South Asia

Indian bishops slam timing of Kerala anti-drug drive

They say Sunday launch of campaign on Oct 2 infringes on Christians' religious rights

'Bulldozer Baba' is menacing madrasas

India’s Uttar Pradesh state govt is targeting minority Muslim schools with its sights set on the 2024 general election

Sri Lankan activists demand truth about Easter attack

President Ranil Wickremesinghe should reveal whatever he knows since he was the prime minister then, they say

Banned Indian group 'chopped off Catholic’s hand'

Popular Front of India first rose to infamy 12 years ago, when its activists attacked Kerala professor T J Joseph

Indian family seeks dismissal of priest accused of abuse

The 55-year-old Father Vincent Pereira of Pune in western India has been accused of sex abuse many times since 2014

India bans Islamist group for 'terror links'

Critics accuse discriminatory policies toward the country's 200-million-strong Muslim minority group

Indian Church steels itself for govt onslaught

Federal government appears bent on cornering minority community on issues of land and properties besides conversion

Pakistan Church demands criminalizing torture

Call comes after a disproportionately high number of Christians died in police custody

The cruel fate of Pakistan's Christian martyrs

The public and the government turn a blind eye to sacrifices made by the country's Christian community

Bangladesh boat tragedy kills 61 Hindus ahead of major fest

Accidents due to lax rules, poor safety, and overcrowding kill hundreds in frequent ferry tragedies in Bangladesh

Sri Lankan cardinal seeks local body polls

Elections will provide an opportunity for the people to express their sentiments about the government

India’s top court seeks details of ‘fraud’ conversions

The federal government told to respond to a petition seeking stricter measures to curb religion change

Myanmar sentences Australian adviser, Suu Kyi to 3 years

Never again to martial law

Indonesian prelate invites Pope to Papua

Catholic students condemn Indonesian police brutality

Cambodia resumes trials of senior opposition figures

Indian bishops slam timing of Kerala anti-drug drive