Women

Taliban sacrifices legitimacy to hold women back

Women suffer ‘gender apartheid’ under Afghanistan’s fanatical Islamist government

Five Afghan girls' schools reopen due to student demands

The Taliban have banned girls' secondary school education, but the order has been ignored in a few parts of Afghanistan

The death of romance in Japan

The pressure of work and an increasing number of unmarried people bode ill for the country's future

‘Is this how justice ends?’

Bilkis Bano’s disquieting question is a wakeup call for the Church in India to reclaim its prophetic mission

Most Bangladeshi women suffer abuse on public transport

About 87 percent face harassment but a huge majority do not lodge police complaints to avoid social humiliation

Indian activists protest release of gang rapists

Outrage over Gujarat’s decision to release 11 men jailed for the rape of a Muslim woman in 2002

Filipino grandma assumes daughter’s Catholic role as mother

There are millions of Marcianas bringing up children of overseas workers in the true faith

Indonesian Catholic mother sustains faith, struggles for rights

For Maria Yuliana Farida keeping her faith alive and fighting for her rights is now part of her daily routine.

Korean Church says 'no' to IVF treatment for unmarried women

Group criticizes national rights body proposal to change rules that will allow single women to have treatment

The shadow of American abortion

One cannot assume that all Catholics are necessarily as legalist and polarizing as some Americans are

The Hmong godmother who brought the faith to her Vietnamese village

Mary Song Thi May ‘is a special gift from God bringing His love to her people’ in Mai Yen Parish in Mai Son district.

Philippines divorce bill dismays Church leaders, youth group

The Philippines is the only country, apart from the Vatican, that does not allow divorce legally

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