Social Justice

Trees as family members in India

An environmental project aims to slow down the expansion of the desert in Rajasthan

Filipino doctor announces vice presidency bid

Willie Ong to stand as running mate of Manila mayor Isko Moreno, vows to offer medical solutions to Covid-19

Cambodian children face crisis from poor diets

The situation could get much worse under the Covid-19 pandemic, warns new UNICEF report

African Catholics hail Congo Basin as earth's second lung

Celebrations in an online conference focused on the work of the Ecclesial Network for the Congo River Basin

Charges dropped against Cambodian political researcher

Court decision made after Prime Minister Hun Sen's request on behalf of Seng Sary

China sends Covid aid to Myanmar junta and rebels

Beijing is playing a subtle double game to fight coronavirus and strengthen its hand in the messy politics of its neighbor

MRC to lead joint study of Mekong River Basin

Floods, droughts, climate change and dams to underscore major three-year study

Filipino nuns angry over billion-dollar health scam

Saint Scholastica sisters stage protest, ring bells calling for Duterte to quit over alleged graft in Health Dept

Boxer Pacquiao aims for Philippine poll knockout

Sporting icon says he will run for president in the 2022 election after railing against government corruption and Duterte’s cosy relationship with China

What are the chances of Pope Francis visiting Lebanon?

The once Christian-majority state in the Middle East is facing a daunting future, caught between poverty and a proxy war

Boxing legend Pacquiao to run for Philippine president

Manny Pacquiao vows to tackle poverty and corruption if he succeeds Rodrigo Duterte next year

Race for Japan's new prime minister kicks off

The race is hard to predict because factions that often vote as blocs are this time largely leaving members to vote as they choose

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