Children

Myanmar nuns give hope to handicapped and orphans

Sisters run a residential care center in Shan State as well as a kindergarten benefiting the local community

Philippine churches, govt unite against online sex abuse

The Philippines has become the 'epicenter' of the live-stream sexual abuse trade, UNICEF says

Mother Teresa nuns back in India's adoption system

Missionaries of Charity congregation agrees to register all its children's homes with state governments

Girls most at risk as Nepal's crime rate spikes

Govt mulls more child-friendly policies as statistics show five girls raped or molested every day

Indonesian schools kick out children with HIV

Authorities cave in to parents' demands, sparking activist outrage

Malaysia's PM bans child marriage

Minimum age for wedlock set at 18 following outrage over man marrying 11-year-old Thai girl

Filipino kids join global prayer for end to drug killings

Children from 1,200 parishes and 700 schools in 41 dioceses across Philippines take part in worldwide event

When children are set free

Imprisoned boys in the central Philippines given freedom, dignity and the chance of a happier future

Child-killer rapist hung in Pakistan

Call for the addressing of mental illness and other underlying causes of the scourge

Malaysian court bars unilateral child conversions

Latest case expected to add pressure on govt to close loopholes in existing laws for greater protection of children

Children of Philippine drug war victims join global prayer

'One Million Children Praying the Rosary' is a show of support for young people in countries where Christians are persecuted

Four arrests over Instagram baby-selling ring in Indonesia

Police allege Surabaya group targeted vulnerable women who could not keep children born out of wedlock

Vietnam arrests rights defender for anti-state campaign

India's top court dismisses bid for federal anti-conversion law

Nuns offer Filipina teenagers sense of family

US Catholic educators seek ways to tackle racism in the Church

Belfast bishop asks politicians not to incite violence

Young people help Philippine detainees secure better future