Church & Society

Hanoi Archdiocese launches synod renewing faith life

Year-long synod to mark two milestones in the diocese's history and make pastoral plans for the future

Traditions mark Christ the King feast in Bangladesh

Indigenous faithful celebrate the feast as a harvest festival, dedicating their new crop to God

Redemptorists must stay passionate about social justice

It is consistent with our mission to serve the poor and neglected within the Church and society

On a mission to overcome adversities in Kalimantan

Work to improve the lives of ethnic Dayak people on Borneo island is now led by local Indonesian missionaries

Building peace from our inner life

We should all be inspired by St. Francis of Assisi’s call: 'Lord, make me an instrument of your peace'

China's birthrate plummets to lowest figure in decades

China relaxed its "one-child policy" in 2016, allowing couples to have two children

Vietnamese Church ready to launch synodal process

Catholics in the Southeast Asian nation begin their synodal journey with opening celebrations at local churches

Jehovah's Witnesses held back in Indonesian school

The three siblings were denied access to religious studies and kept in the same class for three years

Is Jesus Christ a king or a president for Asia?

The Catholic geopolitical tradition is deeper and wider than Western liberal values or what the US defines as democracy

Interfaith leaders hail prospect of papal visit to India

They hope the visit will promote harmony and peace between different religions

Honest evangelization needs honest journalism

The Church desperately needs honest, objective, professional news sources or it will be useless for proclamation of the Gospel

Letter from Rome: Speaking frankly about Frank

What's behind the secular media's unusual love affair with Pope Francis?

Indonesia pays compensation to sexually abused altar boys

Thou shalt not kill

Filipino lay minister gunned down in Cebu City

The risks of sponsorship of social egg freezing

Thailand’s new curbs further harm press freedom

Indonesian indigenous people fight on despite arrests