Church in Malawi rallies residents to plant more trees
The country of more than 20 million people is facing food shortages because of climate-related extreme weather conditions
View ArticleIndian Christians deny 'magical healing' accusations
Denial comes after Assam state approves bill prohibiting miracle healing practices it says are used to convert people
View ArticleIndian diocese stands with nun sacked over baseless allegation
Sister Mary Selvaraj was accused of making derogatory remarks against Hindu gods based on an 'unverified audio clip'
View Article5 Christians arrested after clashes over church land row
Christians were confronted by a mob for resisting attempts to acquire church land for road widening in southern Telangana state
View ArticleTimor-Leste ‘preparing well’ for papal visit: Vatican envoy
Pope Francis is expected to visit the country in August but the dates have not been confirmed yet
View ArticleFrench journalist leaving India after expulsion threat
Vanessa Dougnac, a contributor to French-language publications including the weekly Le Point, worked in India for 23 years
View ArticleYouth exodus in Myanmar to evade conscription
The military said last weekend it would enforce a law to call up all young men and women to serve for at least two years
View ArticleRediscover the joy of simplicity, pope says
Lent, Pope Francis said, also is a time to rediscover 'with joy one's taste for simplicity and avoiding waste'
View ArticleVirgin Mary statue vandalized at Washington national shrine
The statue, 'Mary, Protector of the Faith,' by sculptor Jon-Joseph Russo depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the child Jesus
View ArticleRussia reportedly working on space-based nuclear weapon
The development underscores greater urgency of the Vatican and Catholic prelates warning of the need for global disarmament
View ArticleTruce prospects dim as Israel rejects calls to spare Rafah
Top ally United States signaled it would veto latest push for UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire
View ArticleUAE authorities seek maximum penalty in mass 'terrorism' trial
Most of the 84 defendants, among them rights activists and government critics, were previously convicted on similar charges
View Article64 dead in Papua New Guinea tribal violence
Incident occurred near the town of Wabag, about 600km northwest of the capital Port Moresby
View ArticleSingapore time capsule reveals century-old Christian heritage
Founded in 1885 the Methodist Church is the largest Protestant denomination in Singapore
View ArticleIndian Catholic school seeks protection from hostile Hindu groups
Church-run schools in northeastern Assam state are being threatened to remove all religious symbols from their premises
View ArticleIndian Christians wary of state's plan to beef up anti-conversion law
Pro-Hindu government in central Chhattisgarh state is making move with upcoming polls in mind, warns Bishop Paul Toppo
View ArticleCambodia urged to drop lawsuit against rights activist
Defamation charge against Soeng Senkaruna highlights deteriorating civic space in Cambodia, rights groups say
View ArticleAging forces Japanese temple to axe 'naked festival'
Kokuseki Temple to replace 1,000-year-old event with prayer ceremonies
View ArticleTrial starts for 14 accused of HK protest bomb plot
Prosecutors have charged them under the anti-terrorism act, which the city first enacted in 2002
View Article3 high-ranking Myanmar officers sentenced to death
They oversaw the surrender of a strategic town on the Chinese border state to the so-called Three Brotherhood Alliance
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