Church & Society

Indonesian priest spreads literacy among rural folk

Father Babun's reading park in a remote village has sparked a literacy movement in a backward province

Cardinal defuses religious row in southern Indian state

Tensions rise after Kerala bishop's comments about love jihad and narcotic jihad by Muslims

Vietnam's Covid frontline volunteers pray for the departed

Religious brothers and sisters become spiritual bridges for the deceased to peacefully enter the world beyond death

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

An international theological congress focused on 'The Wisdom of the Cross in a Pluralistic World'

Former Paris Foreign Missions Society chief dies at 89

Father Jean-Baptiste Etcharren dies in Vietnam where he began his missionary life six decades ago

Catholics strengthen pandemic front line in Vietnam

Priests, deacons, seminarians and nuns help coronavirus patients deal with pain, loneliness and depression

Censors cast shadow over Hong Kong cinema

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

Syriac Catholic bishops cite challenges of Christians in Middle East

Prelates call on governments 'to stop wars and renounce the logic of sectarianism and racism'

Vatican to require vaccination proof or negative Covid test

Decree stipulates new measures as part of efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 within Vatican City State

Indonesian Catholics pray for peace in Afghanistan

University of Indonesia's Catholic alumni answer papal call to show solidarity with war-torn Afghans

Food shortage hits Lao villagers amid Covid-19 lockdown

The government has imposed lockdowns in some provinces after a recent spike in coronavirus cases

Cambodia eyes tourism boost after quick Covid vaccine rollout

Six-year-olds are inoculated as the country hopes for a reopening by the last quarter

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