands

Nepal's doctor for the poor

My patients are my life and soul, says Nepalese eye doctor

Nepal seeks to calm Guthi reform row

But opponents of a bill covering ancient trustee societies want it to be permanently scrapped

Challenging time for Nepal NGOs

They face govt heavy-handedness as well as a need for internal good governance and capacity reforms

How faith-based actors can help heal Nepal

Most people in secular nation subscribe to some form of religion but harmful traditional practices should be cast aside

Nepal's Christians need new laws as cults wreak havoc

Toxic influence of 'end of the world' religious sects is increasingly making Christianity a target for 'patriotic' Nepalis

Rebuilding schools in quake-hit Nepal an uphill struggle

Nearly half of schools rebuilt 4 years after temblor struck; Catholic charity has paid for 20 but needs more funds

Nepal's English craze puts sword to mother tongues

More state schools are teaching in English to stop exodus of students to private schools, putting Nepali under threat

Nepal's Madhesi have a mountain of prejudice to climb

The Madhesi left northern India decades ago but are still treated like 2nd-class citizens in the Terai

Fifth bishop consecrated under Sino-Vatican deal

Churches resume services as Taiwan relaxes Covid restrictions

Pegasus scandal exposes Indian govt's shameless corruption

The Eucharistic face to face

Spike in new Covid-19 cases in Timor-Leste

Filipino Catholics to honor ex-president with 40 Masses