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A parish priest in the Philippines, among others, has been awarded by a local government for his service to the poor during the pandemic.

Caritas Bangladesh, the social action arm of the Catholic Church, has officially closed a month-long campaign for the “Season of Creation,” which began on September 1.

Despite having constitutional provisions, Asian nations fail to effectively interpret and implement freedom and belief

A top Philippine church leader has praised the distinguished journalist Maria Ressa’s winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021.

Pastoral leaders worry that students in rural Myanmar may get married even before their official age because schools and learning centers are closed due to the pandemic. The leaders say some students already contracted marriage who were below the mandated age.

Myanmar youth did not expect acknowledgment for reaching out during the third wave of the pandemic and amid political turmoil.

Environmental activists and Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (Ecoton) have built a plastic museum with 3F (Fish Fersus Flastic) in Gersik, East Java Province of Indonesia.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, SDB, President, Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC), will inaugurate a new mobile app for Radio Veritas Asia at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Yangon, Myanmar, October 11.

In a report, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expresses concern that Myanmar's crisis could develop into a large-scale disaster.

Human rights activists have condemned the death of a Dalit Christian boy in Gaya, Bihar state of north India.

There has been growing intolerance and open hostility towards Christians since the beginning of September in India.

Palawan prelate fears pandemic-driven poverty will drive people into illegal logging, mining activities

Bangladesh Catholic Bishops' Conference inaugurated a 400,000 (four lakhs) tree planting initiative at Mohammadpur CBCB Center in Dhaka.

A Catholic man settled in Dubai who lost his job due to the Covid-19 situation is the inspiration for a bouquet of online Bible marathons that have been happening in India and elsewhere.

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Navy held an interfaith prayer aboard the Semarang-594 warship, sailing in Jakarta waters on September 23.

A Rome-based Filipino priest called on the faithful to exercise their prophetic mission by ‘not turning a blind eye’ to the spate of killings and corruption in the country.

Indian Catholic Bishops establish Bioethics Forum to engage with moral questions arising from medical practice and public policy.

Rajshahi diocesan Commission for Christian Unity and Interreligious Dialogue organized a seminar on the "Season of Creation and Child Protection" on September 19.

Indonesian capital Jakarta's air quality has improved in recent months. The Church is doing its part.

A group of Christian writers and journalists in Bangladesh, a predominantly Muslim country, held a meeting in Dhaka on September 17 to define their role in society amid the pandemic.