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Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in India. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Four Catholics arrested after Hindu activists disrupt Mass in India

  • May 6
  • Nirmala Carvalho
Flag of India. (Credit: Unsplash.)

Interview: Indian bishops say hostility toward Christians is rising

  • May 6
  • Nirmala Carvalho
Father Gerardo Fortich Saco Jr. was supposed to be the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran in the central Philippines. (Credit: Diocese of Tagbilaran.)

Filipino priest backs out of ordination as bishop, cites ‘human limitations’

  • May 6
  • Paterno R. Esmaquel II

In Philippines, popular piety meets global conflict in 15-mi Walk for Peace

  • May 3
  • Paterno R. Esmaquel II
Cardinal Jose Advincula presides over the Mass at the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Credit: Archdiocese of Manila.)

Manila archbishop collects cooking oil to help Filipinos weather energy crisis

  • Apr 27
  • Paterno R. Esmaquel II
The Pelourinho Novo (lit. 'New Pillory'), also known as Hath Katro Khamb[b] (lit. 'Hand-Cutting Pillar'), in Old Goa. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

A centuries-old pillar in Goa is causing controversy about colonial history in India

  • Apr 22
  • Nirmala Carvalho
Mindanao State University stadium in Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur, Philippines. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Philippine troops kill 10 suspected Muslim militants in deadliest clash so far this year

  • Apr 17
  • Jim Gomez, 
    Associated Press
A man walks out from a pavilion near the Xishiku Catholic Church during a rainy day in Beijing, May 9, 2025. (Credit: Andy Wong/AP.)

China raises pressure on underground Catholics to join official church, Human Rights Watch finds

  • Apr 16
  • David Crary, 
    Associated Press
Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, bishop of the Diocese of Kalookan. (Credit: Roy Lagarde/CBCP News.)

Filipino Cardinal David: ‘We should not allow faith to sanctify destruction’

  • Apr 12
  • Paterno R. Esmaquel II
Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David leads the Easter Vigil at San Roque Cathedral, Caloocan City, April 4, 2026. (Credit: San Roque Cathedral.)

In open letter, Asian cardinal warns Americans of ‘moral failure’ over Iran war

  • Apr 10
  • Paterno R. Esmaquel II

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Rubio walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump attacks Pope Leo

  • May 6
  • Charles Collins

Four Catholics arrested after Hindu activists disrupt Mass in India

  • May 6
  • Nirmala Carvalho

Interview: Indian bishops say hostility toward Christians is rising

  • May 6
  • Nirmala Carvalho

Filipino priest backs out of ordination as bishop, cites ‘human limitations’

  • May 6
  • Paterno R. Esmaquel II