Church & Society

More Japanese women decline to be mothers

Japan's population dropped from 124.6 million in 2020 to 123.9 million in 2021

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

Sunday Gospel reflection with Father William Grimm

This parable is a wake-up call to see that each and every man and woman is a child of God, and therefore my brother, my sister. Awareness can be the first step in conversion.

Church groups help flood-hit Muslims in Pakistan

Caritas distributes relief to thousands as South Asian country reels from unprecedented floods

Will Asian bishops return home a different way?

Golden jubilee celebration of Asian bishops’ forum should help launch a process of self-discovery

Vietnam legionaries told to pursue evangelization

Legion of Mary celebrates 100th anniversary of foundation with call to bring Jesus to all

Lights out at Sri Lanka’s temples, churches

A hefty hike in electricity bills leaves the island nation's religious places in the dark

Vietnam's Catholics pray for cardinal's canonization

Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan was a prisoner of war and a source of inspiration for the Vietnamese faithful

Philippines to construct 100-foot Padre Pio statue

A sanctuary dedicated to the Italian saint is being built on Cebu island where Catholicism first arrived in 1521

Pope’s significant Kazakhstan visit

Escorted by fighter jets when Pope Francis’s plane touched down in Kazakhstan's capital city of Nur-Sultan, the visit was termed historic. He was here to attend the Sept 14-15 Congress of World and Traditional Religions.

Asian bishops must end the theological quarantine

Kenosis — self-emptying — is a crucial concept for understanding dialogue and mission in Asia

Vietnam Catholics open new church after two centuries

St. Joseph Church is a positive development for the evangelization of the local community

Filipino Catholic groups call for preserving Sierra Madre

Pakistan Church demands criminalizing torture

The truth behind Japan's Abe state funeral protests

More Japanese women decline to be mothers

Vietnamese Catholics ready to aid storm victims

Iran protest death toll tops 75 as crackdown intensifies